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Senate sets Indian Affairs Committee
U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-HI) has been formally appointed to Chair the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in the new 112th Congress.
Emergency Management updates Winter Storm Plan
The following are changes and updates to the winter storm and snow removal plan per the EBCI Emergency Management program
Tribal Member receives Ag Grant
The WNC Agricultural Options program recently awarded six community groups and 47 farmers grants totaling $326,000 to assist them in farm diversification and joint marketing and distribution efforts. Mary Ann Thompson, an EBCI tribal member from the Big Cove Community, was among those receiving a grant.
Relay for Life Meeting scheduled
The American Cancer Society Relay For Life® Harrah’s-EBCI will hold a Committee Interest Launch Meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 15 at 10am at the Acquoni Expo Center at 1501 Acquoni Road to support the new community Relay For Life on the Cherokee Reservation.
$25K to Digital Mammography Unit from Paula Deen Show
Thanks to a sold-out performance by popular cooking celebrity, restaurateur and best-selling cookbook author Paula Deen, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel donated $25,000 Saturday to the Cherokee Indian Hospital Foundation for a Digital Mammography Unit.
VA Expands Outreach to American Indians
The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced the creation of a new Office of Tribal Government Relations to ensure the more than 200,000 Veterans who are American Indians, Alaska Natives, Hawaiian Natives or are part of the Alaska Native Corporations receive the VA benefits they have earned.
Minors Fund discussed in Council Work Session
The EBCI Minors Fund was worth over $329 million as of Sept. 30, 2010 according to information presented during a Tribal Council work session on Monday, Jan. 31 to educate the public about the Fund and investments in general.
Important Dates from the EBCI Board of Elections
Important Dates from the EBCI Board of Elections
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