by admin | Feb 1, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
North Carolina’s American Indian communities will receive a total of $10 million in state funds this year to support programs and services to help with pandemic recovery. This year’s state budget allocated money to each of the state recognized tribes and...
by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | Happenings, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff Three Cherokee-owned food trucks will be setting up at The Cherokee Convention Center this Friday, Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 5 to serve any and all who want an Indian dinner or Cherokee fare. The ‘Food Truck Rodeo’ is...
by admin | Jan 31, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
ASHEVILLE – Forrest Cole Stamper, 28, of Cherokee, was sentenced on Monday, Jan. 31 to 48 months in prison and 15 years of supervised release for abusive sexual contact of a minor in Indian Country, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District...
by admin | Jan 29, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff According to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, over 84 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime and they face a murder rate 10 times the national average. Three Cherokee...
by admin | Jan 25, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff Imagine working through a docket that consists of 308 cases and talking to 11 different defense attorneys. That’s just Wednesday. The Office of the Tribal Prosecutor (OTP) is staffed by three individuals. Tribal...
by admin | Jan 24, 2022 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff January 2022 has seen the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the Cherokee community out of any month since the pandemic began. And, the month isn’t over yet. The EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)...
