Cherokee Preservation Foundation awards 41 grants

  The Cherokee Preservation Foundation recently awarded 41 grants for 2017 for a total of more than $5.8 million.  Grants were awarded to partners that meet the Foundation’s mission of improving the quality of life for the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indian...

Four in marriage fraud conspiracy plead guilty

  A federal criminal bill of indictment, unsealed in June, charged 12 individuals with marriage fraud conspiracy and related charges, for entering into sham marriages for the purposes of evading United States immigration laws.  Now, four of those individuals have...

Cherokee Indian Police Department report for October 2017

  Calls for Service                 1,444 Arrests                                    77 Traffic Citations                    108 Traffic Accidents                     53   Drugs Seized 29.5 gr. Methamphetamine – $3,540.00 35.5 gr. Heroin – $14,080.00...

December 2017 per capita amount released

  During the regular Tribal Council meeting on Thursday, Nov. 2, Painttown Rep. Tommye Saunooke announced the following amounts for the December 2017 per capita distribution for EBCI tribal members: Before taxes: $6,392 Mandatory tax: $119 After mandatory tax:...