by admin | May 22, 2024 | OPINIONS
By BROOKLYN BROWN Tsisgwohi (Birdtown) In activism, you often hear the term “voice.” You hear the saying, “give a voice to the voiceless.” What is a voice? What does it mean to lend a voice? Ecclesiastes 3:7 says there is “a time to keep silence, and a time to...
by admin | May 22, 2024 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
CHEROKEE, N.C. – Cherokee Historical Association (CHA) has received a $702,000 grant from the Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPFdn) which will allow CHA to complete several projects to improve our overall sustainability. The largest portion of this funding...
by admin | May 22, 2024 | OPINIONS
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. Aniwodihi (Painttown) Cannabis has been debated by the tribal government of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) for going on a decade now. EBCI voters voted overwhelmingly for a referendum in September 2023 approving adult-use...
by admin | May 22, 2024 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C. I rarely do this, but I think we have come to an appropriate time. I have watched as some have commented on “investigative reporting” and why we don’t do more of it. They imply that either there is a lack of...
by admin | May 22, 2024 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By UGVWIYUHI (PRINCIPAL CHIEF) MICHELL HICKS During the first half of May, I had the honor to accept the Source Water Protection award on behalf of the EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians). I sincerely thank Juanita Wilson for her tireless dedication to this...
