by admin | Sep 12, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Question: Why do our prosecutors take it so easy on drug offenders? With the number of resources and opportunities our Tribe has, yet we are seeing an increase in drug use and distribution. Answer: We hear your frustration, and we share it. The Tribe is...
by admin | Sep 11, 2021 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff For now, the marriage law of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will remain the same and only recognize unions between a man and a woman. Tabled Ord. No. 574 (2021), submitted by Tamara Thompson, an EBCI...
by admin | Sep 11, 2021 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff At 4:09 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9, Dr. Hartwell Francis held a smile so strong that a mask had no chance to conceal. Resolution 3524-2021 was submitted by the Cherokee Speakers Council to recognize Dr. Francis as an...
by admin | Sep 10, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
ASHEVILLE – A federal jury in Asheville convicted Shane McKinley Swimmer, 21, of Cherokee, of second degree murder late on Thursday, Sept. 9, announced William T. Stetzer, Acting U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Chief U.S. District...
by admin | Sep 9, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff Abbott Owle, an 11-month-old member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, grabs a copy of “We love you Moms and Babies” from the Little Free Library at the Dora Reed Qualla Boundary Head Start/Early Head Start...
by admin | Sep 8, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff In their meeting Tuesday night (Sept. 7), members of the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education made it clear that they would be doing everything possible to stay open amid raising numbers of COVID-19 on the...
