Removal Riders celebrate journey’s completion

  TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — After traveling nearly 1,000 miles across seven states, the 2015 Remember the Removal Bike Ride cyclists completed their journey Thursday, June 25 pedaling into Tahlequah to roaring applause by family and friends. The 12 Cherokee Nation and...

Fuel spill site clean-up continues

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The clean-up efforts from a fuel leak in April into the Oconaluftee River are ongoing and underground storage tanks have been removed and replaced.  Earlier, Jeremy Hyatt, EBCI Natural Resources and Construction...

Children’s Burn Camp visits Cherokee

    By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   For the past 15 years, Camp Amigo, based in Florida, has been providing week-long camp experiences for children who are the victims of burns.  This year, the Camp decided to spend some time in the mountains...

Bridge dedicated to Shawn Blanton

  By AMBLE SMOKER ONE FEATHER STAFF   The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians held a special memorial and dedication ceremony on Wednesday, June 17 when the #24 bridge in downtown Cherokee was dedicated to the late Trooper David Shawn Blanton (G540).  Trooper...

Tribe asserts DV jurisdiction over non-Indians

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The U.S. Department of Justice has reported that American Indian women “are more than 2.5 more likely to be raped or sexually assaulted than women in the USA in general”.  The DOJ also reports, per its Bureau of...