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News from the Nations (Jan. 15-19)
News from the Nations (Jan. 15-19)
Tribe’s land-into-trust bill reported favorably by Committee
A bill that would bring several historic Cherokee sites back under the control of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was marked up and reported favorably by a unanimous vote of the House Committee on Natural Resources on Wednesday, Jan. 17.
Cherokee Nation launches new language program for Cherokee Immersion Charter School graduates
The Cherokee Nation recently launched a pilot program to ensure students who learned to speak Cherokee at the tribe’s Cherokee Immersion Charter School continue to use the language as they enter high school.
News from the Nations (Jan. 8-12)
News from the Nations (Jan. 8-12)
Chief Sneed: Updating the Police Commission
Since 2009 the tribe has worked with an officially authorized Police Commission to be an impartial board with the oversight responsibility for law enforcement operations on our lands.
Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Jan. 10, 11
Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Jan. 10, 11
Tribal Court Docket for Jan. 24, 2018
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 files lawsuit against opioid distributors, manufacturers
Last summer, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians declared the opioid crisis a public nuisance. Now, the Tribe has filed a civil lawsuit against a list of manufacturers and wholesale distributors of prescription opioids.
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