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Allegations of alcohol use at tournament being investigated
The Cherokee Braves and Lady Braves varsity basketball teams traveled to Landrum, SC the last week of 2016 to play in the 17th Annual Battle at the Border tournament. Various allegations of school staff wrongdoings during the trip have now surfaced.
Tribal Court Docket for Wednesday, Feb. 1
Tribal Court Docket for Wednesday, Feb. 1
Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Jan. 18
Tribal Court Judgment Summary for Jan. 18
Harrah’s Cherokee announces new expansion
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort announced on Tuesday, Jan. 17 that funding for construction of a convention center and fourth hotel tower was approved by Tribal Council.
Issue of addicted newborns discussed in forum
According to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, every 25 minutes a baby is born in the United States suffering from opioid withdrawal. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has not been able to escape this problem.
Tomes to be sentenced in Allison fatal crash
Patrick Bradley Allison, 42, an EBCI tribal member and tribal employee, was killed as the result of a head-on collision that occurred on Birdtown Road (US-19) on the morning of April 14, 2015.
Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Dec. 21 and Jan. 4
Tribal Court Judgment Summaries for Dec. 21 and Jan. 4
Interior Department reverses interpretation of 1956 Lumbee Act
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a state-recognized tribe, received an early Christmas gift from the Interior Department’s Office of the Solicitor.
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