Eastern Band of Cherokee

Mass layoffs at Sports Illustrated prompted questions about how financial issues might impact the Eastern Band of Cherokee’s economic development company Kituwah LLC which is a partner in Sports Illustrated Resorts.

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee have been working to get Clingmans Dome, the highest point in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, renamed to its traditional Cherokee name. Tribal council voted unanimously in favor of the next step in the process.

Former Chief Michell Hicks was voted into office for a fourth term. On Tribal Council, voters brought change by replacing four incumbents with candidates who have previously served multiple terms on Council.

The decision affirms tribal sovereignty by upholding Act designed to keep native children with their families and communities.

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.

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.

The March 2nd vote will fill the seat previously held by Tribal Council Representative Bo Crowe who resigned.

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.

The Eastern Band of Cherokee is holding a special election December 15 to fill two vacant seats on the Tribal Council.

Eastern Band of Cherokee Police Chief Carla Neadeau was sworn in September 1st.