An audit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ 2017 General Election and recounts alleges ballot tampering and voter fraud, and now tribal leaders want to know who was responsible. 

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Emergency Dispatch received a report of a missing Man on Saturday, Feb. 17.  Jamison Dean “Bear” French, 44, of the Big Cove Community, was reported missing.

Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Feb. 14

The Cherokee One Feather garnered a total of 12 awards in the 2017 North Carolina Press Association (NCPA) News, Editorial and Photojournalism and Best Advertising Contests including a third place plaque for General Excellence (Division A) which recognizes accomplishment in writing, photography, layout, and overall impact. 

Two famed Cherokee actors were in town this week filming for a project that will be part of a new permanent exhibition at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, Tenn.

Following a threat on social media, Swain County High School was put on a hard lock down early on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 22.  The incident ended several hours later with no threat detected.

Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, said he welcomed the committee’s passage of the Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2017 (S. 1953).

Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Feb. 8