by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF SNOWBIRD – The sunlight shone through the tall, glass windows almost as a beacon of hope as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians opened a residential treatment center. Kanvwotiyi, (Place where one is healed),...
by admin | Dec 18, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By RICHARD G. SNEED PRINCIPAL CHIEF In 2015, seven former tribal employees sued the Tribe and former Principal Chief Patrick Lambert for damages for alleged wrongful termination, among other claims. Neither Tribal Council nor any of its members were...
by admin | Dec 15, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
I want to take this opportunity to say Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas! As we end 2017, our people and community is strong and ready to celebrate this Christmas season. We look to a New Year with optimism and hope. We have so much to be grateful for; the...
by admin | Dec 15, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
WASHINGTON — U.S. Senators Tom Udall (D-N.M.), vice chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced the bipartisan Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act (NYTOPA) on Thursday,...
by admin | Dec 11, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
SNOWBIRD – Cherokee Indian Hospital will be a hosting a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday, Dec. 18 at 2pm at the new Snowbird Residential Treatment Center – Kanvwotiyi. Kanvwotiyi, in the Cherokee language, means “place where one is healed”. This facility...
by admin | Dec 11, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF An EBCI tribal member from the Birdtown Community was at her wits end earlier this year as she was being stalked by an individual, but she found no recourse. After going to the Cherokee Tribal Court, she was told...
