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Tribe to conduct cannabis feasibility study
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is going to look into the “impacts associated with legalization of cannabis” in a feasibility study that was approved recently.
Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Oct. 25
Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Oct. 25
Tribal Court Dockets for Oct. 31 and Nov. 5
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.
Tribe’s current operations secretary could be commissioner
It depends on the election results in Jackson County, but should Commissioner Ron Mau (R-Jackson) succeed in his bid to become chair, Tribal Secretary of Operations Jeremy Hyatt could be another tribal voice in another county government.
Tribe weighs in on elections
When it comes to voting and members of tribes, much of the attention has been turned to North Dakota.
Wreath laid in Chief Youngdeer’s memory
The American Legion Steve Youngdeer Post 143 laid a wreath at the Cherokee Veterans Park to honor the memory of Beloved Man and former Principal Chief Robert Youngdeer. Youngdeer, 96, died Oct. 20. Youngdeer was principal chief from 1983-87.
Beloved Man Chief Youngdeer laid to rest
Flags of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the United States flew in the gentle breeze at the entrance of Cherokee Central Schools as the Tribe laid to rest one of its greatest members.
Cherokees respond to Elizabeth Warren heritage questions
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) has claimed Cherokee heritage, and it’s been a source of controversy among tribes and her Republican critics. While she isn’t a member of the Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band or Eastern Band, she has maintained that she had the heritage.
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