The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians held its primary elections for Tribal Council yesterday, September 5, 2013.  Here are the unofficial winners in each community, as reported by the Cherokee One Feather newspaper and the Tribe’s Board of Elections.  Each community has two council members and they serve two-year terms.  Several incumbents lost their seats, but representation in the majority of communities stays the same.  Big Cove Tribal Council Teresa McCoy and Perry Shell Yellowhill Tribal Council David Wolfe and Alan “B” Ensley Birdtown Tribal Council Gene “Tunney” Crowe Jr. and Albert Rose Painttown Tribal Council Tommye Saunooke and Terri Henry Wolftown Tribal Council Bo Crowe and Dennis Edward (Bill) Taylor Cherokee Co./Snowbird Tribal Council Adam Wachacha and Brandon Jones      SUMMARY      

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