by admin | Jan 23, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Mitchum Scott Turpin, Tilmon Gene Fortner, and Kasey Lynn Keffer, all of Sylva, have pleaded guilty in federal court in Asheville to one count each of Robbery before the Honorable Dennis J. Howell. The maximum punishment faced by each defendant is 15 years’...
by admin | Jan 22, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
California tribe to open $35 million casino YREKA, Calif. – The Karuk Tribe of California is set to open a $35 million casino facility in Yreka, Calif. in late February. Mike Rose, casino general manager, told the Medford Mail Tribune, “They (Karuk tribal...
by admin | Jan 18, 2018 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF WASHINGTON – A bill that would bring several historic Cherokee sites back under the control of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was marked up and reported favorably by a unanimous vote of the House Committee on...
by admin | Jan 16, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation recently launched a pilot program to ensure students who learned to speak Cherokee at the tribe’s Cherokee Immersion Charter School continue to use the language as they enter high school. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief...
by admin | Jan 15, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee Nation celebrates MLK Jr. Day TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – For the first time, the Cherokee Nation (Okla.) celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as an official holiday following an executive order signed by Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker. “A...
by admin | Jan 13, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By PRINCIPAL CHIEF RICHARD G. SNEED Since 2009 the tribe has worked with an officially authorized Police Commission to be an impartial board with the oversight responsibility for law enforcement operations on our lands. The Police Commission provides...
