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COMMENTARY: Excuse me, are you sitting in my seat?     Yes. Tis the season when I nag you about voting. You do realize that there is a tribal primary going on, right? And three of the six communities have enough candidates to participate in the primary. My community only has four certified candidates, so I am not getting to vote, but that doesn’t keep me from itching to do so. I like to vote. I want to vote. I am not jaded by anyone’s perception of a rigged system or the folks who bloviate about “they are going to do what they want, and nothing can change that”. If we all think that...

Decision Day event recognizes EBCI high school seniors      The 1st Annual Decision Day event, honoring Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) high school seniors, was held at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on the evening of Thursday, May 13.  The event recognized the post-high school choices of the seniors and was sponsored by the WCU Cherokee Center and the EBCI Higher Education and Training Program. “This is the official first annual EBCI Decision Day celebration with, hopefully, many more to come,” Sky Sampson, WCU Cherokee Center director, said to open Thursday’s event.  �...

Becky Walker memorial garden passed by Tribal Council     Tribal Council passed an amended resolution that will add a memorial garden for Becky Walker and others at the future pavilion location near Kituwah. Tribal Council passed an amended resolution that will add a memorial garden for Becky Walker and others at the future pavilion location near Kituwah. (One Feather file photo) Resolution No. 452 (2021) was submitted by several members of the community in honor of Walker, who passed away in July 2020 at the age of 47. The original concept was to place a memorial garden just after the ra...

Carmaleta Monteith named EBCI Beloved Woman     Carmaleta Littlejohn Monteith, an elder from the Yellowhill Community, is the newest Beloved Woman of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI).  Tribal Council passed Res. No. 447 (2021) unanimously during its regular session on Thursday, May 6 that made the designation. Carmaleta Littlejohn Monteith, an elder from the Yellowhill Community, is the newest Beloved Woman of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Tribal Council passed Res. No. 447 (2021) unanimously during its regular session on Thursday, May 6 that made the designation. (Photo...

Council changes tribal law on marijuana     Tribal Council made changes to drug code for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians when dealing with small amounts of marijuana.  Ord. No. 380 was submitted by Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed; Jeremy Wilson, EBCI governmental affairs liaison; and Joey Owle, Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and passed 11-1. Changes were made to Cherokee Code Sec. 14-95.5 (Possession of a controlled substance) that changed the amount of marijuana one could possess before being charged with a class C penalty from one-half of an ounce to one ounce.  I...