by admin | Aug 18, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Earlier in August, the Census Bureau reversed an April decision that would have extended field data collection for the 2020 Census to the end of October – instead opting for a deadline of Sept. 30 in a decision that...
by admin | Aug 13, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Tribal Food Distribution Program of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has been awarded a $4.5 million grant to help renovate their facility. The funding, by the USDA Food and Nutrition Services, comes...
by admin | Aug 13, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF FRANKLIN – Monday morning (Aug. 10) marked the groundbreaking for a new interpretive kiosk at the Nikwasi Mound site in Franklin. The event was hosted by the Nikwasi Initiative, ‘a nonprofit dedicated to...
by admin | Aug 7, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF The EBCI Police Commission came to Tribal Council on Thursday, Aug. 6 to reestablish themselves as an asset to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Ord. No. 208 (2020) was unanimously passed by Council and did just...
by admin | Aug 5, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The State of North Carolina will remain in Phase II of COVID-19 re-opening for at least five more weeks. Gov. Roy Cooper made the announcement during a press conference on the afternoon of Wednesday, Aug. 5. Some...
by admin | Aug 5, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has received millions in CARES (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security) Act funds and related funding – all being used to aid tribal members and the local economy...
