by admin | Jan 28, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter CHEROKEE, N.C. – New Kituwah Academy (NKA), the early childhood to sixth grade Cherokee language immersion school located in the old Boundary Tree Lodge, is readying for several renovations in 2025. Many of the...
by admin | Jan 24, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor For the fifth Congress in a row, a bill that would place 76 acres of land, containing several Cherokee historic sites in eastern Tennessee, in trust for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been introduced...
by admin | Jan 24, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPF) is proud to announce grants for ongoing disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. In response to the devastating impact of the storm, CPF has awarded funding to three organizations...
by admin | Jan 24, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor The Lumbee Fairness Act (H.R. 1101), which would have granted federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina – a state-recognized group, died in the 118th Congress. Now, two identical bills have been...
by admin | Jan 23, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor WAYNESVILLE, N.C. – In the Haywood County Courthouse, on Monday, Jan. 6, Shelli Buckner who previously served as an interim lead prosecutor for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was sworn in as an Assistant District...
by admin | Jan 17, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Cherokee Police Commission held their first meeting of 2025, including the newly sworn commissioners, in the Ginger Lynn Welch building on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 16. Commissioners in...