The distinction for the Lumbee Tribe in North Carolina, signed into law on Thursday, opens access to federal support and defies challenges from other tribes over their legitimacy. By Rick Rojas ...

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is on the verge of full federal recognition after the Senate on Dec. 17 approved a $900 billion defense policy bill, titled the National Defense Authorization Act.

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

NEW YORK, November 11, 2018 — In conjunction with a visit by Hamengkubuwono X, the Sultan of Yogyakarta in Indonesia, the musicians and dancers of the court perform traditional dances at Asia Society ...

North Carolina’s Lumbee Tribe is the closest it has ever been to receiving full federal recognition now that a bill — which President Donald Trump has promised to sign — is on the verge of passing ...

Spectacular new images of an uncontacted indigenous village in Brazil are stirring pleas from tribal leaders and rights advocates for government intervention to protect the settlement from illegal ...

In addition to the HTML formatted posts, the blog of Terence Eden started a couple of years also serving the posts in plain ...

After a 137-year struggle, the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has finally received full federal recognition from the U.S. government. Members of the Native American tribe shed tears as it reached the ...

The state and Congress call them a tribe. But the Lumbees don’t have official federal recognition, which means the tribe is losing out on federal dollars. “There are set asides for only tribes. We are ...

Abstract: Javanese is a language widely used by people living on the island of Java. The Javanese language was initially compiled using the Javanese script, not Latin. Many historical objects use ...

Abstract: The Javanese language is a local subject taught in almost all elementary schools on the island of Java. Most students have difficulties learning Javanese, especially the Javanese letters.

The history of the British Isles is a colorful patchwork, made up of the diverse tribes and nations that sought to make the island their home. Peoples migrated to the island through the Bronze Age, ...