Cherokee Indian Housing Division
Our Mission: “Through education, we promote self-sufficiency, inspire those to dream big, build trust in the community, and operate to our greatest potential.”
Our Vision: “To lead our nation with superior, sufficient, and sustainable housing opportunities for our communities, while empowering them with the means to advance the EBCI into the future through the preservation of our youth.”

About Us
Cherokee Indian Housing Division
Unlike QHA, HCD operated exclusively on tribal funds, as opposed to federal funds.

Building Communities
Preserving Traditions
$493,164
Appr. Average Annual Rental Subsidy
98+
Average Families Housed/Assisted Annually
$6,330,102.98
Approximate Annual Homeownership Assistance Provided
What We do
Empowering Housing Solutions
- Homelessness (Temporary Housing)
- Women & Children Shelter (Walkingstick Shelter)
- Men’s Shelter
- Transitional Housing (Temporary Housing)
- Homelessness (QHS & THS Temporary Housing)
- To address homelessness, CIHD opens applications when a unit becomes available.
- Domestic Violence (PHHS Walkingstick Shelter for Women & Children)
- Overseen by PHHS, for more information, please visit: Domestic Violence | Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (ebci-nsn.gov)https://phhs.ebci-nsn.gov/domestic-violence/
- Mental Health Substance Abuse Disorders (Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority [CIHA] Women & Children’s Home)
- Overseen by CIHA, for more information, please visit: Men’s and Women’s Homes – Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (cherokeehospital.org)https://cherokeehospital.org/womens-home/
- Mental Health & Substance Abuse Disorders (Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority [CIHA] Men & Children’s Home)
- Overseen by CIHA, for more information, please visit: Men’s and Women’s Homes – Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (cherokeehospital.org)https://cherokeehospital.org/womens-home/
- Transitional Housing (THS Temporary Housing)
- In certain circumstances, CIHD Analenisgi collaborate to help provide assistance not being met otherwise.
- Homelessness (QHS & THS Temporary Housing)


Our Services
Programs & Services

Qualla Housing

THS Department

Market Rate Rentals
THS operates over 224 long-term market-rate rentals at various locations on the Qualla Boundary. Although priority is placed on applicants who…..
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how it works
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Working with different sources of funding often means working with several guideline structures and restrictions. For example, for most services provided by QHS, one must qualify as “low-income” and be an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. With that in mind, while we are working to create a more uniform application process housing-wide, the current application process differs depending on the service one requires.
“For Qualla Housing Services, online applications can begin here
or picked up at the front desk of the Main Office located at 687 Acquoni Road, Cherokee, NC 28719. You may also scan the following code with your smart phone:”
For Tribal Housing Services and Infrastructure, applications can be picked up at the front desk of the Main Office located at 687 Acquoni Road, Cherokee, NC 28719.
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