by Anthony Brown | Aug 19, 2011 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
WASHINGTON – An international human rights body has done something that federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court, failed to do — bring justice to a domestic violence survivor. “This decision is important for Native women who face...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 19, 2011 | OBITUARIES
Lawrence Reed, 79, of Cherokee passed away at Park Ridge Hospital on August 17, 2011, following an extended illness. He was a resident of the Big Y Community. He was preceded in death by his parents, Johnson Reed and Dinah Hornbuckle Reed; brothers, Roy...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 19, 2011 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), Chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, chaired a hearing on Wednesday, Aug. 17 entitled, “Strengthening Self-Sufficiency: Overcoming Barriers to Economic Development in Native Communities.” ...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 19, 2011 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Five EBCI tribal members were sentenced by U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger on Wednesday, Aug. 17 on various convictions. – Stephen Russell Dean McCoy, 24, was sentenced to 60 months in prison to be followed by three years of supervised...
by Anthony Brown | Aug 19, 2011 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Tabled Ord. No. 799 (2011) WHEREAS, Enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians receive per capita distributions twice a year; and WHEREAS, the Tribal law prohibits adult members from utilizing certain private contractual agreements, namely assignments,...
