The One Feather will now provide 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 Cherokee Police Commission met in the Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) training room on the afternoon of May 8.  The meeting was called to order at noon by Chairperson Anita Lossiah.

The USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) reopened the public comment period recently on a draft environmental impact statement (EIS) and plant pest risk assessment (PPRA) drafted in response to the petition seeking deregulation of the genetically modified chestnut tree known as Darling 54 (formerly known as Darling 58).

The One Feather will now provide 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.

District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch announced that a Graham County jury found Keith Mark Tipton guilty of four criminal charges, resulting in a minimum active sentence of 231 months, or 19.25 years in prison.

In this week’s article, we’ll take a look at the law in Cherokee Code governing the roads of the trust lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. 

In celebration of Great Outdoors Month and National Trails Day on Saturday, June 7, the Department of the Interior today announced the designation of five new National Recreation Trails in six states, adding 387 miles to the National Trails System.

During its regular session on Thursday, June 5, Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) overrode two vetoes by Ugvwiyuhi (Principal Chief) Michell Hicks regarding cannabis.  The vetoes were of Res. No. 464 and Ord. No. 391, both of which were originally passed on May 1.