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Tabled Ordinances from January 10 Tribal Council session
These ordinances were deemed read and tabled during the regular session of Tribal Council on Thursday, Jan. 10. The ordinances were provided in electronic format by the TOP Office.
Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Jan. 11
Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Jan. 11
Tribal Court Dockets for Jan. 16 and 17
This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court. All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Crowe files protest on Election Ordinance
A new election ordinance (Ord. No. 408) was passed during a special session of Tribal Council on Dec. 19, 2018. That legislation addressed numerous issues including recounts, referendums, protests and voter irregularities, and more.
Park to restores accessibility and some basic visitor services
Great Smoky Mountains National Park has announced that recently closed areas of the park are once again be accessible to visitors.
Council introduces child support legislation
Tribal Council has introduced legislation to provide guidelines for child support enforcement. The ordinance will remain on the table for 25 days, where the proposal could come up for discussion in the Feb. 7 session.
Casinos both experience growth, exceed projections
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ last per capita distribution set a record as the largest, and that was due to the performance of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort in Cherokee and Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino and Hotel in Murphy.
Chief offers assistance to tribal member federal employees; Native advocates call for shutdown to end
With more than 800,000 federal employees trying to get by without a paycheck during the federal government shut down, federal employees who are tribal members can get some relief from their tribal government.
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