by admin | Aug 16, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountain National Park officials continue to search for missing Blount County teen Austin Bohanan. Late yesterday afternoon, Tennessee Highway Patrol utilized a Bell Jet Ranger Helicopter to conduct visual search of the area with no significant...
by admin | Aug 15, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Nine Cherokee Nation Tribal Councilors were sworn into office Monday as they pledged to preserve, protect and defend the Cherokee Nation Constitution during their four-year terms. New and re-elected Tribal Councilors vowed to promote the...
by admin | Aug 15, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed has vetoed the Power to the People program (Res. No. 544 – 2017) which he estimates would have cost the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians a total of more than $57 million over the next...
by admin | Aug 14, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By TRAVIS SMITH BIRDTOWN TRIBAL COUNCIL REP. First, I want to apologize for not attending the back-to-school giveaway with the community. I hear it was a major success and over 200 kids were helped with this giveaway. Those that did not receive...
by admin | Aug 14, 2017 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By DENNIS EDWARD (BILL) TAYLOR TRIBAL COUNCIL CHAIRMAN Last week, I had the opportunity to travel to Washington, DC and had some very productive meetings with Mike Andrews, staff director for the Senate Indian Affairs Committee for Senator John Hoeven...
by admin | Aug 10, 2017 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF In an effort to reduce opioid overdose deaths in the community, the Cherokee Indian Hospital Pharmacy has begun distributing naloxone, sometimes referred to by the brand name Narcan, kits free of charge to the...
