2025-26 Little Miss Cherokee Alessandra Ramirez speaks during the Veteran’s Day event at the 113th Cherokee Indian Fair in Cherokee, N.C. on Friday, Oct. 10, 2025. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Royalty for 2025-26 is shown, left to right, including Miss Cherokee Marcela Garcia, Junior Miss Cherokee Keilani Arch, Teen Miss Cherokee Ava Walkingstick, and Little Miss Cherokee Alessandra Ramirez. They are pictured at the Teen Miss Cherokee pageant at the 113th Cherokee Indian Fair in Cherokee, N.C. on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025 where Walkingstick was crowned. (BROOKLYN BROWN/One Feather photo)
The 2025-26 EBCI Royalty was on hand for the 5K Walk/Run for Cherokee Language Revitalization held at Kituwah, the Mother Town of the Cherokee, on the morning of Saturday, March 28, 2026. Shown, left to right, are Junior Miss Cherokee Keilani Arch, Miss Cherokee Marcela Garcia, Little Miss Cherokee Alessandra Ramirez, and Teen Miss Cherokee Ava Walkingstick. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)
The EBCI Royalty is shown at the Super Hero Every Child Matters Walk/Ride on Saturday, April 4, 2026 in Cherokee, N.C. Shown, left to right, are Junior Miss Cherokee Keilani Arch, Miss Cherokee Marcela Garcia, Ugvwiyuhi (Principal Chief) Michell Hicks, Little Miss Cherokee Alessandra Ramirez, Teen Miss Cherokee Ava Walkingstick, and Karyl Frankiewicz, an EBCI tribal member holding the title of America’s Elite Educator. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photo)