A Q&A for KPEP

  Staff members from the Kituwah Preservation and Education Program answer some questions from the community  Q: What is the Cherokee Speakers Consortium and what do they do? A: The Consortium is a group of Cherokee Speakers who meet regularly to translate...

Christmas checks for EBCI seniors

Senior Citizens do not have to submit anything or request a Christmas check.  Checks will be mailed to all EBCI tribal members who are 60 years of age or older by Dec. 31.  Checks will be sent to the same address as per capita. Handicapped and/or disabled enrolled...

Election Results

                  The following are unofficial election results from the North Carolina State Board of Elections:   How the State voted President of the United States Barack Obama (D) 2,177,794 (48.29%) Mitt Romney (R)...

EBCI has 395 full bloods

According to information from the EBCI Enrollment Office, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians currently has 395 living members registered as 4/4 or full blood.  The age range of these members and their gender is as follows: – 4 are age 0-19 (2 male, 2 female)...

An important date for SSI recipients

If you are an EBCI tribal member and you received a per capita check please read the following: Dec. 12 is the deadline for your per capita receipts to be turned in to the Franklin Social Security Office.  This deadline has been set in order to avoid a lapse in...