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Abe Wachacha honored for service
The family of Abraham Wachacha was presented with a flag of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians during Tribal Council on Thursday, Feb. 7, in honor of his service to the tribe as a Tribal Council representative for the Cherokee County/Snowbird Community.
Increasing elk population results in more human encounters
Elk, once plentiful in Cherokee lands and the southern Appalachian Mountains, were absent since the late 1700s because of unregulated hunting.
Chief Sneed taking land reacquisition fight to Washington
The Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a roll call vote of 383-2 on April 16, 2018. If passed by the Senate and enacted into law, the bill would return around 76 acres of land in eastern Tennessee to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI).
Council approves hemp feasibility study
At its Feb. 5 Budget Council session, Tribal Council approved a resolution to contract a feasibility study for hemp and cannabis opportunities.
Tribe approves Tennessee land purchase
Tribal Council approved a proposal, during Budget Council on Tuesday, Feb. 5, to purchase about 122 acres of land in Sevier County, Tenn.
Man found dead in park died from methamphetamine intoxication
A man, whose body was found by Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers scavenged by a bear, died from accidental methamphetamine intoxication, according to the findings of an autopsy report.
Principal Chief’s Report for Friday, Feb. 1
Our Cherokee community has been under immense grief these past few weeks.
Ric Youngblood’s Smokeshop to carry smokeable CBD products
One local Cherokee business has been carrying multiple products made from CBD (cannabidiol) oils, derived from industrial hemp, since November 2018 and is about to start selling a smokeable version of the product.
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