THANK YOU: Thank you Yogi Crowe Memorial Scholarship

by admin | Sep 29, 2020 | COMMUNITY sgadugi

  I would like to take this opportunity to show my appreciation to the Yogi Crowe Memorial Scholarship for funding me Fall Semester 2020.  This financial assistance will be a tremendous help as I begin the Anthropology Doctoral program at the University of...

THANK YOU: Lambert says thank you to Yogi Crowe Scholarship

by admin | Sep 28, 2020 | COMMUNITY sgadugi

  Siyo, my name is Jessica Rose Lambert. I am the daughter of Kimlyn Sneed Lambert and the late Douglas Allen Lambert. I am from the Birdtown community, and a 2014 graduate of Cherokee High School and 2017 graduate of WCU. It has always been my life-long dream of...

In October, Domestic Violence Awareness sheds light on victim-survivors and calls for an end to violence inflicted on Indigenous peoples

by admin | Sep 28, 2020 | OPINIONS

  Submitted by StrongHearts Native Helpline   Every October during Domestic Violence Awareness Month (DVAM), advocates and communities across Indian Country and the United States rally together to honor survivors of domestic violence and support abuse prevention....

CIPD Arrest Report for Sept. 20-26, 2020

by admin | Sep 28, 2020 | CIPD Arrest Report

  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 suffers cardiac event on Laurel Creek Road

by admin | Sep 26, 2020 | NEWS ka-no-he-da

  Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a report of a man in cardiac distress along Laurel Creek Road on Friday, Sept. 25 at 1:50 p.m. near Crib Gap.  Zachary Brown, 26, of Portland, Tenn., was standing along the roadside with his family when...