A resolution (Res. No. 47 – 2015) seeking Tribal Council to waive sovereign immunity in the pay raise lawsuit filed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for Justice & Accountability was killed during Annual Council on Thursday, Oct. 29.

The cigarette butt receptacles that are currently located outside of the Tribal Council House and the TOP Building will soon be removed.

The National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center (NIWRC) filed an amicus brief on Thursday, Oct. 22 calling on the United States Supreme Court to uphold the authority of tribes to exercise civil jurisdiction over non-Indians who sexually assault and abuse Native women and children on tribal lands.

The National Native American Law Students Association (NNALSA) has announced its 2015 Board of Directors.

Pursuant to Cherokee Code (C.C.) section 150-5, the following Cherokee Administrative Rules are being published to inform the public of its adoption and implementation as an emergency rule in order to preserve the public health, safety and general welfare of the Tribe.

This is a calendar of meetings for Tribal Council for the month of November.

Tribal Council reversed a decision from a week earlier involving legal representation for those named in a lawsuit involving pay raises that occurred last fall.

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