Tribe moving along with child welfare system

  Principal Chief Michell Hicks signed a Title IV-E Pre-Print, which is a document containing plans and policies for the Tribe’s new child welfare system, in his office on Monday, Aug. 24.  The pre-print is a deliverable submitted to the U.S. Department of Health...

EBCI set to host Tri-Council Meeting

    By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   For the first time in six years, the three federally recognized Cherokee tribes will convene in Red Clay, Tenn., the site of the last seat of Cherokee government prior to the Removal.  The Eastern Band of...

Cherokee Children’s Home officially opens

    By AMBLE SMOKER ONE FEATHER STAFF   The new Cherokee Children’s Home officially opened its doors on Friday, Aug. 14 at a ribbon cutting ceremony at the new location on Goose Creek Road in the Birdtown community of Cherokee. Former Boys Club General...

Hyatt wins Miss Native American USA title

  Kristina Lynn Hyatt, 26, an EBCI tribal member and former Miss Cherokee was crowned Miss Native American USA on Saturday, Aug. 8 at the annual MNAUSA Pageant in Tempe, Ariz.  She competed against eight other contestants. Hyatt holds a bachelor’s degree in...