by admin | Aug 18, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF A drug that can tranquilize an elephant is being used across the country by humans. Last year, the DEA issued a nationwide warning to the public and law enforcement about carfentanil which is described as being 50...
by admin | Aug 18, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Cherokee Nation Environmental Programs was recently awarded a $300,000 grant from the Environmental Protection Agency to create a national tribal mentoring program that focuses on the development and reporting of water quality assessments....
by admin | Aug 17, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has overturned a lower court’s decision in a case involving bears kept at the Cherokee Bear Zoo in downtown Cherokee. It will now be sent back to District Court for further...
by admin | Aug 16, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountain National Park officials continue to search for missing Blount County teen Austin Bohanan. Late yesterday afternoon, Tennessee Highway Patrol utilized a Bell Jet Ranger Helicopter to conduct visual search of the area with no significant...
by admin | Aug 15, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Nine Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilors were sworn into office Monday as they pledged to preserve, protect and defend the Cherokee Nation Constitution during their four-year terms. New and re-elected Tribal Councilors vowed to promote the...
by admin | Aug 15, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed has vetoed the Power to the People program (Res. No. 544 – 2017) which he estimates would have cost the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians a total of more than $57 million over the next...