by Anthony Brown | Apr 15, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) was signed into law in 2013 and one of its major accomplishments was finally giving federally-recognized tribes jurisdiction over non-Indians committing domestic violence crimes...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 14, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
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...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 13, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By DEBORAH MILES Perry Horse, a member of the Kiowa Nation and a national advocate for the importance of education in American Indian communities, gave a talk, “Identity Development in American Indian Students,” March 31 on the UNC Asheville campus. With...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 12, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF In an unique collaboration, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) joined Eastern Shawnee tribal officials in a recent joint repatriation and reburial of 10 individuals. The...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 7, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The keeping and displaying of bears in concrete pits has been a controversial topic in Cherokee for several years now. Tribal Council tabled legislation (Ord. No. 116 – 2016), submitted by Principal Chief Patrick...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 6, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Last month, Tribal Council voted 8-3 to place the Tribal Governmental Affairs budget under their budget – monies that were previously located in the Executive Office’s budget. Twenty-nine days after that vote (March...
