The Tribal ABC Commission (TABCC) has been the topic of discussion lately in Tribal Council.

The per capita distribution for December for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is down 7 percent from this time last year.

President Obama’s full remarks at this morning’s Tribal Nation Conference…

More than 400 members of federally recognized tribes gathered today at the Department of the Interior at a Tribal Nations Conference hosted by President Barack Obama, Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Cabinet Members. Secretary Salazar’s opening remarks at the conference, as prepared for delivery, are below:

If you are unfamiliar with the proliferation of fake Cherokee ‘Tribes, please take a few minutes to watch a video produced by the Cherokee Nation.

Congressman George Radanovich (R-California) and Congressman Heath Shuler (D-North Carolina) launched a bipartisan Congressional Caucus recently focusing on America’s Gateway Communities.

The Secretary of Cultural Resources for the State of North Carolina, Dr. Linda Carlisle, and her Executive Liaison Melanie Soles, visited the Qualla Boundary on Sunday, Oct. 18.

Fire managers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park plan to conduct a series of controlled burns of fields in Cades Cove on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, Nov. 4-6, if weather conditions permit.