by admin | Oct 27, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF It has been more than five years since the members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians voted on referendum issues dealing with alcohol on tribal lands. During that vote, which took place in April 2012, four...
by admin | Oct 27, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Native Plant Nursery Facility, which opened in July 2014, was officially named the Jessie Owle Dugan Native Plant and Greenhouse Facility during a dedication ceremony held on the afternoon of Thursday,...
by admin | Oct 24, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
ALBUQUERQUE – Nael Ali, 53, of Albuquerque, NM, pled guilty in federal court on Wednesday, Oct. 18 to violating the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by selling counterfeit Native American-style jewelry out of two retail jewelry stores located in Albuquerque’s Old...
by admin | Oct 19, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF In August, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians declared the opioid crisis a public nuisance. Now, the Tribe is filing litigation on the matter. Tribal Council passed a resolution, submitted by Principal Chief...
by admin | Oct 19, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
The Cherokee Indian Police Department issued two requests for help from the community on Wednesday, Oct. 18 involving two fatalities in Cherokee – one in September and another in August. John Michael Arkansas (aka “Dobbs”), 57, was found lying on the roadway on...
by admin | Oct 19, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed has approved revised policies and guidelines authorizing the Treasury Division of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians to improve the per capita loan assistance program for tribal members. Under the Tribal Member Loan Assistance...
