by admin | Feb 11, 2019 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF Elk, once plentiful in Cherokee lands and the southern Appalachian Mountains, were absent since the late 1700s because of unregulated hunting. About 18 years ago, elk were reintroduced in the Great Smoky Mountains...
by admin | Feb 8, 2019 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 383-2 on April 16, 2018. If passed by the Senate and enacted into law, the bill would...
by admin | Feb 7, 2019 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF At its Feb. 5 Budget Council session, Tribal Council approved a resolution to contract a feasibility study for hemp and cannabis opportunities. The resolution authorizes the use of Hempleton Investment Group to study...
by admin | Feb 5, 2019 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF Tribal Council approved a proposal, during Budget Council on Tuesday, Feb. 5, to purchase about 122 acres of land in Sevier County, Tenn., land Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed suggested could be used for economic...
by admin | Feb 4, 2019 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF GATLINBURG, Tenn. – A man, whose body was found by Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers scavenged by a bear, died from accidental methamphetamine intoxication, according to the findings of an autopsy...
by admin | Feb 3, 2019 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF One local Cherokee business has been carrying multiple products made from CBD (cannabidiol) oils, derived from industrial hemp, since November 2018 and is about to start selling a smokeable version of the product. ...
