John Lawery, Lumbee部落主席,被任命担任NC House的席位,由兄弟空出,推动部落的联邦认可。 John Lowery, Lumbee Tribe chairman, appointed to NC House seat vacated by brother, advancing tribe’s federal recognition push.

北卡罗来纳州Lumbee部落主席John Lowery被选中填补他的兄弟Jarrod Lowery空出的州议会席位,他的兄弟Jarod Lowery已辞职加入美国。 John Lowery, chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, has been selected to fill the state House seat vacated by his brother, Jarrod Lowery, who resigned to join the U.S. 内务部。 Interior Department. 前教师和政府官员John Lowery将任职至2026年的剩余任期,并计划全期任职。 John Lowery, a former teacher and government official, will serve the remainder of the term through 2026 and plans to run for a full term. 他的任命凸显了卢姆比部落数十年来努力获得联邦充分承认的新势头,这可以提供获得医疗保健、赠款和土地权的机会。 His appointment highlights renewed momentum for the Lumbee Tribe’s decades-long effort to gain full federal recognition, which could provide access to health care, grants, and land rights. 美国众议院最近通过了一项包括承认在内的国防法案,但政治反对派和部落反对派仍不确定最终是否批准。 The U.S. House recently passed a defense bill including recognition, but final approval remains uncertain amid political and tribal opposition.