For the first time in intertribal history, the Cherokee Nation and Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are partnering to host “Cherokee Days,” a public educational program that shares the true Cherokee story.

ATLANTA, Ga. - Principal Chief Michell Hicks spoke with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR) in Atlanta this week.  The 2014 TAC Meeting and Tribal Consultation Session provides another...

The EBCI Health and Medical Division is no longer. The new Cherokee Public Health and Human Services Division is taking its place and was officially introduced to the public during an event at the division’s administrative building on Tuesday, Feb. 18.

CULLOWHEE – Noted Native American scholar and author Robert J. Conley, the Sequoyah Distinguished Professor of Cherokee Studies at Western Carolina University, died Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, at Harris Regional Hospital after a period of declining health. Conley, 73, a...

The N.C. Department of Transportation has awarded a contract to begin construction on a bridge that will create access to a new casino in Cherokee County.

Dr. Blythe Winchester, an EBCI tribal member at the Cherokee Indian Hospital, has passed her Geriatric Medicine Examination.  This completes the requirements for getting a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine. In a joint venture, the American...