The Board of Directors of the North Carolina Association of Chiefs of Police (NCACP) unanimously voted last month to award Principal Chief Patrick Lambert an honorary membership in the association.

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.

The Cherokee Nation and state of Oklahoma jointly filed and were granted a restraining order on Thursday, Feb. 9 against Sequoyah Fuels Corporation near Gore to stop the company from disposing radioactive waste near the Arkansas and Illinois rivers.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is currently constructing the Snowbird Residential Treatment Center and is in the planning and design phases for a Crisis Stabilization Unit at the old Cherokee Indian Hospital building – all in an effort to get a handle on an ever-growing substance abuse problem in this area.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has opened a Legal Assistance Office to do exactly what its name says, assist tribal members with various legal issues.

Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Jan. 25