by admin | Mar 8, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff Tribal Council will soon hold a hearing regarding a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) who was denied candidacy for tribal office. Mary “Missy” Crowe, an EBCI tribal member from the Yellowhill...
by admin | Mar 5, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff The Chief of Police of the Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) now has more authority over personnel matters due to changes made to Cherokee Code Section 96-11. Tribal Council passed Ordinance No. 144 (2022)...
by admin | Mar 4, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff The Kituwah, LLC will be requesting approximately $31 million from Tribal Council to launch a new partnership project with award-winning French entertainment company Puy du Fou. Mark Hubble, CEO of the Kituwah, LLC,...
by admin | Mar 4, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
ASHEVILLE – A Cherokee, N.C. man convicted of second degree murder by a federal jury was sentenced to 365 months in prison on Thursday, March 3, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Shane McKinley Swimmer, 22. was...
by admin | Mar 3, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff Thursday morning (March 3) EBCI Tribal Council passed Ordinances 139 and 143, two items that look to reshape the experience in the tribal justice system. Ord. No. 143 adds criminal defense to the duties of the Legal...
by admin | Mar 3, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff Thanks to efforts by the Cherokee Boys Club (CBC) and EBCI Air Quality Program, North Carolina’s first fully electric school bus has arrived in Cherokee. The bus, which will serve Cherokee Central Schools (CCS), is part...
