Tribe hosts Agent Orange Town Hall meeting  

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Close to three million American men and women were exposed to a deadly agent while serving in the Vietnam War.  Agent Orange, a toxic Dioxin compound used in defoliation, was literally dumped and sprayed throughout...

Budget Council Agenda for Tuesday, Aug. 4

Call to order – Chairwoman Terri Henry Prayer – Roll Call Orders of the Day Reports & Announcements Requests for Time   9:30 a.m.    Request for Time – Christine Puhl – Introduction for US Probation   9:40 a.m.  Request for Time – Earl Evans – Native...

Tribal Council Agenda for Thursday, Aug. 6

  I. Call to order – Chairwoman Terri Henry II. Prayer – III. Roll Call IV. Orders of the Day Amendment to Cherokee Code Section 117-21 Travel and Section 117-22 Purchases for the Tribe (Item No. 1) Amendment to Cherokee Code Chapter 90 Burial Regulations (Item...

Chief Hicks proposes $557 million budget

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Principal Chief Michell Hicks proposed the annual budget (FY 2016), the last one of his term, to Tribal Council on Tuesday, July 28.  The total amount for the proposed budget is $557,860,773 which includes a total of...