Eastern Band of Cherokees

In honor of Indigenous People’s Day, the Eastern Band of Cherokee’s history museum announced a new name: the Museum of the Cherokee People.The museum’s name has also been updated in Cherokee to ᏣᎳᎩ ᎢᏗᏴᏫᏯᎯ ᎢᎦᏤᎵ ᎤᏪᏘ ᎠᏍᏆᏂᎪᏙᏗ (Tsalagi idiyvwiyahi igatseli uweti asquanigododi): Museum of the Cherokee People. According to the museum website, the expression translates to: All of us are Cherokee people. It is all of ours, where the old things are stored.

The project will restore 549 miles of watershed, protect the habitats of endangered aquatic species, and help the Cherokees reconnect to the river which flows through their lands, called the Qualla Boundary.

For nearly a century, the Ela Dam in the North Carolina mountains has provided electricity but also altered wildlife habitats and disconnected the community. Land conservation and environmental groups have joined the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in an ambitious plan to remove the aging dam. But that hinges on getting millions of dollars in federal funding.

Adding the Cherokee language to smartphone screens might be a step toward immersing younger tribal citizens in the language spoken by a dwindling number of their elders. North Carolina-based Eastern Band Cherokee leaders have spent several months consulting with Motorola, which has introduced a Cherokee language interface on its newest line of phones.

It's been six years since the U.S. Supreme Court made same-sex marriage legal across the country. But the ruling doesn't apply to sovereign nations within the U.S., including the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina. Some advocates want the Tribal Council to recognize same-sex marriage.

A federal judge on Friday rejected a legal challenge by the operator of North Carolina's two casinos, saying that the tribe had no grounds to oppose a competitor's plans for a third gambling operation in the state.

Richard Sneed, principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina says Deb Haaland’s appointment as Secretary of the Interior is a major victory for Native Americans because she understands firsthand the issues they face.

Is it the Las Vegas of the mountains? In a new era for gambling in North Carolina, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino is a good bet, according to The Charlotte Ledger's Tony Mecia.

Native Americans are bucking a trend of minority populations who harbor doubts about the coronavirus vaccines.

Caesars Entertainment officials say the company has reached an agreement to sell a southern Indiana casino to the North Carolina-based Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for $250 million.