Anacleto Hump-koo-dra Montelongo – obituary

  Anacleto Hump-koo-dra Montelongo, 67, of Cherokee passed away Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital with his loving family by his side. He was born May 13, 1948 in Grand Rapids, Mich. to the late Anacleto Montelongo and Nora Thompson Montelongo...

Elders honored on Ned Long Day

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   For 17 years, the Junaluska Leadership Council (JLC) has honored EBCI tribal elders on the last Wednesday of October in honor of late Snowbird Community leader Ned Long.  This year’s event was held on Wednesday, Oct....

THANK YOU: Teen Miss Cherokee thanks supporters

  Shiyo nagad, my name is Ilayani Blake Wachacha, and I am the newly crowned 2015-2016 Teen Miss Cherokee.  I would like to take a moment to send a sincere thank you to all those who supported me with reaching one of my lifetime goals. First, I would like to give...