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...
by admin | Jan 14, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff The Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education met on Friday, Jan. 7 following the decision to postpone the start of school. During this meeting they addressed COVID concerns and how to move forward with the...
by admin | Jan 14, 2022 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff The Nikwasi Initiative has the deed to the Nikwasi (sometimes called Noquisiyi) Mound in the town of Franklin and serves as the mound’s current caretakers. They are hoping to expand educational opportunities at the...
