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Lumbee Bill introduced into House again     Certain lawmakers are attempting yet again to garner federal recognition for the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.  Congressmen G.K. Butterfield (D-N.C.), Dan Bishop (R-N.C.), and David Price (D-N.C.) submitted H.R. 2758 (Lumbee Acknowledge Act) on Thursday, April 22. “I am proud to reintroduce this bill to right a historic wrong by finally extending the Lumbee Tribe the full federal recognition they deserve,” Rep. Butterfield said in a statement.  “In the case of the Lumbee, it is well past time for Congress to exercise its authority.  Now is the time for this Congress to stand on the right side of history and fully recognize the Lumbee.”

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