Lumbee Acknowledgment Act dies in Senate
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina didn’t get the Christmas present they’ve been hoping for for more than a century – federal recognition as an American Indian tribe. The U.S. Senate failed to act on the Lumbee Acknowledge Act after having been passed in the U.S. House of Representatives More...
Indian Country reacts to Rep. Haaland’s historic cabinet nomination
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Indian Country was a flutter on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 17 with the news that President-elect Joe Biden was nominating Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) More...
Rep. Haaland nominated for Interior Secretary; would be first Native American in a cabinet position
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF A member of the Laguna Pueblo, Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) has been nominated, according to sources, by President-elect Joe Biden to head the Department More...
First COVID-19 vaccine administered in Cherokee
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Victoria Harlan was sewing one of 11 quilts when she received a phone call. Sewing is her version of practicing self-care, a must for relieving the stresses More...
Council puts the brakes on Indiana casino purchase
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The purchase of a casino in southern Indiana, being dubbed ‘Project Hoosier’, has been put on hold for the time being. During a specially-called More...
Dr. Bunio and Secretary Bradley discuss the COVID-19 vaccine
Chris McCoy, director of EBCI Communications, interviewed Dr. Richard A. Bunio, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority executive clinical director, and Vickie Bradley, Secretary of EBCI Public Health and Human More...
COVID-19 cluster identified at local Cherokee church
EBCI PHHS release On Monday, Dec. 14, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) and Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority identified a COVID-19 cluster at the Old More...
Tribe not enacting curfew order
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Due to the continued rising amount of COVID-19 cases, the State of North Carolina has a curfew order taking effect on Friday, Dec. 11; however, the Eastern Band More...
WCU to require negative COVID-19 results for on-campus residents prior to spring semester
CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University students living in residence halls will be asked to submit documentation of a negative COVID-19 test result taken three to five days before they leave their permanent More...
Cherokee Central Schools scheduled to reopen in January
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF The Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education has voted 5-1 to reopen its schools to students starting Jan. 5, 2021. The Board met on Monday, Dec. 7 to discuss More...