by Anthony Brown | Jan 5, 2015 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR A Tribal Council work session was held on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014 to discuss information technology and the future of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the digital universe. Chairwoman Terri Henry opened...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 5, 2015 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By TAYLOR WILNOTY MISS CHEROKEE Shiyo nigada! Hello everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your holidays as much as I did! I have been very busy between my duties as Miss Cherokee and spending time with my family for the holidays. It has been such an amazing...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 5, 2015 | OPINIONS
By LT. COL. (Ret.) KINA SWAYNEY How would you define yourself? Native American, American Indian, Indian, Native, Indigenous, Aboriginal? What about “redskin”? By definition, it’s a dictionary-defined, racial slur that’s become an institutionalized...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 5, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Christophor Taylor (Skeeter) Sneed, 28, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Dec. 31, 2014 at the Med West Harris Hospital in Sylva. Christophor is the son of James “Jimmy” Sneed and step-mother Shannon of Cherokee and mother Cindee Vitto of...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 5, 2015 | OBITUARIES
Starlene Elizabeth (Swayney) Balderas, 42, of 37 River Park Rd., Cullowhee, and a member of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, Dec. 29, 2014 at the Med West Harris Hospital in Sylva. Starlene was the daughter of the late...
