by admin | Aug 4, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee Indian Police Department officers were dispatched to the intersection of Hwy. 19 and Jess Littlejohn Road on Thursday, Aug. 3 at approximately 7:20am. Upon arrival, officers located a deceased male, later identified as Melvin Esmal Herndon, 86, of...
by admin | Aug 4, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF For the second time in a week, Tribal Council voted to have a Special Election to fill the vacancy of Vice Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. By a slim margin of 51-43-6, Council passed Res. No. 692...
by admin | Aug 4, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
(Note: These results have been compiled by One Feather staff. The official results and count sheets, from the TOP Office, will be posted to theonefeather.com when received later this month.) Item No. 1 – (New ordinance) Ord. No. 682 – Amendment to...
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...
