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Eastern Band of Cherokee members across the Qualla Boundary will head to the polls on June 1 to vote in the primary election. All 12 seats of tribal council, vice chief and the principal chief positions are up for election.
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No criminal charges will be filed against the man who shot and killed Swain County community leader Lambert Wilson in October 2022.
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Following a veto from Principal Chief Richard Sneed, the Cherokee Tribal Council reversed an April decision that allocated $64 million to the tribe’s medical cannabis business.
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Cherokee County Sheriff's Department refuses to release body camera footage of event while Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council moves to prohibit release of any footage from Tribal law enforcement.
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Last fall, the Eastern Band of Cherokee entered into a stewardship agreement with the Forest Service. Here's what that agreement means for Western North Carolina - and how it applies to the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Plan.
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The Eastern Band of Cherokee is holding a special election December 15 to fill two vacant seats on the Tribal Council.
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Cherokee Nation went to Capitol Hill to ask that a nearly 200-year-old treaty be honored to give the tribe representation in the federal government. However, the other two federally recognized Cherokee tribes say they also deserve representation.
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In July, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council voted to support a resolution to rename Clingmans Dome to Kuwohi – which translates to the Mulberry Place. Since then there has been growing support for the change. This week, Buncombe County Commissioners voted unanimously in favor of a resolution to support the Eastern Band’s efforts.
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Over 200 people turned out for the Qualla Boundary MMIW Committee’s third annual awareness walk on Saturday.
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A local advocacy group is raising awareness about the number of missing and murdered indigenous women in Western North Carolina. The Qualla Boundary MMIW Committee is hosting its third annual awareness walk this Saturday.