Natalie Welch, EBCI tribal member, spent her spring break in New Orleans rebuilding homes for Katrina victims.

After pouring through more than 18,000 file folders and over 115,000 documents, the staff of The Falmouth Institute presented the final Enrollment Audit report to Tribal Council last October. Now, some in the community are growing impatient with the lack of action taken with the results.

A forum was held on the night of Thursday, Jan. 18 at the old Cherokee High School to tackle the tough issues dealing with Tribal law and jurisdiction.

Tribal Council Results – March 4

This month, Miss Cherokee Rachael Hicks traveled to Berlin, Germany to participate in ITB Berlin, a major Tourism Exhibition.

Cherokee Tribal Court Report – week of March 18

Cherokee Police aided Swain County Deputies and Probation Officers in a residence search in Bryson City that netted meth, cocain, marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

Four people were arrested and over 39 grams of Marijuana was seized during a search that was conducted at 1428 South River Road, in Sylva.