Leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) broke ground on the new Cherokee Cultural Grounds in Cherokee, N.C. eight months ago, and work at the site is progressing nicely. 

Each month, the One Feather will give an update on the various groups seeking federal acknowledgment as an Indian Tribe either through Congressional means or by going through the OFA (Office of Federal Acknowledgment) process.

The One Feather provides weekly legislative updates on various pieces of federal legislation of interest to members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The bills are shown in the order in which they were introduced following the new bills for the week.

The following people were arrested by the Cherokee Indian Police Department and booked into the Anthony Edward Lossiah Justice Center. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Roads Commission monthly meeting was held on the morning of Unadodaquonvhi (Monday) Duliisdi (Sept.) 21.

This Week in Native News

A federal jury sitting in the Asheville Division of the United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, at the United States Courthouse in Asheville, returned verdicts recently of not guilty on all counts in the prosecution of Derrick Cucumber, including a charge of first-degree murder.

On Taline Iga (Tuesday) Duliisdi (Sept.) 15, the CLARITY Act failed to pass a procedural cloture vote in U.S. Senate with a result of 50 against and 49 in favor.