RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- There was raw emotion on Capitol Hill as the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina cleared its final hurdles before gaining full federal recognition. The historic moment brought dozens of tribal members to Washington, D.C., including James Locklear.

Renewable energy is an internal Tribal matter and an exercise of sovereignty—not something that requires approval from rural electric cooperatives.

Too little attention has been given to the ongoing crisis of water access in tribal communities. The need is urgent.

A tribal offshoot hired by ICE — KPB Services LLC — was established in April in Holton, Kansas, by Ernest C. Woodward Jr., a former naval officer who markets himself as a “go-to” adviser for tribes and affiliated companies seeking to land federal contracts.

After more than three decades of pressure from tribal governments seeking relief from IRS uncertainty, the U.S. Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service on Monday announced that two long-awaited tribal tax regulations have been finalized — a historic move tribal leaders say removes major barriers to economic development and self-governance in Indian Country.

Leaders of a Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation-owned business were fired after they accepted a $30 million federal contract to assist with designing large-scale immigration detention centers. Now, Tribal Council chair Joseph Rupnick says the tribe is no longer involved in the project.

In a binding opinion, Attorney General Gentner Drummond says federal law bars Oklahoma from prosecuting tribal members who hunt on their reservations.

Attorney General Genter Drummond says tribal wildlife plans in Oklahoma supersede the state’s on their reservations.