Henry Joshua Wachacha – Obituary

Henry Joshua Wachacha, 29, of Cherokee, died Monday April 26, 2010 at Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.                 Born Monday, September 15, 1980 in Cherokee, to the late Marenna Wachacha Locklear. He was the husband of Darlene Reed Wachacha....

Power Outage scheduled for Friday

Source: Fred Alexander, Duke Energy  A switch that could fail unexpectedly needs to be replaced in the Gateway Substation in Jackson County.  A planned outage affecting about 4400 customers in Cherokee, Gateway, and Whittier is scheduled for two hours, from 1 am to 3...

Budget Council Results – April 6

SUBMITTED By TOP OFFICE Res. No. 221 – Request for $10,000 donation for American Indian Women of Proud Nations conference – Withdrawn Res. No. 222 – Broadband Enterprise to construct required towers and supporting infrastructure on Tribal reserve – Passed Res. No. 223...

Oglala Sioux named BIA Head

Echo Hawk names Michael S. Black to BIA Director Post   Source: Dept. of Interior   WASHINGTON, D.C. – Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk announced on Monday, April 26 that he has named Michael S. Black as Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs....