There are around 240 Cherokee speakers among the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians according to officials at New Kituwah Academy. One Tribal Council representative hopes that providing incentives for learning the language will help in its preservation.

Tribal Council Results – Thursday, June 2

Tabled Ordinances for June 2016

The disbursement of the Minor’s Trust Fund, aka the “Big Check”, has been a source of debate and controversy for some years now.

Budget Council Results – Tuesday, May 31

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.

Pattie Sue Bradley, 43, an EBCI tribal member of Cherokee, was sentenced on Thursday, May 19 to 120 months in prison for killing her husband

The Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) partnered with the western North Carolina chapter of MADD and the N.C. State Highway Patrol to conduct multiple checking stations on the Qualla Boundary on Saturday, May 14.