by Anthony Brown | Aug 10, 2010 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Tribal Member selected as Chief of Staff of National Indian Gaming Commission WASHINGTON – National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC or Commission) Chairwoman Tracie Stevens announced the selection of Paxton Myers, an EBCI tribal member, as the Commission’s...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 10, 2010 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By DAWN ARNEACH ONE FEATHER STAFF Joel Queen, resigned his position as executive director of the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts (OICA) following a meeting last month. He stated he felt as if his ability to lead the school, as well as his teaching ability,...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 10, 2010 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By DAWN ARNEACH ONE FEATHER STAFF Tourists and Cherokee all joined together at the old Stecoah School, now their Art Center, on Friday, Aug. 6 for a special event known as Cherokee Days. With the help from EBCI tribal member Lloyd Arneach Sr., Cherokee artists Paula...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 10, 2010 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
PROVIDED By TOP OFFICE Count Sheets August 3,2010 Tabled Res. No. 223 – Linda Lambert request for $204,300 for right-of-way encroachment – Amended/Tabled Tabled Res. No. 238 – 3% COLA for Tribal employees – Tabled Tabled Res. No. 287 – Establishment of kidney bank...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 9, 2010 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Due to gaming forecasts that didn’t pan out, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is experiencing a $9 million budget shortfall for the remainder of FY2010. A previous forecast of $229 million has been reduced to $211 million and...