Chief’s Report: Tribe in negotiations to acquire gaming facility in Midwest
By PRINCIPAL CHIEF RICHARD G. SNEED Every two and four years EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) tribal citizens hear some common phrases tossed about, “balanced budget”, “increased jobs”, “additional benefit programs”, and “higher per capita payments”. The most common is often – “Economic Diversity”. Election More...
Tribal health officials urge contact tracing participation
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF According to health officials with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), each person testing positive for COVID-19 has had contact with 3 to 20 other More...
Three COVID-19 positives attend gathering on Sam Reed Rd.
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority identified three (3) Qualla Boundary residents on Thursday, Oct. 15 who tested positive More...
COVID update – Doctor Bunio addresses the “Surge”
Chris McCoy, director of EBCI Communications, interviews Dr. Richard A. Bunio, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority executive clinical director, about current COVID-19 updates and news on Wednesday, Oct. 13. More...
Cherokee Indian Hospital getting rapid COVID-19 tests
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF In an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19 within the EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians), the Cherokee Indian Hospital (CIH) will soon have rapid tests More...
COVID-19 positive attends Whittier gathering
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority identified a Qualla Boundary resident on Wednesday, Oct. 14 who tested positive for More...
Kituwah, LLC announces completion of several projects
Kituwah, LLC, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ economic development company announced on Tuesday, Oct. 13 that they had closed on several transactions recently. Medical Complex in Asheville Kituwah, More...
COVID-19 positive attends event over weekend
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority identified a Qualla Boundary resident on Tuesday, Oct. 13 who tested positive for More...
COVID-19 cluster identified at Cherokee Boys Club
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority identified a COVID-19 cluster on Monday, Oct. 12 at the Cherokee Boys Club. Eight More...
Mann seeks EBCI’s help in American Chestnut Tree preservation
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Rex Mann stood in the EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Tribal Council Chambers ready to give possibly one of the most important speeches of his life. A moment More...