The site will be part of a cultural corridor the tribal nation is establishing, including an interpretive center next to the ...

The Nikwasi Mound in Franklin is one step closer to being transferred back to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, a process ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' Tribal Council is set to vote to amend EBCI code to allow the sale of recreational marijuana on the Qualla Boundary. If the June 6 vote passes, the Eastern Band ...

This weekend, a pocket of North Carolina became the first in the Southeast to have legal recreational marijuana sales. General Manager of Qualla Enterprises Forrest Parker said over 4,000 people were ...

Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee voted more than 2:1 to support legalizing the possession and use of cannabis by people 21 or older, opening the way for North Carolina’s first legal purchase of ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. (WJHL)- Virginia General Assembly lawmakers are expected to vote Tuesday on legalizing casinos. The bill as it stands would open the door for a proposed casino and resort at the Bristol ...

Editors note: The online version of this story previously said that Forrest Parker graduated from "Western North Carolina University." He graduated from Western Carolina University. CHEROKEE – On an ...

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has scheduled a vote for September to determine whether marijuana possession and sales should be legalized on tribal lands for individuals aged 21 and older.

Former Congresswoman Deb Haaland’s confirmation last month as the country’s first Native American Secretary of the Interior and first Cabinet member is seen as a turning point in the country’s ...

CHEROKEE - Hundreds of whooping and hollering medical marijuana card-holders filtered into the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. here at 10 a.m. April 20, for the historic opening of the 10,000-square-foot ...

CHEROKEE, N.C. (WTVD) -- The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the western part of North Carolina have been working hard to preserve their rich culture especially the Cherokee language and COVID-19 ...

Online sports betting will become legal in North Carolina just in time for March Madness. And the Eastern Band of Cherokee is getting on the action. On Tuesday, Caesars announced a partnership with ...