by admin | Jan 16, 2018 | General Announcements
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced a fee increase for frontcountry campgrounds and picnic pavilions effective March 1. Over the past year, officials reviewed public comments, operating costs, and projected budget levels to determine the...
by admin | Jan 16, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation recently launched a pilot program to ensure students who learned to speak Cherokee at the tribe’s Cherokee Immersion Charter School continue to use the language as they enter high school. Cherokee Nation Principal Chief...
by admin | Jan 15, 2018 | OBITUARIES
Emmaline Lambert, 86, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Friday, Jan. 12, 2018. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Mark and Belva Smith Owle. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in death by one son, Nick Lambert and...
by admin | Jan 15, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee Nation celebrates MLK Jr. Day TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – For the first time, the Cherokee Nation (Okla.) celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day as an official holiday following an executive order signed by Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker. “A...
by admin | Jan 13, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By PRINCIPAL CHIEF RICHARD G. SNEED Since 2009 the tribe has worked with an officially authorized Police Commission to be an impartial board with the oversight responsibility for law enforcement operations on our lands. The Police Commission provides...