▁in ▁Rob es on ▁County . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁the ▁" T us car ora ▁Tri be ▁of ▁Indians ▁Ma xt on " ▁were ▁accepted ▁into ▁the ▁National ▁Congress ▁of ▁American ▁Indians . ▁ ▁Vari ous ▁fa ctions ▁of ▁the ▁Rob es on ▁County - based ▁T us car ora , ▁who ▁have ▁split ▁since ▁their ▁initial ▁organization ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁have ▁worked ▁for ▁state ▁and ▁federal ▁recognition . ▁A ▁pet ition ▁by ▁the ▁H atter as ▁T us car ora , ▁submitted ▁to ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁hold . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁Sol ic itor ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Inter ior ▁ruled ▁that ▁the ▁L um be e ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 5 6 , ▁which ▁acknowled ged ▁the ▁L um be e ▁as ▁Native ▁American , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time ▁bar red ▁all ▁Indians ▁within ▁Rob es on ▁and ▁ad jo ining ▁count ies ▁from ▁consideration ▁as ▁a ▁feder ally ▁recognized ▁tribe ▁within ▁the ▁" B ranch ▁of ▁A cknow led g ement ▁and ▁Research " ▁pet ition ing ▁process . ▁Le aders ▁of ▁the ▁L um be e ▁had ▁agreed ▁to ▁this ▁provision ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁the ▁legisl ation ▁was ▁passed . ▁This ▁provision ▁was ▁applied ▁to ▁the ▁L um be e ▁pet ition ▁of ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁seeking ▁federal ▁recognition ▁as ▁a ▁tribe . ▁Ger ald ▁M