The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians claims that a federal bill allowing the Catawba Indian Nation to build a casino in North Carolina is “a modern day land-grab” of Cherokee aboriginal lands, while the Catawba argue that they have rights to the land.
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Tribal Governments Dispute Proposed Casino
TAGS: Catawba Indian Nation Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Native American North Carolina South Carolina
Repercussions of Government Shutdown Visible in Region
The partial U.S. government shutdown affected Appalachian federal employees, national parks and forests, food stamp recipients, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and more.
TAGS: appalachia Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians government shutdown National Parks nutrition assistance
Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Q&A: Tommy Cabe
Tommy Cabe is the Tribal forest resource specialist for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and a Tribal member from the Bird Town Community. He is also a member of the Nantahala-Pisgah Forest Partnership, a collaborative group of conservationists, cultural…
Q&A with Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Stakeholders
Appalachian Voices asked conservationists, recreational users, a Cherokee tribal member and more what they most want to see from the new Nantahala and Pisgah National Forest Plan.
TAGS: Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians forest plan forest service Forestry mountain biking Nantahala National Forest Nantahala-Pisgah Plan Pisgah and Nantahala National Forests Pisgah National Forest U.S. Forest Service
Following Cherokee Footpaths
Hundreds of years ago, before interstate highways drove through the mountains, a network of trails winding around the Southern Appalachians served as the arteries of the sovereign Cherokee nation.
Federal Grants for Troubled Appalachian Species | W.Va. Superfund Cleanup
Federal Grants To Assist Troubled Appalachian Species A round of special funding by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service awarded $33 million toward helping threatened and endangered species in 21 states, including several projects in the Central and Southern Appalachian…
TAGS: Cheat River Gorge Cumberland County Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians EPA Georgia Hall Mountain Lower Flint River Basin North Carolina Pennsylvania Pickens County South Carolina superfund Tennessee US Fish and Wildlife US Forest Service West Virginia
