CIPD Arrest Report for Sept. 14-20, 2026

CIPD Arrest Report for Sept. 14-20, 2026

The following people were arrested by the Cherokee Indian Police Department and booked into the Anthony Edward Lossiah Justice Center. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until...
Federal legislative updates of interest to EBCI citizens (Sept. 22)

EBCI Roads Commission Duliisdi meeting held

By BROOKLYN BROWN BIGMEAT One Feather Reporter   CHEROKEE, N.C.—The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Roads Commission monthly meeting was held on the morning of Unadodaquonvhi (Monday) Duliisdi (Sept.) 21. Nathaniel Trace Lambert, interim manager of the...
This Week in Native News

This Week in Native News

Compiled by BROOKLYN BROWN BIGMEAT One Feather Reporter   Theo Wright serves as the Two-Spirit head dancer at Neerchokikoo Powwow Theo Wright, Klamath and Oglala Lakota, served as the Two-Spirit head dancer at the 14th Annual Neerchokikoo Powwow in Portland, Oreg., on...
Federal legislative updates of interest to EBCI citizens (Sept. 22)

EBCI leadership opposes prediction markets

By BROOKLYN BROWN BIGMEAT One Feather Reporter   CHEROKEE, N.C. – On Taline Iga (Tuesday) Duliisdi (Sept.) 15, the CLARITY Act failed to pass a procedural cloture vote in U.S. Senate with a result of 50 against and 49 in favor. The CLARITY Act would have...