New Eastern Cherokee leader calls for unity after impeachment of chief

CHEROKEE, NC-The new leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is quickly settling into the job on the North Carolina reservation.

Chief Richard G. Sneed was elevated to the tribe's highest post following the historic impeachment of Patrick Lambert. He's already assembled a new team and is calling for unity and healing, The Cherokee One Feather reported.

"It's time for us to come together. It's time for us to be a tribe again," Sneed said at an event for tribal employees, the paper reported. He previously served as vice chief, a position he won in the same October 2015 election that saw L...