NEW CHEROKEE INDIAN HOSPITAL OPENS

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The new 150,000 square foot Cherokee Indian Hospital is now open.  An official ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by several hundred people, was held at the new $82 million facility on Thursday, Oct. 15. “It’s a...

Inmate sues for EBCI membership

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   OSSINING, NY – An inmate at Sing-Sing Correctional Facility in Ossining, New York claims Cherokee blood and has filed a lawsuit seeking to become a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.  Robert Sioleski,...