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Swain County deputies make meth arrest
Swain County deputies, along with Cherokee Indian Police officers who are members of the Drug Enforcement Unit, arrested Rona Burrell Stone, of Franklin, on Friday, Aug. 26
Tribal leaders meet with Park officials on plant gathering rules
Cherokee people have gathered traditional plants and medicines on their homeland areas since time immemorial. In recent years, some have met with legal issues when trying to gather within the confines of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
Tribal Council Calendar for September 2016
Tribal Council Calendar for September 2016
Wilson appointed to Community Leadership Council
The Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation is a grant-making organization in North Carolina that focuses on several areas including economic development, environmental issues, public education, social justice and equity, and more. Now, an EBCI tribal member has been selected to join the group’s Community Leadership Council.
Tribal Realty employees back to work
Last week, 11 tribal employees were given administrative leave while a conflict between the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was resolved.
Retail development major topic of discussion in Planning Board
Planning Board Chairman B. Ensley called the August session to order on Monday, Aug. 15 and Kim Deas called the roll.
CIPD busts three local drug dens
Throughout the month of August, the Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) was able to serve multiple search warrants on three different residences.
SC man receives 16 years for Smokemont murder
Forrest Dakota Hill, 23, of Easley, SC, was sentenced to federal prison on Tuesday, Aug. 16 for 200 months for the 2015 murder of a male victim on federal land.
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