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USET stands with Standing Rock
Hundreds of people stood and raised their fists in the air in a show of solidarity. The scene wasn’t a protest in Washington, DC.
USET Annual Meeting opens in Cherokee
On Oct. 4, 1968, tribal leaders from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Seminole Tribe of Florida met and formed an organization that would become USET (United South and Eastern Tribes). The organization has since grown to 26 tribes, and its 2016 Annual Meeting opened during the morning of Monday, Oct. 24 at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort.
Tribe to secure financing for $100 million Data Center
Techopedia defines a data center as “a repository that houses computing facilities like servers, routers, switches and firewalls”. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is looking at building a 100,000 square foot data center in Cherokee County.
Chief Lambert declares Water Shortage Advisory
As the drought conditions continue throughout western North Carolina, water conservation methods are being mandated by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Used syringes being found throughout Cherokee
Rick Strohm holds up a used pop bottle containing two used needle syringes he found alongside a road in Cherokee. This is one of numerous occurrences of this throughout the community.
N.C. Senate and House Candidates debate in Cherokee forum
OccupyWNC held a forum with candidates for the North Carolina Senate Seat 50 and N.C. House Seat 119 in the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on Thursday, Oct. 13.
Chief Lambert issues First Year Summary Report
Principal Chief Patrick Lambert issued his First Year Summary Report on Monday, Oct. 17.
Council approves Retaliatory Employment Discrimination legislation
Tribal employees will be protected from reprisals or retaliatory treatment if they are whistleblowers on illegal activity due to new legislation.
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