U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Lowney Yohnagalegi Crow, 33, an EBCI tribal member of Cherokee, on Tuesday, Aug. 16 to 87 months in prison on charges of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.

Tribal Council approved a measure earlier this month to wage an investigation into various personnel issues regarding tribal employees of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Note: This is a schedule for Tribal Court, and defendants are scheduled to appear on the dates listed. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.

Kim F. Deas, Planning Coordinator for the Commerce Division of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), is the person responsible for compliance and enforcement of both the sign and “chiefing” ordinances currently in tribal law.

Cherokee Indian Police Department Officers and Emergency Services responded to a residence on Tsali Enola Rd. in Cherokee on Saturday, Aug. 6…

This fall, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will join hundreds of federally-recognized tribes across the country in receiving funds from a $940 million settlement in a class action lawsuit known as the Ramah Navajo Chapter Settlement.