by Anthony Brown | Jan 25, 2011 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
WEB EXTRA UPDATE The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will host a United Nations expert this week who is studying why Native women face the highest rates of sexual and physical assault of any group in the United States. Rashica...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 25, 2011 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Task Force of federal and Tribal Prosecutors formed to Improve Law Enforcement Strategies WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder announced on Friday, Jan. 21 the formation and inaugural meeting of the Violence Against Women Federal and Tribal...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 25, 2011 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
WEB EXTRA Jefferson Keel, president of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), will deliver the annual State of Indian Nations address on Thursday, Jan. 27 at 10:30am. The speech will be delivered to an audience of tribal leaders, representatives from the...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 21, 2011 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Littlejohn, Taylor plead to Robbery Emery Lee Littlejohn, 24, and Paul Kenneth Taylor, 20, both EBCI tribal members, pled to a single count of robbery (18 USC 2111) in U.S. District Court on Wednesday, Jan. 19 pursuant to a plea agreement. They were originally...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 20, 2011 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Defendant Facing up to Life in Federal Prison BRYSON CITY – Robert Benjamin Smith, 24, of Cherokee, NC, entered a guilty plea in U.S. District Court in Bryson City on Wednesday, Jan. 19 to second degree murder in connection with his involvement in...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 20, 2011 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Republican-driven House of Representatives voted 245-189 on Wednesday, Jan. 19 to repeal the Affordable Healthcare for America Act which included the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. Looked at as a mostly...
