At an Aug. 6 tribal council meeting, members discussed two important measures — correcting outdated signage and confirming a Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority board appointment — which are likely to set a precedent for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Resolution 274, submitted by Principal Chief Michell Hicks and passed unanimously, addressed a March 2, 1961, coordinated installation of brown signs along points of entry to the Qualla Boundary designed to attract tourists and non-residents.
While Hicks, in the legislation, “acknowledges the vision of those leaders in promoting Cherokee as a place for visitors,” the document noted that in the decades since that original placement, the tribe has strengthened economically, culturally and linguistically — and continues to exert its sovereignty.
