/tags/eastern-band-of-cherokee Eastern Band of Cherokee en-US Copyright Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:05:23 GMT /news/2024-08-15/duke-university-cherokee-language-course The new Cherokee Language class is a four-course series that will count toward a full language college credit. Thu, 15 Aug 2024 16:05:23 GMT /news/2024-08-15/duke-university-cherokee-language-course Sharryse Piggott /2024-08-01/great-smoky-dispensary-announces-date-for-public-recreational-marijuana-sales-in-cherokee Recreational marijuana will be available for legal sale for the first time in North Carolina in September at the Eastern Band of Cherokee cannabis dispensary. Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:23:46 GMT /2024-08-01/great-smoky-dispensary-announces-date-for-public-recreational-marijuana-sales-in-cherokee Lilly Knoepp /health/2024-07-09/recreational-marijuana-north-carolina-sales-cherokee-weed A tribal-owned medical marijuana dispensary in western North Carolina is also now selling products for adult recreational use. Tue, 09 Jul 2024 14:28:48 GMT /health/2024-07-09/recreational-marijuana-north-carolina-sales-cherokee-weed Associated Press /2024-03-15/conversation-with-the-museum-of-cherokee-people-sovereignty-and-self-determination A new exhibit at the Museum of the Cherokee People opens today. Called sov路er路eign路ty, the exhibit focuses on the autonomy of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. BPR鈥檚 Senior Regional Reporter Lilly Knoepp talked with the curators Director of Education Dakota Brown and Director of Collections Evan Mathis. Fri, 15 Mar 2024 10:18:00 GMT /2024-03-15/conversation-with-the-museum-of-cherokee-people-sovereignty-and-self-determination Lilly Knoepp /news/2023-07-18/eastern-band-of-cherokee-to-vote-on-broader-legalization-of-adult-use-of-marijuana 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. Tue, 18 Jul 2023 21:39:43 GMT /news/2023-07-18/eastern-band-of-cherokee-to-vote-on-broader-legalization-of-adult-use-of-marijuana Associated Press /race-demographics/2022-02-28/tech-help-endangered-languages-cherokee-north-carolina 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. Mon, 28 Feb 2022 18:28:03 GMT /race-demographics/2022-02-28/tech-help-endangered-languages-cherokee-north-carolina Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-03/voters-head-to-polls-in-eastern-band-of-cherokee-elections Voters will cast their ballots this week in elections for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal government.Blue Ridge Public Radio鈥檚 Western North鈥� Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:52:18 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-09-03/voters-head-to-polls-in-eastern-band-of-cherokee-elections Frank Stasio /politics/2019-09-03/voters-head-to-polls-in-eastern-band-of-cherokee-elections Voters will cast their ballots this week in elections for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians tribal government.Blue Ridge Public Radio鈥檚 Western North鈥� Tue, 03 Sep 2019 17:52:18 GMT /politics/2019-09-03/voters-head-to-polls-in-eastern-band-of-cherokee-elections Laura Pellicer /news/2019-06-26/tribes-push-to-build-casino-spurs-carolinas-political-fight Two of the Carolinas' most prominent American Indian tribes are battling over geography and lucrative gambling turf.The Cherokee in North Carolina, with鈥� Wed, 26 Jun 2019 15:58:01 GMT /news/2019-06-26/tribes-push-to-build-casino-spurs-carolinas-political-fight Associated Press /show/the-state-of-things/2019-03-08/a-possible-new-future-for-a-sacred-cherokee-mound 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鈥� Fri, 08 Mar 2019 17:29:53 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2019-03-08/a-possible-new-future-for-a-sacred-cherokee-mound Laura Pellicer, Frank Stasio