USET meeting opens in Cherokee

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Leaders of over 20 federally-recognized tribes gathered in Cherokee this week to discuss numerous issues affecting Indian Country.  The USET (United South and Eastern Tribes) Sovereignty Protection Fund Annual...

EBCI General Election recount results

  Following are the results of the recounts per the EBCI Election Board (poll total, absentee votes, early vote, total: Big Cove Tribal Council Richard French: 211, 1, 29 = 241 (236 original) Perry Shell: 158, 3, 16 = 177 (174 original) Fred Penick: 150, 1, 15 =...

Cherokee Indian Fair Parade Grand Marshals

  Abe Queen – Painttown Community Abe has lived in Cherokee all his life.  Prior to retiring from the Tribe after over 30 years of service, he worked at the Job Corps, Boundary Tree Restaurant, Cherokee Cablevision, and Cherokee Bottled Water.  He previously...

Lumbee bills working through Congress

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The state-recognized Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina is attempting again to garner federal recognition through two identical bills currently going through the U.S. Congress. The Lumbee Recognition Act (H.R. 3650) was...