by Anthony Brown | Apr 22, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Earlier this month, the Cherokee Civil Action Team (CCAT) held an anti-drug rally and demonstration called “Drug Free Tsalagi, Taking Back our Communities”. The group, comprised of four women of the Eastern Band of...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 20, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
An 8,600 square foot structure associated with the former Wonderland Hotel in the Elkmont area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park burned to the ground on Tuesday, April 19. The fire was reported by a park visitor at approximately 7:15am. The Park fire...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 20, 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 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...
