by admin | Oct 1, 2026 | OPINIONS
By SHANNON WHITE Alderson, Wyo. I wrote this poem after reading the testimony of the guy who turned me on to my ruin, what got me 21 years of my life locked up. I can blame only myself. I hope people learn from my mistakes and know there is hope out there. I’m...
by admin | Oct 1, 2026 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas, a state-recognized group based in McAllen, Texas, is seeking federal acknowledgement as an American Indian tribe through a newly-introduced House bill. H.R. 10435 (Lipan Apache Tribe...
by admin | Oct 1, 2026 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Burgess-Oocumma Veterans Memorial Cemetery was dedicated in 2022, and now a sizable grant from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ National Cemetery Administration (NCA) will help the...
by admin | Sep 30, 2026 | OBITUARIES
Nancy Leopard Finger passed on Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, at the age of 93. She was born in Haywood County on Aug. 13, 1933, into a family of 13 children, to the late Frank and Alice (Ashe) Leopard. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband,...
by admin | Sep 30, 2026 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – Several hundred people turned out, wearing orange shirts, to commemorate the National Day for Truth & Reconciliation event hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) in...
