Trump signs CARES Act, includes billions for Indian Country
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF President Trump signed into law H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on Friday, March 27 following a voice vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The $2 trillion relief package, which includes billions for Indian Country, passed in the Senate on March More...
Tribal officials report first case of COVID-19 on Qualla Boundary
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Tribal officials of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Qualla Boundary during a press conference More...
Senate passes coronavirus relief which includes funding for Indian Country
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) by a vote of 96-0 on Wednesday, March 25. The $2 trillion coronavirus More...
North Carolina reports first COVID-19 associated deaths
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first COVID-19 associated deaths. A person from Cabarrus County died on March 24 from complications associated with the virus. The More...
Cherokee Indian Hospital officials urge self-isolation while awaiting COVID-19 test results
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) officials are urging members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) to self-isolate, especially while awaiting More...
Park closes to support regional COVID-19 prevention efforts
This photo shows the Newfound Gap Parking area on Sunday, March 22. (National Park Service photo) Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that all park areas, except the Foothills Parkway More...
Cherokee schools, state schools closed until May 15
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF North Carolina public school students will be out of school for at least two more months due to the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19). North Carolina Gov. Roy More...
Coronavirus prompts WCU to postpone May commencement ceremonies
CULLOWHEE – In response to the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic, Western Carolina University is postponing all spring commencement ceremonies originally scheduled for May 8 and 9, and will announce by More...
Taylor sentenced to 46 months for assault of tribal elder
ASHEVILLE – U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced Jonathan David Taylor on Thursday, March 19 to 46 months in prison and three years of supervised release for the May 2019 assault of a tribal elder More...
EBCI moves to four-day week, closes all lobbies
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed announced on Wednesday, March 18 that the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will be closing on Fridays until further notice. The More...