by Anthony Brown | Mar 20, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Bears and three local bear zoos were the hot topic at a Tribal Council work session and public meeting held on the night of Tuesday, March 19. Following the USDA shutdown of the Chief Saunooke Bear Zoo for multiple violations,...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 19, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee Indian Hospital Emergency Department has a new “employee” to serve the community. Its name is De Da Nu Weski, meaning healer, and it’s a Telestroke Robot. Over the past year (2012), 37 patients at Cherokee Indian Hospital (CIH) were diagnosed with acute...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 19, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPFdn) announced on Tuesday, March 19 it has awarded 21 new grants totaling $1 million that support cultural preservation, economic development, job creation and environmental preservation. They include: A grant to the Junaluska...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 19, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF There are over 2.3 million Total Rewards card members in a 180-mile radius of Cherokee, but only 20 percent have ever visited Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. The Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise (TCGE) hopes that building...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 18, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory has donated campaign funds he received from an Oklahoma man who has been accused of violating Florida’s gaming laws. Chase Burns gave McCrory a campaign donation of $4,000 which the governor has donated to the Durham (NC) Rescue...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 14, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Betty Craig Dupree, a long-time manager at Qualla Arts & Crafts who passed away last year, was honored during an event at the store on Thursday, March 14. Not only did she help advance Qualla Arts & Crafts, but...
