by admin | Jun 20, 2023 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JAIME VAN LEUVEN, TOMMY CABE, and MIKE LaVOIE EBCI Natural Resources During the summer of 2021, Tribal Reserve was surveyed for reproductively mature American chestnut (Tilĭ΄, Castanea dentata) trees. The survey supports a larger collaborative effort between...
by admin | Jun 16, 2023 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – Sovereignty, identity, and culture were just a few of the issues the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes came together to discuss in the annual Tri-Council meeting. Under the theme,...
by admin | Jun 15, 2023 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor In a 7-2 decision filed on Thursday, June 15, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) upheld the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) in the landmark case of Haaland v. Brackeen. Originally approved in 1978,...
by admin | Jun 13, 2023 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – Men of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will now have a place to come back to on the Qualla Boundary once they leave substance abuse treatment. The Men’s Residential Support Home opened...
by admin | Jun 13, 2023 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – An electronic census is currently being administered for members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). Section 19 of the EBCI Charter & Governing Document states that a tribal census...
by admin | Jun 10, 2023 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor KITUWAH – “We’re still here” was the message as members of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes gathered at Kituwah – the Mother Town of the Cherokee. Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians...
