by admin | Aug 3, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Last month, Vickie Bradley, EBCI Secretary of Public Health and Human Services, told Tribal Council that over 600 people in the Cherokee community have been diagnosed with the Hepatitis C virus (HCV). Council took...
by admin | Aug 3, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will soon own a small tract of land in Franklin that sits adjacent to the historic and culturally-significant Nikwasi Mound. During the regular Budget Council session on Tuesday,...
by admin | Aug 3, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – A 240-acre tract of land in Ochelata owned by the Cherokee Nation was recently placed into federal trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ Eastern Oklahoma Regional office. Principal Chief Bill John Baker and BIA Deputy Regional Director...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
The National Park Service Investigative Services Branch (ISB) is investigating a hit and run accident that occurred at approximately 8:15pm on Saturday, July 29 along Little River Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. A motorcyclist fled the scene...
by admin | Aug 1, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF In the near future, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort will have a fourth hotel tower with expanded convention center space and parking garage. Tribal Council passed Ord. No. 567 (2016)during the regular Budget Council...
by admin | Aug 1, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The old Cherokee High School building, which has sat vacant since 2009, will be demolished. Tribal Council passed a resolution during its regular Budget Council session on Tuesday, Aug. 1 authorizing the EBCI...
