Eastern Band of Cherokee

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians will vote in September on whether they want to legalize marijuana possession and sales on tribal lands for anyone 21 and older.

Cherokee leaders have spent several months consulting with Lenovo-owned Motorola, which last week introduced a Cherokee language interface on its newest line of phones.

Voters will cast their ballots this week in elections for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal government.Blue Ridge Public Radio’s Western North…

Voters will cast their ballots this week in elections for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal government.Blue Ridge Public Radio’s Western North…

Two of the Carolinas' most prominent American Indian tribes are battling over geography and lucrative gambling turf.The Cherokee in North Carolina, with…

The Nikwasi Mound in downtown Franklin, North Carolina looks like a small, grass-covered hill, but for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians the site holds…

The Nikwasi Mound in downtown Franklin, North Carolina looks like a small, grass-covered hill, but for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians the site holds…

Jakeli Swimmer keeps a little black notebook nearby while he teaches. The worn pages of the spiral notebook are covered in his scrawled notes and doodles…

Of the nearly 16,000 enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, fewer than 300 can fluently speak the Cherokee language. Most of those speakers are…

Of the nearly 16,000 enrolled members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee, fewer than 300 can fluently speak the Cherokee language. Most of those speakers are…