Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians announces largest per capita payment

Friday, November 2, 2018  

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is distributing its largest per capita payment in history, the tribe's newspaper reports.

The December 2018 payment, before taxes, comes to $7,007, according to The Cherokee One Feather. That's $615 higher than the 2017 check.

"We are moving forward and we owe it to ourselves to keep moving in a positive direction; no looking back," Chief Richard Sneed said in a post on Facebook.

The tribe distributes per capita payments twice a year. The June 2018 payment was $5,552, before taxes.

The payments are derived from the tribe's gaming revenues. The tribe operates two casinos on its homelands in North Carolina: the Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort and the newer Harrah's Cherokee Valley River Casino and Hotel,.

According the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, per capita payments are subject to federal taxes.

Tribe set to issue largest per capita distribution (The Cherokee One Feather November 2, 2018)