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February 4, 2010
Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Council to Formally Oppose Duke Energy Substation
CHEROKEE, NC- Today the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee approved formal action to oppose a Duke Energy Substation in Swain County, North Carolina. The tribe voiced opposition to the substation for two reasons. First, the impact of [...]

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February 8, 2010 
By Scott  
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. 
ONE FEATHER STAFF

The Mound at the Kituwah Site (Photo by Scott McKie B.P./One Feather staff)  
Kituwah, the Mother Town of the Cherokee, is in danger according to many tribal members who are opposing the construction of a Duke Energy Substation near the site.  Tribal Council passed a resolution during their [...]

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NIEA State of Native Education Address 
Vice President Teresa Makuakāne-Drechsel
February 8, 2010
Aloha Pumehana Kākou, 
On behalf of the Board of Directors for the National Indian Education Association, I welcome you to the 5th State of Native Education Address. My name is Teresa Haunani Makuakāne-Drechsel. I am Native Hawaiian, and have the honor of serving as this year’s [...]

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