Upcoming Pow Wows for July 12-14

  Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.   Blackfeet Nation 68th Annual North...

Park and DLiA to host Smokies Species Day

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the non-profit partner Discover Life in America (DLiA) are celebrating the diversity of life in the park by hosting “Smokies Species Day” at Sugarlands Visitor Center on Saturday, June 29 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Attendees...

Coharie tribal member nominated as NIGC chair

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   President Donald J. Trump announced on Tuesday, June 25 his nomination of E. Sequoyah Simermeyer to the position of chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC).  Simermeyer, a member of the Coharie Tribe...

CIPD Arrest Report for June 16-23

  The following people were arrested by the Cherokee Indian Police Department and booked into the Anthony Edward Lossiah Justice Center. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent...

Man dies after tree falls on vehicle in Park

  Patrick Cook Elliott, 64, of Knoxville, Tenn., died shortly after his vehicle was struck by a fallen tree along Little River Road in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park at approximately 3:45 p.m. on Monday, June 24. Elliott was driving a 2016 Jeep Grand...