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...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 3, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Judgment Summary for March 2 CROWE, Jennifer Rai 14-95.11(c) Drugs: Possession of Drug Paraphernalia – Dismissed Upon Completion of Treatment, obtain Substance Abuse Assessment, $1000 DARE GEORGE, John Cameron 14-95.5(a) Drugs: Possessing a...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 3, 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 3, 2016 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Shannon Swimmer, an EBCI tribal member, received news recently that she passed the North Carolina Bar Exam. The Cherokee Tribal Clerk of Court since July 2014, Swimmer obtained her juris doctorate degree from the...
