/tags/eastern-band-of-cherokee-indians Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians en-US Copyright Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:14:57 GMT /news/2023-07-25/unc-chapel-hill-archeology-labs-hold-remains-hundreds-native-americans Three decades after Congress passed a federal law intended to return ancestral remains to Native tribes, UNC-CH’s Research Laboratories of Archeology still hold remains representing more than 600 individuals — the largest share of unrepatriated remains in the state. Tue, 25 Jul 2023 20:14:57 GMT /news/2023-07-25/unc-chapel-hill-archeology-labs-hold-remains-hundreds-native-americans Laura Pellicer, Lilly Knoepp /news/2023-06-16/nc-american-indian-tribes-receive-historical-site-highway-markers The North Carolina Highway Marker Commission approved historical site markers for about a half dozen Native American tribes on highways across the state. Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:03:51 GMT /news/2023-06-16/nc-american-indian-tribes-receive-historical-site-highway-markers Sharryse Piggott /health/2021-08-06/medical-marijuana-now-legal-on-cherokee-land-in-western-nc The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has approved growing, selling and using medical marijuana on its lands in Western North Carolina, tribal leaders announced Thursday. Fri, 06 Aug 2021 19:05:45 GMT /health/2021-08-06/medical-marijuana-now-legal-on-cherokee-land-in-western-nc Associated Press /news/2021-06-15/marriage-equality-resolution-stuck-down-by-tribal-council-during-pride-month Tamara Thompson brought a resolution to recognize same-sex marriage to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council in June. The ordinance died on the floor. A Facebook group has formed in support of expanding LGBTQ+ rights on the Qualla Boundary. Tue, 15 Jun 2021 22:59:29 GMT /news/2021-06-15/marriage-equality-resolution-stuck-down-by-tribal-council-during-pride-month Lilly Knoepp /education/2020-09-01/uncg-to-improve-literacy-among-native-american-youth The University of North Carolina at Greensboro is partnering with Native American tribes and two national organizations to increase access to literary… Tue, 01 Sep 2020 23:05:33 GMT /education/2020-09-01/uncg-to-improve-literacy-among-native-american-youth Naomi P. Brown /arts-culture/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle spent years writing her first novel, and it garnered critical acclaim: she won an award and became a finalist for another. Yet… Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /arts-culture/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle spent years writing her first novel, and it garnered critical acclaim: she won an award and became a finalist for another. Yet… Mon, 24 Aug 2020 15:54:48 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-08-24/triumphing-over-rejection-to-break-through-as-a-native-writer-meet-annette-saunooke-clapsaddle Amanda Magnus, Frank Stasio /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-08-18/containing-a-community The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced Monday that it will be moving all undergraduate classes online after the university reported 130… Tue, 18 Aug 2020 22:30:59 GMT /podcast/tested-podcast/2020-08-18/containing-a-community Dave DeWitt, Charlie Shelton-Ormond /health/2020-05-13/what-the-eastern-cherokee-can-teach-the-u-s-about-public-health The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority has been mass testing asymptomatic residents and visitors to territories held by the Eastern Band of Cherokee… Wed, 13 May 2020 16:05:54 GMT /health/2020-05-13/what-the-eastern-cherokee-can-teach-the-u-s-about-public-health Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-13/what-the-eastern-cherokee-can-teach-the-u-s-about-public-health The Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority has been mass testing asymptomatic residents and visitors to territories held by the Eastern Band of Cherokee… Wed, 13 May 2020 16:05:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-05-13/what-the-eastern-cherokee-can-teach-the-u-s-about-public-health Grant Holub-Moorman, Frank Stasio