by admin | Feb 25, 2021 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Eligible Medicaid members will begin to receive letters on Monday, March 15 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) notifying Medicaid beneficiaries of open enrollment which will now include the EBCI (Eastern Band of...
by admin | Feb 24, 2021 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Western Carolina University has received a shipment of vaccines and is prepared to launch its COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, Feb. 25. The school has partnered with the Jackson County Department of Public Health...
by admin | Feb 23, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Cherokee Tribal Bingo has been closed for almost a year now due to COVID-19, and officials state it will remain closed through at least the end of June. “The current plan for Tribal Bingo is to remain closed...
by admin | Feb 22, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. —The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court ruled on Monday, Feb. 22 in a unanimous decision that the language “by blood” is void, and should be removed from Cherokee Nation’s tribal laws, including provisions within the Cherokee Nation Constitution,...
by admin | Feb 19, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Rep. Mike Clampitt has been named Co-Chair of the House Committee on Federal Regulations and American Indian Affairs for the North Carolina House of Representatives. He was named to this position on Wednesday, Jan. 13,...
by admin | Feb 18, 2021 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
ASHEVILLE – U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced on Thursday, Feb. 18 that Fredrick Thomas Gettins Strohm, 41, of Jackson County, was sentenced to 18 months in prison and three years of supervised release for embezzling more than $95,000 from an Indian tribal...
