# 2025-02124: Lumbee Tribe Finally Gets Full Federal Nod After Decades of Waiting

2025-02124, Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, is a Federal Register presidential document from Executive Office of the President published 2025-01-31, effective 2025-01-23 (as of 2026-06-08).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02124
- As of: 2026-06-08
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Document number: 2025-02124
- Title: Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina
- Type: Presidential Document
- Agencies: Executive Office of the President
- Citation: 90 FR 8653
- Published: 2025-01-31
- Effective: 2025-01-23
- Comments close: not stated
- Significant: no
- Touches household money: no
- Regulation identifier numbers: none
- Last updated: 2026-06-08

## In one line

Lumbee Tribe Finally Gets Full Federal Nod After Decades of Waiting

## Summary

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, with over 55,000 members, is on the path to full Federal recognition, which means they’ll finally get all the benefits they deserve. The government is working on a plan to make this happen within 90 days, exploring all legal options. This change could bring new opportunities and support to the largest tribe east of the Mississippi River.

## Effects PRIA read

- Plan to Pursue Lumbee Federal Recognition: benefit, high. If you are a member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina (the tribe has more than 55,000 members), the Secretary of the Interior must, within 90 days of January 23, 2025, submit a plan to help the tribe obtain full Federal recognition and the right to receive full Federal benefits. The plan must a…

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## Sources
- [2025-02124 on federalregister.gov](https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/01/31/2025-02124/federal-recognition-of-the-lumbee-tribe-of-north-carolina)
- [2025-02124 as published (PDF)](https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2025-01-31/pdf/2025-02124.pdf)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/federal-register/2025-02124 (as of 2026-06-08).