by admin | Jan 31, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF A program that would help subsidize the power bills for elder members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been re-submitted. The “Power to the People, Putting our Elders in the Comfort Zone” legislation was...
by admin | Jan 29, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed spoke to the annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police (NCACP) held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort on Tuesday, Jan. 23. The presentation was well received, a topic of conversation among conference...
by admin | Jan 29, 2018 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By RICHARD G. SNEED PRINCIPAL CHIEF Work on our legislative agenda continues. This month, I have submitted a resolution for approval and support from Tribal Council. Several issues are included on a single resolution concerning the upcoming legislative...
by admin | Jan 29, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee playwright receives Artist Award WASHINGTON – Mary Kathryn Nagle, a Cherokee Nation citizen, has received a $50,000 United States Artist Award. Nagle’s play “Sovereign” opened in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Jan. 24 and is inspired by her own...
by admin | Jan 26, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
ASHEVILLE – U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Stephen Russell Dean McCoy, 27, an EBCI tribal member of Cherokee, on Thursday, Jan. 25 to 108 months in prison on federal charges stemming from a string of robberies of hotels and businesses...
by admin | Jan 25, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
For the second year in a row, Great Smoky Mountains National Park welcomed over 11 million visitors. In 2017, a record 11,338,894 people visited the national park, which is a slight increase, 0.2 percent, over 2016. The park continued to see the highest...
