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Important Dates from the EBCI Board of Elections

January 31, 2011

Important Dates from the EBCI Board of Elections
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Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Jan. 25

January 31, 2011

Cherokee Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Jan. 25
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Tribal Council Agenda – Thursday, Feb. 3

January 28, 2011

Tribal Council Agenda - Thursday, Feb. 3
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Budget Council Agenda – Tuesday, Feb. 1

January 28, 2011

Budget Council Agenda for Tuesday, Feb. 1
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WRESTLING: Forfeits help Swain top Cherokee

January 28, 2011

Six forfeits cost the Cherokee Braves varsity wrestling team as they fell to Swain 59-22 at Swain County High School on Thursday, Jan. 27. Swain edged Cherokee 4-3 in the matches that were contested.
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WRESTLING: CMS Braves defeat Swain

January 28, 2011

The Cherokee Middle School wrestling team defeated Swain Middle 57-30 on Thursday, Jan. 27 at Swain County High School.
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UN Special Rapporteur visits Cherokee

January 28, 2011
UN Special Rapporteur visits Cherokee

The U.S. Department of Justice reports that 1 out of every 3 American Indian women will be raped in their lifetime and 75 percent will be physically assaulted. Rashica Manjoo, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, visited Cherokee on Friday, Jan. 28 to gather information on the problem in Indian Country....
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Cherokee Woman slated to lead One Dozen Who Care

January 28, 2011
Cherokee Woman slated to lead One Dozen Who Care

At the December 2010 regular board meeting, the Board of Directors of One Dozen Who Care, Inc., (ODWC), a non-profit 501 (c) (3) Community Development Corporation in Andrews, hired Lisa Jones, an EBCI tribal member of Robbinsville, as the new Executive Director. She began her duties on January 18.
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Keel delivers State of Indian Nations address

January 27, 2011

NCAI President Jefferson Keel delivered the State of Indian Nations address in Washington, DC on Thursday, Jan. 27.
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Quilts of Valor honors EBCI Veterans

January 27, 2011
Quilts of Valor honors EBCI Veterans

Cherokee veterans were given a special recognition on Thursday, Jan. 27 as some were presented with Quilts of Valor by the members of the Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild.
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Native Arts Foundation receives substantial Grant

January 27, 2011
Native Arts Foundation receives substantial Grant

The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust in Vancouver, Washington, has awarded the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) a $225,000 grant for its project titled “Establish Development Program.”
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One Feather – Jan. 27, 2011

January 27, 2011

Download the entire Jan. 27, 2011 issue here.
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Native Subcommittee Assignments announced in House

January 26, 2011

The Indian and Alaska Native Affairs subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee is slated to have four Democrats and six Republicans according to committee assignments announced by both parties on Monday, Jan. 24.
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Court-Ordered Notification starts in Cobell Settlement

January 26, 2011

The Court-ordered process of notifying individual Indians of their right to participate in the historic $3.4 billion class action Settlement, Cobell v. Salazar, is underway.
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Tribal Leaders prepare to meet with UN Special Rapporteur

January 25, 2011
Tribal Leaders prepare to meet with UN Special Rapporteur

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will host a United Nations expert this week who is studying why Native women face the highest rates of sexual and physical assault of any group in the United States.
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DOJ attempting to combat Violence Against Indian Women

January 25, 2011

Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Friday, Jan. 21 the formation and inaugural meeting of the Violence Against Women Federal and Tribal Prosecution Task Force.
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State of Indian Nations address scheduled for Thursday

January 25, 2011
State of Indian Nations address scheduled for Thursday

Jefferson Keel, president of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), will deliver the annual State of Indian Nations address on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 10:30am.
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