Tennessee earthquake shakes tribal lands
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF DECATUR, Tenn. – At about 4:15 a.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 12 the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded an earthquake that registered 4.4 in magnitude. The epicenter was located about seven miles north northeast of Decatur, Tenn., which is about 60 miles north east of Chattanooga, Tenn. The National More...
Council merges Qualla Housing and Tribal Housing
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF Citing a need to better serve tribal members’ housing needs, Tribal Council passed an ordinance to combine the services of Qualla Housing Authority (QHA) and tribal More...
Election law retabled as desire for more public input cited
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF With 25 days left before Tribal Council can adopt changes to the Tribe’s election laws, Tribal Council voted to retable a proposed ordinance Dec. 6 with changes More...
Talk of protests starts Council debate on rights
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF The right to petition for a redress of grievances is one of the fundamental rights guaranteed to American citizens, and it’s reaffirmed in the Indian Civil Rights More...
Tribal Court Docket for Dec. 12
This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court. All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in More...
Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Dec. 5
Cline, Damion Dae 14-95.5(a) Drugs: Possessing a controlled substance classified in schedule I, II, III, IV, and V – Dismissed with Leave to Refile George, John Cameron 14-30.6 Child Abuse in the More...
Two EBCI land-into-trust applications are progressing, Cooper’s Creek in final approval mode
The United States Department of Interior, per the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934, has the authority to put land into trust on behalf of federally recognized tribes across the country. The average application More...
Tribe to support Medal of Honor petition for the late Sgt. Burgess
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has one member, the late PFC Charles George, who has received the Medal of Honor, the nation’s highest military decoration. More...
EBCI tribal lands designated a Purple Heart Community
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will be designated as a Purple Heart Community thanks to the passage of a resolution submitted by the members More...
Tribal leaders discuss lack of workforce housing
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has a lot of economic development projects and expansions in the works, but there is one problem looming on all of them – More...