by Anthony Brown | Sep 5, 2013 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Front Page
By JOHN ROSS SEQUOYAH FUND Cherokee High School auto mechanics teacher Richard Sneed has been selected by the National Indian Education Association as the Classroom Teacher of the Year. Sneed was selected from a national pool of thousands of Native educators...
by Anthony Brown | Sep 4, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SARAH MCCLELLAN-WELCH EBCI AGRICULTURE AGENT The new prize list is out for the 2013 Cherokee Indian Fair combining EBCI Cooperative Extension and Qualla Arts & Crafts exhibits into one convenient booklet. Exhibitors will see that entries that do not fit...
by Anthony Brown | Sep 4, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
CULLOWHEE – A Rutherford County educational foundation executive, the first woman elected principal chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and a Highlands homebuilder are the three newest members of the Western Carolina University Board of Trustees. N.C. Gov....
by Anthony Brown | Sep 4, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
BRYSON CITY – U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced several defendants on Wednesday, Aug. 21. All federal sentences are served without the possibility of parole. Phillip Jacquell Williams, 22, of Greenville, was sentenced to serve 18 months in prison...
by Anthony Brown | Sep 3, 2013 | A&E, Front Page
EBCI tribal member Shan Goshorn was the recipient of three major awards at the SWAIA Santa Fe Indian Market held Aug. 16-18 with a set of three baskets, entitled “They Were Called Kings”. This event boasts 1,200 juried artists and 150,000 attendees and is considered...
by Anthony Brown | Sep 3, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Doyu ulihelisdodi agiwonihisdi hi gvnigesv igvndii. I trust everyone enjoyed the nice long Labor Day Weekend. Over the past several weeks, there have been many exciting events take place; I would like to share these with you. Each year, my office releases a...