国土安全部长 Markwayne Mullin 在北卡会见 Lumbee 部落领袖：强调与部落国家合作执法
美国国土安全部（DHS）10月24日发布消息：国土安全部长 Markwayne Mullin 于周五在北卡罗来纳州 Lumberton 会见 Lumbee 部落领袖并发表讲话，强调与部落国家合作的重要性。
与 Mullin 一同出席的包括 Lumbee 部落主席 John Lowery、印第安事务助理部长 William Kirkland，以及联邦众议员 David Rouzer（北卡罗来纳州第7选区）。
Mullin 在讲话中说：「如果我们不执行国家的法律，我们就会成为一个没有法治的国家，沦为第三世界国家。保留地同样面临这些独特的挑战。整个印第安人地区都有同样的挑战，我们能看到后果——它会侵蚀我们成长的社会。」他还说：「我知道谁站在我们一边执行国家法律，就是 Lumbee 人。」
Mullin 还对部落争取联邦承认的历程表示肯定。他说：「你们从未放弃这场争取。一代又一代、一代又一代地争取获得承认。完成这件事的，正是坐在我面前的这一代人，因为你们从未放弃。」他说：「作为国土安全部长，我永远不会放弃为我的家乡而战，也为你们的家乡而战。」
据国土安全部介绍，2025年12月，特朗普总统签署立法，将北卡罗来纳州 Lumbee 部落列入联邦承认的部落官方名单。
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin Meets Lumbee Tribe Leaders in North Carolina, Highlights Working With Tribal Nations
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said on October 24 that Secretary Markwayne Mullin met with leaders of the Lumbee Tribe and delivered remarks in Lumberton, North Carolina, on Friday, highlighting the importance of working with tribal nations.
Secretary Mullin was joined by John Lowery, chairman of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina; William Kirkland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs; and Congressman David Rouzer (NC-07).
"If we don't enforce our nation's laws, we become a lawless nation and that makes us a third-world country. And that's unique because we have those unique challenges also on reservations. All throughout Indian Country, we have these same challenges, and we can see what happens. It can erode the society that we grew up in," Secretary Mullin said. "And I know who's standing there with us to enforce our nation's laws, it's the Lumbees."
"You guys never gave up on the fight. You guys were fighting from one generation to the next generation to the next generation to be recognized. And it's the generation that's sitting in front of me that accomplished it because you never gave up," Secretary Mullin said. "And as Secretary of Homeland Security, I'm never giving up fighting for my backyard and fighting for your backyard."
In December 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed legislation into law adding the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina to the official list of federally recognized tribes, according to DHS.
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图片来源：图：美国国土安全部（DHS）2026年10月发布的官方照片：印第安事务助理部长 William Kirkland（左）、Lumbee 部落主席 John Lowery（中）与国土安全部长 Markwayne Mullin 在北卡罗来纳州 Lumberton。来源：美国国土安全部 DHS，公共领域。 / Photo: Official U.S. Department of Homeland Security photo, October 2026: Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs William Kirkland (left), Lumbee Tribe Chairman John Lowery (center) and Secretary Markwayne Mullin in Lumberton, North Carolina. Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, public domain.
