by Anthony Brown | Oct 15, 2015 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
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,...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 15, 2015 | OPINIONS
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF On the night of Saturday, Oct. 3, I took one of my all-time favorite photographs. Amorie Gunter was crowned Miss Cherokee, and the raw, tearful emotion on her face when her name was called as the winner was...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 14, 2015 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Note: This is a schedule for Tribal Court, and defendants are scheduled to appear on the dates listed. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 14, 2015 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Those named in a lawsuit involving pay raises for Tribal Council that occurred last fall are responsible for their own legal representation according to a resolution passed in Annual Council on Wednesday, Oct. 14. ...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 14, 2015 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Title IV-E plan containing plans and policies (Cherokee Administrative Rules) for the new child welfare system for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been approved by federal officials. Officials from the...
