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Preserving Cherokee Language Ten Books at a Time
A collaboration between the New Kituwah Academy and Western Carolina University produces screen-printed books for learning ...
North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe sees long-sought recognition as closer than ever
As this week’s deadline looms for a report ordered by President Donald Trump, many Lumbee people believe the federal ...
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Lumbee Tribe hopeful as fight for full federal recognition continues: 'We're here, we've been here'
PEMBROKE, N.C. (WTVD) -- It's been an uphill battle for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to ... also were called the Indians of Robeson County. Then, we were called the Cherokee Indians of ...
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Federal report due on Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina's path to recognition as a tribal nation
PEMBROKE, N.C. (AP) — Members of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina are awaiting the release of a Department of the Interior ...
Gov. Stein extends State of Emergency in 34 counties for western North Carolina wildfires
Gov. Josh Stein has extended the State of Emergency in 34 North Carolina counties amid the ongoing wildfires in the western ...
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Is marijuana legal in North Carolina? Cherokee? What to know on 420
Marijuana is decriminalized, but not legal, in North Carolina. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians legalized marijuana ... At first, it sold cannabis products to people with a medical marijuana ...
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North Carolina Governor Josh Stein Extends State of Emergency for 34 Counties Amid Wildfire Crisis
North Carolina's Governor Josh Stein extends the State of Emergency for 34 counties due to ongoing wildfires, ensuring ...