Clement Calhoun, an EBCI tribal member, was sentenced in federal court in the Western District of North Carolina, to six months in prison for illegally transporting and selling 51 bear gall bladders, the Justice Department announced on Wednesday, Jan. 13.

Juanita Wilson, an EBCI tribal member, will have the opportunity to impact state policies concerning American Indian children.

Terry Taylor, an EBCI tribal member from the Birdtown Community, wants more transparency when it comes to travel by EBCI elected officials.

Amanda Swimmer, an EBCI tribal elder from the Big Cove Community, has been working tirelessly to garner the re-opening of the old Big Cove Road which would provide an alternate route in and out of her community.

Golf Magazine has named Sequoyah National Golf Course #2 on its 2009 list of “Top 100 New Courses that You Can Play.”

Snowbird Elder Daniel Rattler recently received the Angela Moore Trogdon Adult Basic Skills Student of the Year Award in Raleigh.

Budget Council agenda for the EBCI for Tuesday, Jan. 5.

Tribal Council Agenda for Thursday, Jan. 7, 2010 at 8:30am