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The North Caroline Assembly formally recognized the Lumbees in 1885. They
amended their recognition, using the name Tribe of Indians of Robeson County in
1911 and Cherokee Indians of Robeson County in 1913. Responding to pressure from
the tribe, the state recognized the name Lumbee in 1953. Governor Mike Easley
affirmed in 2004 that the state had continuously recognized the Lumbee Tribe
since 1885.
Attached the official flag, and two unofficial variants: