by admin | Jan 24, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPF) is proud to announce grants for ongoing disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. In response to the devastating impact of the storm, CPF has awarded funding to three organizations...
by admin | Jan 24, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor The Lumbee Fairness Act (H.R. 1101), which would have granted federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina – a state-recognized group, died in the 118th Congress. Now, two identical bills have been...
by admin | Jan 23, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor WAYNESVILLE, N.C. – In the Haywood County Courthouse, on Monday, Jan. 6, Shelli Buckner who previously served as an interim lead prosecutor for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was sworn in as an Assistant District...
by admin | Jan 23, 2025 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C. “We’re in a great battle across this nation and it’s around identity, it’s around this federal recognition process – something that, over the past couple weeks, we’ve spent a lot of hours meeting with our...
by admin | Jan 22, 2025 | OBITUARIES
Janice Carol Dugan Smith “Squeek”, age 73, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025. She was a devoted wife, mother, and grandmother who found immense joy in watching her children and grandchildren play ball....
