PEMBROKE, N.C. — (AP) — Full federal recognition of North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe got a boost with President Donald Trump expressing support for a U.S. Senate bill that could bring millions of dollars more in funding to the community.
The tribe received limited recognition from the federal government in the 1950s.
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The Senate measure also would allow the tribe to open a casino in Robeson County.
Trump’s announcement of support came the day before the president announced he would hold a weekend rally in Lumberton.
Joe Biden’s campaign has given support to a Lumbee recognition bill in the House.
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