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,...

Twenty-six people representing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians left Cherokee on Friday, May 18 on their way to Tahlequah, Okla.

The House of Representatives passed its version of the Violence Against Women Act Reauthorization bill on Wednesday, May 16 – a version far different than the bi-partisan bill passed last month by the Senate.