Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

The Eastern Band of Cherokee will not officially recognize same-sex marriages on the Qualla Boundary. BPR was at Thursday’s tribal council meeting when…

A section of U.S. 441 through the Qualla Boundary was renamed in Beloved Man Dr. Jerry Wolfe’s honor this month. “Jerry personified what it meant to be…

Supporters say they will keep showing up until the tribal council for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians hears their call to recognize same-sex…

Over a year ago, the borders of some local counties and regions were shut to the public to help stop the spread of COVID-19. As part of BPR and Foxfire…

It’s been six years since the U.S. Supreme Court made its landmark ruling, making same-sex marriage legal. But that ruling doesn’t apply to sovereign…

Long before the world had ever heard of COVID-19, the Cherokee language was in trouble.Last year, the three tribes in the U.S. declared a state of…

Western Carolina University has established a Cherokee Studies Scholarship in honor of an Eastern Band leader and scholar.One death this year that had…

The Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians says both major party presidential candidates are pandering to another tribe in North Carolina…

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are experiencing a surge in COVID-19 cases. Just like the state of North Carolina, the Eastern Band rolled back…

The Buncombe County board of commissioners is now the largest local government body to support the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in its legal fight…