Title IV-E document approved by HHS

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The Title IV-E plan containing plans and policies (Cherokee Administrative Rules) for the new child welfare system for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been approved by federal officials.  Officials from the...

Pay raise lawsuit filed in Tribal Court

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   After months of threatening litigation, a lawsuit has been filed in Cherokee Tribal Court on the issue of the disputed pay raises approved by Tribal Council last fall.  The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for...

Tribal Court Docket for Oct. 21

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...

Simermeyer named NIGC associate member

  WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), praised the proposed appointment of Sequoyah Simermeyer to serve as an associate member of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC). Simermeyer...