Saunooke receives prestigious state award

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Long-time Painttown Tribal Council Rep. Tommye Saunooke has been given a high, prestigious honor by the State of North Carolina.  Gov. Roy Cooper has bestowed the honor of being a member of The Order of the Long Leaf...

COMMENTARY: Never a dull moment….issue.

  Observations and random thoughts Vol. 2018 1.4   By WILLIAM LEDFORD I keep writing these things and they keep vanishing, volumes two and three have gotten lost in the ether of the internet and things that I wrote about then are old news now. So much stuff...

EBCI alcohol referendum information

  The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will hold a referendum on Thursday, May 31.  The question asked will be: “To allow ABC permits to be issued to allow retail sales of alcoholic beverage on Tribal trust land at a Tribally-owned package store and ABC store.” ...