NOTE:  This list of candidates, submitted by the EBCI Board of Elections, is how the names will appear on the ballot in the June Primary Election.  Tribal Council Birdtown 1 – Terri Lee Taylor 2 – Gene “Tunney” Crowe Jr. 3 – Jim Owle 4 – Solomon Slick Saunooke 5 -...

The annual Cherokee Day of Caring will be held Thursday, May 16. A total of 10 projects will be accomplished, one in each community.

The Purchasing Department, newly established in the EBCI Budget & Finance department, was set up to consolidate relationships with the Tribe’s suppliers in order to capture savings and create efficiencies for programs.

In its 11 years, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation has made close to 800 grants in the areas of cultural preservation, environmental preservation, and economic development/employment opportunities.

A $50,000 grant from the TVA Ag & Forestry Fund will help the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Fisheries & Wildlife program restore wildlife habitat on the Tribal Reserve. The project was one of 20 selected during the first grant cycle which totaled $578,450.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hosted the Department of Veterans Affairs Eastern Region Training Summit in Cherokee on May 6-7.  More than 100 attendees learned about the services and programs available to tribes by Veterans Affairs programs. The event was...