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NCDHHS, EBCI opens Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Services Eligibility Office in Cherokee
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Division of Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) have established an EBCI/NCDHHS Medicaid and Food and Nutrition Services (FNS) Eligibility Office in Cherokee. The office open officially on Monday, March 1.
One Feather wins 23 N.C. Press Association Awards
The Cherokee One Feather won a total of 23 awards in the N.C. Press Association’s Annual News, Editorial, Photojournalism, and Ad Contest during the annual conference on Friday, Feb. 26.
Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Feb. 23, 24, and 25
Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Feb. 23, 24, and 25
‘We’re ready today’: Long released on unsecured bond, prepares for trial
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF The case involving Benjamin Cody Long will continue on April 28, and the defense looks to go to trial. Thursday morning (Feb. 25) marked the latest pre-trial date regarding the cyberattack of December 2019. Last week,...
The EBCI Tribal Option and what it means for Medicaid beneficiaries
Eligible Medicaid members will begin to receive letters on Monday, March 15 from the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NCDHHS) notifying Medicaid beneficiaries of open enrollment which will now include the EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Tribal Option.
WCU set to open vaccine clinic
Western Carolina University has received a shipment of vaccines and is prepared to launch its COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Thursday, Feb. 25.
Tribal Bingo to remain closed through at least June
Cherokee Tribal Bingo has been closed for almost a year now due to COVID-19, and officials state it will remain closed through at least the end of June.
Cherokee Nation Supreme Court issues decision that ‘by blood’ reference be stricken from Cherokee Nation Constitution
The Cherokee Nation Supreme Court ruled on Monday, Feb. 22 in a unanimous decision that the language “by blood” is void, and should be removed from Cherokee Nation’s tribal laws, including provisions within the Cherokee Nation Constitution, according to the opinion.
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