Mary Smith Sneed – obituary

Mary Smith Sneed departed this life January 26, 2011. Mary was born to Blaine Smith and Lucy Ann Davis on February 3, 1915, at Sherill Cove on the Qualla Boundary in western North Carolina.  She attended Cherokee Boarding School and Chilocco Indian School. Mary served...

Quilts of Valor honors EBCI Veterans

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF                 Cherokee veterans were given a special recognition on Thursday, Jan. 27 as some were presented with Quilts of Valor by the members of the Smoky Mountain Quilters Guild.  Each quilt was handmade and came with an...

Native Arts Foundation receives substantial Grant

WEB EXTRA  VANCOUVER, Wash.  – The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust in Vancouver, Washington, has awarded the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) a $225,000 grant for its project titled “Establish Development Program.” The grant will make it possible for the NACF...