Lumbee

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-Lumbee is recognized by North Carolina as Indian but America is kind of iffy about him. He's been trying to get recognition from America since 1888 but the best he's gotten is the Lumbee Act of 1956 which admitted he is Indian but didn't give him any of the benefits of official recognition. (He's the only Indian tribe in this situation it seems) (So he's pretty much the Sealand of Indian Nations)
-America nor any of the Indian Nations will recognize him.
-Cherokee apparently opposes Lumbee getting federal recognition. (Not sure why yet). There are many reasons as to why the Cherokee oppose the Lumbee getting federal recognition. One of them, and the least important, is that if they are recognized then they will be able to open up casinos which will directly compete with the Cherokee casino in North Carolina. Since they are settle on an opposing stretch of the interstate that cuts through NC. Another reason stems from the massive amount of fake cherokee bands that are vying for federal recognition that will disturb the EBCN, CN, and teh UKB's delicate balance. These tribes will cut into the money that the nations receive and the main reason they attack the Lumbee is because they are the largest group that are closest to the eastern band cherokee. If they are recognized it will cut into the federal funding, compete with their gaming and overall, diminish their credibility as a nation, at least in their political eyes.
-No one really knows where Lumbee comes from and all of his origin stories are mostly based on legend, but he's obviously either younger than or around the same age as the original 13 colonies.
-North Carolina believes he is descended from Croatan and that connection is what has lead many to wonder if he is also a descendent of Roanoke (which would make him Virginia's nephew) (This is mostly just a legend and has little historic fact to back it up other than circumstantial possibility)
-Lumbee mostly claims he's descended from the tribe of Cheraw who married Catawba, but also has his suspicions that Tuscarora is his true mother.
Category:Indian Nations