Hellbender sightings requested

  As temperatures warm and fishing and swimming season ramps up, the EBCI Department of Fisheries & Wildlife Management asks for everyone’s help reporting hellbenders. Eastern hellbenders (tsu-wa) – a species of giant salamander also called “water dogs” –...

Swain Arts Center to offer summer camps

  The Swain Arts Center will offer two summer camps this year.  The Cultural Arts Camp will be held on July 8-11 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. each day.  Camp activities will focus on Cherokee culture including Cherokee language, arts and crafts with instruction by...

How do you get legal advice and help?

  By JAMIE ARNOLD   H.P. Lovecraft once said, “the oldest and strongest fear is fear of the unknown.” To most people, the legal world is a scary place.  It can be complex, overwhelming, and terribly expensive.  Fortunately, Cherokee has its very own legal...