Cherokee, N.C., March 11, 2013 -- Annette R. Wirght, Region 4 FEMA Contracting Officer is working with Curtis Wildcatt, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Tribal Employment Rights Office (EBCI-TERO) Compliance Officer with to insure that Native American vendors are qualified to do business with the federal government on a national level. The training session is designed to train TERO employees on how to register Native American vendors with EBCI with federal government contracting opportunities. This training has allowed a local Native American company, Qualla Security to be contracted to provide security services to the JFO. Photo by Patsy Lynch/FEMA