RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue and leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians  signed an amended agreement on Wednesday, May 23 expected to create 400 new jobs in western North Carolina by expanding the Cherokee’s gaming enterprises. The 30-year compact will...

Live table games are one step closer to reality at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel. The North Carolina Senate approved a bill on Wednesday, May 16 that would approve the amended gaming compact between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Gov. Bev Perdue that would allow live dealers.

River cane (Arundinaria gigantea) once covered around 10 million acres in the southern United States in the 1700s and 1800s. It now covers an area less than 1 percent of that total according to David Cozzo of RTCAR (Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources).

     Ruth's Chris Steak House opens its doors on Monday, May 21 to guests of Harrah's Cherokee Casino & Hotel in Cherokee, NC. Ruth's Chris Steak House is the latest culinary addition to the growing Harrah's Cherokee portfolio of exciting new restaurant offerings...

Last month, town workers sprayed herbicide on Nikwasi Mound in the Town of Franklin leaving dead, brown grass. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was not consulted about the situation and has yet to receive an official apology.

     A missing persons report was filed with the Cherokee Tribal Police Department on Thursday, May 17 10:24pm. According to the initial report into the Tribal Communication Center; the missing person’s mother, Kathy Maney, called into dispatch stating her daughter,...