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Tuscarora Tribe Gains Historic Recognition | Raleigh News
After decades of advocacy, the Tuscarora tribe in North Carolina is one step closer to official state recognition as a sovereign people, after a key House committee voted 6-2 to approve HB 600 — a landmark bill that would grant them a recognized governing body, legal protections, and a seat at state Native affairs tables. Despite being labeled a “splinter group” of the Lumbee tribe by state officials just two years ago, Tuscarora leaders — many of whose elders fought for this for generations — now have a rare chance to speak before lawmakers. Without recognition, their cultural expression…
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