Cherokee’s Immediate Care Center closing until further notice on May 15
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Immediate Care Center (ICC) in Cherokee will close until further notice on Friday, May 15. The Center is operated by the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA). “Due to a decrease in patients seeking services from ICC, we made the decision to consolidate the staff at ICC to help More...
Vice Chief submits legislation to harshen penalties for tribal drug offenses
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF In an effort to combat the illicit drug issue on the tribal lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), Vice Chief Alan B. Ensley has submitted legislation More...
Tribe delays opening; Harrah’s Cherokee casinos starting phased re-opening
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF In the current, unpredictable landscape surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, things change sometimes hourly and that is no different for the Eastern More...
Tribe, State of North Carolina, and Park starting re-opening phases
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), the State of North Carolina, and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are beginning to re-open phases of their More...
Interior Secretary visits Cherokee; delivers masks and tours testing site
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF U.S. Department of the Interior Secretary David Bernhardt visited the Qualla Boundary on Tuesday, May 5. While there, he checked out the coronavirus (COVID-19) More...
Park to begin phased reopening on May 9
Following guidance from the White House, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and state and local public health authorities, Great Smoky Mountains National Park is increasing recreational access More...
NCAI hosts Congressional Town Hall on COVID-19 legislative efforts
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR National Congress of American Indian’s (NCAI) President Fawn Sharp (Quinault) hosted a web-based panel discussion on Tuesday, April 28 concerning the United More...
Graham County resident tests positive for COVID-19
GRAHAM COUNTY – On Sunday, April 26, the Graham County Health Department in collaboration with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority More...
Cherokee, N.C. public school buildings closed for remainder of academic year; students to continue with remote learning
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) and all North Carolina public school buildings will be closed for the remainder of the 2019-20 academic year following announcements More...
Council approves aid for Navajo Nation in special session
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Tribal Council approved aid for the Navajo Nation, hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, during a specially-called session on Thursday, April 23. Council passed More...