Please note: this meeting's minutes have not been finalized yet. Actions taken on legislation and their results are not available.
Meeting Name: Tribal Council Agenda status: Final
Meeting date/time: 3/5/2026 8:30 AM Minutes status: Draft  
Meeting location: Council Chambers
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2026 -5015 11.) OrdinanceAn ordinance to establish an elk hunting season   Not available Not available
2026 -5016 12.) OrdinanceAn ordinance to establish the EBCI digital sovereignty   Not available Not available
2026 -5017 13.) OrdinanceAn ordinance to amend CC Chapter 16C so that distributions to qualified enrolled members from the Minors Trust Fund are treated as general welfare distributions and not subject to federal income tax   Not available Not available
2025 -4917 14.) OrdinanceTabled Ord. No. 6(25) - An ordinance amending the judicial code - Chapter 7 of the Cherokee Code   Not available Not available
2025 -4945 15.) ResolutionTabled Res. No. 27(25) - A resolution to provide for transparency in tribal governance   Not available Not available
2025 -4946 16.) ResolutionTabled Res. No. 28(25) - A resolution to reaffirm Part 1. Section 19 of the Charter and Governing Document of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians; and Cherokee Code Chapter 117-12   Not available Not available
2025 -4948 17.) ResolutionTabled Res. No. 30(25) - A resolution to enhance transparency in tribal governance   Not available Not available
2025 -4980 18.) ResolutionTabled Res. No. 88(2026) - A resolution to acknowledge the 100th anniversary of the placement of the Qualla Boundary into trust with the United States of America   Not available Not available
2025 -4984 19.) ResolutionTabled Res. No. 92(26) - A resolution requesting that Tribal Council express its full support for the Reconciliation in Place Names Act and urges the Untied States Congress to pass this legislation without delay   Not available Not available
2025 -4988 110.) ResolutionTabled Amended Res. No. 97(26) - A resolution authorizing the EBCI to withdraw from USET and terminate its membership   Not available Not available
2026 -4990 111.) OrdinanceTabled Ord. No. 107(26) - An ordinance to amend the time for filing ethics complaints and amending the publication requirements for ethics reports   Not available Not available
2026 -4991 112.) OrdinanceTabled Ord. No. 108(26) - An ordinance to amend the Tribe's laws on fishing guides which shall be known as the "William Thomas "Dooley" Saunooke Law"   Not available Not available
2026 -4992 113.) OrdinanceTabled Ord. No. 109(26) - An ordinance to update the Tribe's Fishing Laws   Not available Not available
2026 -4993 114.) OrdinanceTabled Ord. No. 110(26) - An ordinance amending Cherokee Code Chapter 45 to update the Tribes laws on foreclosure of security instruments that contain the power of sale and are used to secure repayment of a loan   Not available Not available
2026 -5013 115.) OrdinanceTabled Ord. No. 111(26) - Amending Chapter 1 - Civil Procedure   Not available Not available
2026 -5014 116.) OrdinanceTabled Ord. No. 112(26) - An ordinance to amend CC Chapter 17 to provide for the distribution of certain revenues from Qualla Enterprises, LLC, to the Tribe and Tribal members   Not available Not available
2026 -5003 117.) ResolutionTabled Res. No. 122(26) - A resolution to approve the research project entitled "American Indian Alumni Voices: "Navigating Non-Native Campus Culture" by Dr. Sara Lute, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of North Carolina Asheville   Not available Not available
2026 -5006 118.) ResolutionTabled Res. No. 125(26) - A resolution to authorize a Tribal census for the purpose of adjusting Tribal Council weighted votes   Not available Not available
2026 -5018 119.) ResolutionA resolution to approve the research project entitled "Automatic External Defibrillators in Rural and American Indian and Alaskan Native Populations" by Audry Blewer, Assistant Professor Duke University   Not available Not available
2026 -5019 120.) ResolutionA resolution to approve the Research Project Entitled "A Community-Driven Approach to Maternal Mental Health for Indigenous Women in the Nurse-Family Partnership Program within the EBCI by Angie Trombly   Not available Not available
2026 -5020 121.) ResolutionThe Fire Department requests to apply for and accept funds from the Dogwood Health Trust in the estimated amount of $289,928 for FY26-27   Not available Not available
2026 -5021 122.) ResolutionTHe Public Health and Human Services Administration program requests to apply for and accept funds from the US Department of Labor, Veterans Employment Training Services in the estimated amount of $1,500,000 for FY26-29   Not available Not available
2026 -5022 123.) ResolutionBudget Amendment - Emergency Telephone Budget (Increase Use of Fund Balance for equipment purchases approved by the NC 911 Board   Not available Not available
2026 -5023 124.) ResolutionA resolution to approve capital, funding and project requests   Not available Not available
2026 -5024 125.) ResolutionA resolution to update the Fiscal Management Policy   Not available Not available
2026 -5025 126.) ResolutionA resolution to allocate funding received from Tribal Opioid Lawsuit Settlements   Not available Not available
2026 -5026 127.) ResolutionA resolution to correct the official name of the Tribe from "Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians" to "Eastern Cherokee Nation"   Not available Not available
2026 -5027 128.) ResolutionA resolution granting a limited waiver of sovereign immunity to T-Mobile License, LLC for the purpose of expanding cellular phone service and wireless services on the Qualla Boundary   Not available Not available
2026 -5028 129.) ResolutionA resolution requesting Tribal Council adopt the Transportation Improvement Plan   Not available Not available
2026 -5029 130.) ResolutionA resolution authorizing a waiver for Birdtown Community Club to receive FY26 funding   Not available Not available
2026 -5030 131.) ResolutionA resolution requesting to bestow the title of Beloved Man to Mr. Davy Arch   Not available Not available
2026 -5031 132.) ResolutionA resolution requesting EBCI to designate the Tribal Veteran Services Department to oversee maintaining the stock and distribution of EBCI flags where they are needed   Not available Not available
2026 -5032 133.) ResolutionA resolution advancing EBCI sovereignty and stewardship of lands administered by the US Forest Service and US Park Service across the ancestral homelands of the Kituwah People and endorsing the frameworks for stewardship and collaboration established by the Elohi Dinigatiyi (Earth Keepers)   Not available Not available
2026 -5033 134.) ResolutionOne Donation Resolution for the month of March - Robbinsville High School Lady Knights Varstiy Softball - $600   Not available Not available
2026 -5034 135.) ResolutionAngel Antonio Palmo - Banishment   Not available Not available