COMMENTARY: Take an hour to honor veterans

COMMENTARY: Take an hour to honor veterans

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. Aniwodihi (Painttown)   CHEROKEE, N.C. – On the eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month, veterans will be honored at an event on the Qualla Boundary (Cherokee, N.C.). At 11 a.m. on Nov. 11, the Steve Youngdeer American Legion...
OBITUARY: Wanda Murphy Cucumber

OBITUARY: Wanda Murphy Cucumber

Wanda Murphy Cucumber, age 68, passed away unexpectedly at her residence on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. She is survived by her daughter, Chasity Flippo; grandson, Robert; two great-grandchildren; brothers, Douglas Murphy, Archie Murphy, Carl Murphy; sisters, Patricia...
LETTER: UKB elder discusses Cherokee treaties

LETTER: UKB elder discusses Cherokee treaties

This is in response to the article published on Oct. 6 entitled “Deputy Chief Warner visits NMAI for unveil of display of Treaty of 1828. “ (www.easterntimesregister.com) The Treaty of 1828 did mark what is now the Cherokee Reservation, a treaty signed between the...