by Anthony Brown | Feb 22, 2013 | A&E, Front Page
By DAWN ARNEACH QUALLA ARTS & CRAFTS Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual recently has hosted classes for EBCI tribal members to learn the art of making river cane mats and pine needle baskets. The classes were funded by a grant from the Cherokee Preservation...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 20, 2013 | A&E, Happenings
WHO: Alicia Keys is a 14-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter and producer. She’s also an accomplished actress, a New York Times best-selling author, an entrepreneur and a powerful force in the world of philanthropy and in the global fight against HIV...
by Anthony Brown | Feb 19, 2013 | A&E, Front Page
CULLOWHEE – A new book by Anna Fariello of Western Carolina University’s Hunter Library examines carvers active among the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in the early to mid 20th century. The 66-page “Cherokee Carving,” on sale through the Qualla Arts and Crafts...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 23, 2013 | A&E, NEWS ka-no-he-da
GREENSBORO – The 38th Annual North Carolina Indian Unity Conference is scheduled for Feb. 28 – March 2 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons in Greensboro. Conference organizers are currently seeking entries for the Amateur Art Competition, the Quilting...
by Anthony Brown | Jan 7, 2013 | A&E, Happenings
Jan. 12 at 6pm at City Lights Bookstore in Sylva. Cooper, a member of the Comanche Nation of Oklahoma, will discuss his book It’s My Trail Too. In January 2011, Cooper began walking the northern route of the Cherokee Trail of Tears for personal reflection and...
by Anthony Brown | Dec 5, 2012 | A&E
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation, a national charity dedicated to the revitalization, appreciation and perpetuation of Native arts and cultures, has awarded a total of $200,000 in awards to 12 American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian artists. Through...
