OBITUARY: Samuel L. Lambert

OBITUARY: Samuel L. Lambert

  Samuel L. Lambert, age 88, of Cherokee, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022 at his residence after an extended illness. He is the son of the late Joseph G. Lambert and Louisa Goforth Lambert. Sam is survived by his children, Kay Jones, Steve Lambert, Tammy...
EBCI Family Safety receives $2.2 million grant

EBCI Family Safety receives $2.2 million grant

  The EBCI Family Safety Program and the Public Health and Human Services Division of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians announced on Wednesday, May 25 the procurement of the Improving Child Welfare through Investing in Family Grant, a five-year, $2.2 million...
Cornsilk complex ready to support Snowbird

Cornsilk complex ready to support Snowbird

  By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff   Snowbird community services will no longer be operating out of a refurbished drug store. A near $18 million complex will have its ribbon-cutting Friday, June 3 at 1 p.m. and will house a multitude of supporting services...
New Kituwah Academy holds first senior walk

New Kituwah Academy holds first senior walk

  Submitted by New Kituwah Academy   In 2004, the first Cherokee language immersion classroom opened at Dora Reed with babies around six months of age. The following year, an additional room was opened and in subsequent years more. In 2009, the first cohort...