by admin | Mar 31, 2020 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Front Page
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF McGrath, Alaska, population 342, is home to the Welch family, three of whom are members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and are completely accustomed to the social distancing and isolation that people...
by admin | Mar 30, 2020 | COMMUNITY sgadugi, Front Page, Health
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF When N.C. Governor Roy Cooper ordered the closure of all public schools on March 14, the first question on a lot of minds was, ‘what about families that rely on school lunch?’ The staff at Cherokee Central Schools...
by admin | Mar 28, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF President Trump signed into law H.R. 748, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) on Friday, March 27 following a voice vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. The $2 trillion relief...
by admin | Mar 27, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Tribal officials of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians announced the first confirmed case of coronavirus (COVID-19) on the Qualla Boundary during a press conference on Friday, March 27. Principal Chief Richard...
by admin | Mar 27, 2020 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Senate passed the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act (H.R. 748) by a vote of 96-0 on Wednesday, March 25. The $2 trillion coronavirus relief bill, which is Phase III of the federal...
by admin | Mar 25, 2020 | Front Page, Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is reporting the first COVID-19 associated deaths. A person from Cabarrus County died on March 24 from complications associated with the virus. The patient was in their late seventies and had several...
