Lost Tribe

It's Cherokee versus Cherokee:

The Cherokee Nation, the largest of the three groups that have made up the Tri-Council of Cherokee tribes, has announced that it is withdrawing from the council due to ongoing disagreements. According to representatives from the Cherokee Nation, including council speaker Mike Shambaugh and District Two Councilor Candessa Teehee, the annual meetings have turned into the [United Keetoowah Band] attacking the tribe's sovereignty when instead they should be collaborating. Don't let the fact that the councilor's last name is "Teehee" fool you — this is no laughing matter. Regular disputes at the Tri-Council's annual meetings have led to a split, leaving hard feelings on both sides and seemingly little chance that the members will smokum peace pipe in reconciliation.

Maybe they'll someday to return...