A Bill to Provide Federal Recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina

Record Number: 
1379
Citation: 

100th Cong. 1st Session. S. 2672. “A Bill to Provide Federal Recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.” Introd. by Sanford, 29 July 1988.

Annotation: 

Cites Lumbee descent from coastal North Carolina tribes, mainly Cheraw. Sets aside the first section of the Lumbee Act, and makes Lumbees eligible–once the tribal roll is verified and funds solely for Lumbees appropriated–for federal benefits and services generally applicable to Indians and Indian tribes. Similar bill (H.R. 5042) introd. by Rose, 14 July 1988.

First Appeared in 1994 Book?: 
no
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