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LUMBERTON, N.C. (AP) – Leaders of the Lumbee Tribe are once again stepping up efforts to win full recognition from the federal government.

The Robesonian of Lumberton reports that Tribal Chairman Paul Brooks and other leaders were in Washington, D.C. last week to meet with members of North Carolina's congressional delegation and American Indian leaders.

U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell, D-NC, says a bill granting full recognition has 133 sponsors in the House of Representatives. Both of North...

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