Local bail bondsman pleads guilty to forced labor
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Phillip S. Armachain Sr., 50, an EBCI tribal member, has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of forced labor. According to court documents, he entered the plea on Jan. 29 in U.S. District Court to count five as outlined in a Dec. 5, 2017 Second Superseding Bill of Indictment. According to a factual More...
What to know about the ‘Gathering Rule’ – EBCI members gathering sochan in the park… next year
With the passage of Resolution 6 (2017) (https://theonefeather.com/2017/10/tribe-to-fund-ea-for-sochan-gathering-in-park/) ,the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal leadership committed funding to complete More...
Community members presenting draft Constitution for review
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF After discussing the possibility of a Constitution for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians at a community meeting in the Yellowhill Community in April 2017, a More...
Tribe added to Southwestern Commission
COMMISSION: Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed addresses the members of the Southwestern Commission after the group added the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians as an official member during a meeting at the Chestnut More...
LETTER FROM THE CHIEF: Education is an EBCI priority
EDUCATION: Representatives from UNC Chapel Hill and Southwestern Community College met with Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed recently to discuss the implementation of UNC’s “Carolina Student Transfer Excellence More...
CIPD makes arrests in operation focused on child exploitation
Over the weekend of March 16-18, the Cherokee Indian Police Department led local, state and federal law enforcement agencies in an operation that was focused on the exploitation of children and the predators More...
Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Feb. 26; March 7, 8, and 14
Judgment Summary for Feb. 26 CALHOUN, James Phillip 20-157(a) Failure to pull over for Emergency Vehicles – Dismissed, Failure to Provide Reasonable Suspicion for the Stop 14-95.5(c) Drugs: Simple Possession More...
Tribal Court Docket for March 28, 29
This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court. All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court More...
Services held for Beloved Man
BELOVED: The lobby of the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center was filled with photos and life mementos honoring the life and legacy of Beloved Man Jerry Wolfe as a service was held there on the afternoon of Saturday, More...
Cherokee Nation gives teachers a pay raise
SIGNING: Shown (left-right) front row: Cherokee Nation Deputy Chief S. Joe Crittenden, Tribal Council Speaker Joe Byrd, Principal Chief Bill John Baker and Tribal Council Secretary Frankie Hargis. Back Row: Tribal More...