Should Washington have a say in who is considered a full-fledged member of a Native American tribe? That question has now moved to the forefront of a heated racial battle within the Cherokee nation, ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. – Bottled water. Emergency meals. Diapers. Medicine. Boxes of goods are stacked so high they dwarf Anthony Sequoyah, The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ secretary of operations. The ...

After Hurricane Helene ravaged parts of the southeastern U.S., the Cherokee Nation has stepped up to assist recovery efforts for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in North Carolina. Cherokee ...

Nov 5, 2024 Nov 5, 2024 Updated Nov 6, 2024 0 TAHLEQUAH — Clifford Bark, a fluent Cherokee-language speaker, was one of a handful of second grade students who didn’t know English and couldn’t copy the ...

The National Indian Gaming Commission approved the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians' gaming ordinance, and then the tribe signed a gaming compact with the state of Oklahoma. It comes as the ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has scheduled a vote for September to determine whether marijuana possession and sales should be legalized on tribal lands for individuals aged 21 and older.