TERO expert visits Cherokee office

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Lee A. Adolph has been involved with tribal employment rights and TERO (Tribal Employment Rights Office) law for almost three decades.  The current president and chief executive officer of CTER (Council for Tribal...

Unhealthy Air Quality Advisory issued for Cherokee

  NOTE: The following notice was issued this morning by the EBCI Natural Resources Air Quality Program.   Due to the recent wildfire activities, the EBCI Natural Resources Air Quality Program is issuing an unhealthy air quality advisory. Given the uncertainty in...

Tribal Court Docket for Nov. 22

Note: This is a schedule for Tribal Court, and defendants are scheduled to appear on the dates listed.  It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of...

EBCI Secretary of State appointed to top UN body

WASHINGTON — Terri Henry, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Secretary of State and current chairwoman of the Indian Law Resource Center board of directors, is one of 16 experts tapped to serve on the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues. She will...