Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for April 3 and 4
Judgment Summary for April 3 Bark, Brandon Jordache 14-10.14 Injuring Communications Equipment (DV) – Guilty Plea, 120 days jail time, deferred to Batterer’s Treatment, restitution ordered: $225 14-40.56 Assault on a Female (DV) – Guilty Plea, 120 days jail time, deferred to Batterer’s Treatment Berryman, Brittany Paige 14-95.11(c) More...
Candidate vetting – The process
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR The Cherokee One Feather met with Denise Ballard, EBCI Election Board chairperson, and Shirley Reagan, Election Board member, on Thursday, April 4 to discuss the More...
Council rescinds purchase of Cherokee Cablevision
During their Budget Council session on Tuesday, April 2, Council passed unanimously Res. No. 545 (2019), submitted by Big Cove Rep. Richard French, that rescinded Res. No. 513 (2019) which was passed last month More...
Housing Division begins Camp Creek visioning process
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR Efforts to create affordable, mixed-use housing for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) continued with a preliminary visioning meeting on Tuesday, April More...
Macon County residents voice opinions on Nikwasi Mound deed transfer
The Nikwasi Mound, shown in this photo from Monday, April 1, is a site sacred to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and was put on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, being listed there as More...
White House announces Presidential Task Force on Protecting Native American Children in the Indian Health Service System
President Donald J. Trump announced on Tuesday, March 26 the formation of a Presidential Task Force on Protecting Native American Children in the Indian Health Service System (Task Force). He charged the More...
One Feather website takes first at N.C. Press awards, paper wins 14 total
The Cherokee One Feather’s website, theonefeather.com, took first place in the General Excellence for Websites category (Division A) at the North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) Editorial and Advertising More...
Tribal Court Judgment Summary for March 27
Bernal, Sotero Trevor 14-70.17 Obstructing Justice – Dismissed with Leave to Refile 14-70.11 Tampering with Evidence – Dismissed with Leave to Refile 14-5.4 Filing False Emergency Report – Dismissed More...
Tribe opens solar power array at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River
Leaders and officials of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) cut the ribbon opening a new 2,016 solar module photovoltaic (PV) array on the morning of Wednesday, March 27 at Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River More...
Tribal Court Dockets for March 27, 28
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 More...