USET turns 40

United South and Eastern Tribes Commemorates its 40th Anniversary By B. Lynne Harlan Last week, the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. celebrated its 40th Anniversary. Founded in 1969 by the Eastern Band of Cherokee, the Mississippi Choctaw, the Miccosukee Tribe...

Park attracts Most Visitors…and $800M

Great Smokies Top Money Generator in NPS System By Bob Miller National Park Service           According to a recently-released National Park Service (NPS) study, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is not only the nation’s most visited national park, it also tops the...

Legitimacy of Charter questioned

Big Y resident desires return to Chapter 207 law By Scott McKie B.P. One Feather staff       Nancy Long, of the Big Y Community, questions the legitimacy of the tribal governing document of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.  In a resolution, which was discussed on...