Timothy Earl Rattler – obituary

Timothy Earl Rattler  Timothy Earl Rattler, 42 of Robbinsville dies Sunday December 20, 2009 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital in Cherokee, North Carolina. Born Monday, January 23, 1967 in Andrews, North Carolina. He was the son of the late Nelson E. Rattler and Lula...

Christmas terms in the Cherokee Language

Courtesy of Kituwah Preservation and Education Program Family si-da-ne-la Happiness a-li-he-li-tsi-da-sdi Love (the noun) a-da-gey(u) di Food a- l(a) sdayv the Christmas tree a-tse no-tsi  It is snowing gu-ti-ha Stockings di-li-yo The North Pole tsu-yv-tsv Santa Claus...

Basketball Terms in the Cherokee Language

 Courtesy of Kituwah Preservation and Education Program Basketball a-la-sga-l(v)-di Basketball goal ga-nv-di wi-ga-lo-di He/she walked da-la-sgv-na He/she fouled a-sga-nv-gi He/she fouled him/her a-da-sga-nv-tsi-si He/she scored ga-nv-v-ga They scored ha-ni-nv-v-ga...

Park blanketed in Snow – Roads Closed

Submitted by Nancy Gray National Park Service Great Smoky Mountains National Park is blanketed in snow.  Snow continued to fall throughout the weekend with accumulations of:   Newfound Gap, 20 inches; Mt. LeConte 32 inches; and Cades Cove and Park Headquarters 2...