by admin | Jan 25, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff Imagine working through a docket that consists of 308 cases and talking to 11 different defense attorneys. That’s just Wednesday. The Office of the Tribal Prosecutor (OTP) is staffed by three individuals. Tribal...
by admin | Jan 24, 2022 | Health, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff January 2022 has seen the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the Cherokee community out of any month since the pandemic began. And, the month isn’t over yet. The EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)...
by admin | Jan 23, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff The Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) issued a ruling on Friday, Jan. 21 declining to overturn the McGirt decision from 2020 – a move that tribal leaders are hailing as a victory for sovereignty. McGirt...
by admin | Jan 20, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountains National Park experienced the busiest year on record with 14,137,812 visits. Visitation exceeded the 2019 record by 1.5 million visits and 2020 visitation by more than 2 million visits. The park has increasingly become a year-round...
by admin | Jan 19, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountains National Park received emergency assistance from the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency (TEMA) and the Tennessee Army National Guard (TANG) to rescue a stranded hiker on Tuesday, Jan. 18. At approximately 8:20 a.m., the Park’s Emergency...
by admin | Jan 19, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cynthia Chavez Lamar has been named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, effective Feb. 14. She is the first Native woman to be named as a Smithsonian museum director. Chavez Lamar has been at the museum most recently since...
