Seven years after it was first introduced and nearly 185 years after most of the Cherokee were forced west on the Trail of Tears, a bill seeking to return to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians more ...

TENNESSEE (WDEF) — More than 76 acres of land may be returned to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill, officials said on Tuesday. U.S. Representative ...

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A bill that would give land located in Monroe County back to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians passed the U.S. House on Tuesday, according to a release from Representative ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Members of the United States Congress passed a bill earlier this week that calls for the return of 76.1 acres of land to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. District 3 Republican ...

Rep. Chuck Fleischmann praised the passage by the House of his bill H.R. 226, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act. It passed the House by a unanimous voice vote. It marks the ...