by Anthony Brown | Jul 28, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Principal Chief Michell Hicks told a U.S. Senate committee in testimony on Wednesday, July 23 that gaming on the Cherokee reservation has had a “dramatic impact” on the lives of Cherokee families and especially children in ways “we never dreamed...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 26, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma will host the Cherokee Tri-Council meeting with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma on Friday, Aug. 15. The public is invited to attend this...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 25, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
The EBCI Public Safety Communication Center received a report at 2:54pm on Thursday, July 24 of a Bio-diesel spill on the southbound lane of Tsalagi Rd (aka-US19) toward Bryson City. The southbound lane was shut down to traffic due to approximately 60 gallons of...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 23, 2014 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
CULLOWHEE – A federal workforce diversity grant of more than $1 million will enable the School of Nursing at Western Carolina University to partner with Mission Health in an effort to increase the quality of nursing care provided to patients in rural Western North...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 22, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Human remains, believed to be of historic Cherokee origin, were found recently at a construction site in Macon County for the Parker Meadows recreation complex. Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal leaders have...
by Anthony Brown | Jul 22, 2014 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will now be able to provide native plants for various projects due to the opening of the Native Plant Nursery Facility in the Birdtown Community. The 2,200 square foot facility was...
