by admin | Feb 11, 2025 | OPINIONS
By BROOKLYN BROWN Tsisqwohi (Birdtown) My favorite fruit is ani (strawberry), partly because I enjoy them and I grew up with Strawberry Shortcake (the cartoon and the dessert), but mainly because of the Cherokee Legend of the First Strawberry that I first heard...
by admin | Feb 10, 2025 | OBITUARIES
Joy Lee (Sissy) Allison Smith, 69, peacefully entered into the arms of her Savior on Saturday, Feb. 8, 2025. Born on Jan. 17, 1956, in Cherokee, N.C., Joy was the beloved daughter of the late Ronald L. and Roberta Joan Allison. Affectionately known to all as Sissy,...
by admin | Feb 10, 2025 | OPINIONS
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor A State of Emergency for the Cherokee language was declared in Tri-Council, a meeting of the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes, on June 27, 2019. Roger Smoker, an elder of the Eastern Band of...
by admin | Feb 10, 2025 | CIPD Arrest Report
The following people were arrested by the Cherokee Indian Police Department and booked into the Anthony Edward Lossiah Justice Center. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until...
by admin | Feb 10, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor A bill (H.R. 226) that would place 76 acres of land, containing several Cherokee historic sites in eastern Tennessee, in trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has passed the U.S. House of...
