“The Eastern Band of Cherokees will not permit or authorize any person, corporation or other legal entity to engage in hydraulic fracturing on Tribal trust lands,” reads part of the text of a resolution passed unanimously by the Tribal Council last month and signed into law by Principal Chief Mitchell Hicks on September 10. “The State of North Carolina is without legal authority to permit hydraulic fracturing on Tribal trust lands.” Tribal officials cited the importance to preservation of the woodland habitats that are the underpinning of tribal health and culture. Read more at indiancountrytodaymedianetwork/2014/10/20/eastern-cherokee-band-forbids-fracking-its-sovereign-lands-157437
Posted on: Tue, 21 Oct 2014 09:37:12 +0000