COMMENTARY: Dinilawigi election is a deadly serious matter

COMMENTARY: Dinilawigi election is a deadly serious matter

By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C.        The power of the Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) goes well beyond any town, county, or state government. The authority given to the Dinilawigi by the Charter and Governing Document of the Eastern Band of...
COMMENTARY: Dinilawigi election is a deadly serious matter

EBCI Government Explained: Land surveys

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor   CHEROKEE, N.C. – Land surveying is covered in the law of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in Cherokee Code Chapter 102.  Sec. 102-1(a) states the intent, “To protect the health, safety, and welfare of the...