Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) candidate questionnaire (Question #4)

The Whitewater Landing project, located off of Whitewater Dr. in Cherokee, N.C., was opened officially with a ribbon cutting ceremony and celebration on the evening of Wednesday, Aug. 27. The park has a playground, a walking book trail, restrooms, a river observation deck, and a water landing area for small boats and tubes.

The One Feather posed the following questions to the candidates for Cherokee School Board. 

Land surveying is covered in the law of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in Cherokee Code Chapter 102.  Sec. 102-1(a) states the intent, “To protect the health, safety, and welfare of the members of the Tribe, this chapter is written with the intent of improving the accuracy and consistency of land surveying and mapping activities, and land records, addressing the territory of the Tribe.”

The One Feather will now provide weekly legislative updates on various pieces of federal legislation of interest to members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The bills are shown in the order in which they were introduced following the new bills for the week.

Question #3: Do you see the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians having a constitution in the next five years? If so, how do we get there – and if not, why?

This Week in Native News

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, a state-recognized group, was the subject of a Presidential Memorandum on Jan. 23, 2025 regarding its bid for federal acknowledgement.  The memorandum directed the Department of Interior (DOI) to develop a plan, within 90 days, “to assist the Lumbee Tribe in obtaining full federal recognition through legislation or other available mechanisms”.