Services held for Beloved Man

by | Mar 17, 2018 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF    The life and legacy of a Beloved Man of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was honored during a service on the afternoon of Saturday, March 17.  Tribal members, friends, and family filled the Chief Joyce Dugan...

Cherokee Nation gives teachers a pay raise

by | Mar 14, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da

    TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Cherokee Nation is giving its certified teachers at Sequoyah High School and Cherokee Immersion Charter School an immediate pay raise. The 45 certified teachers are expected to receive a $5,000 lump sum payment on March 29 for the...

Contract signed for Fisher Branch housing

by | Mar 13, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The Birdtown Community will soon have a new housing development on Fisher Branch.  A contract for the construction of the development was signed by Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed and Justin Wright, an EBCI tribal...

EBCI Beloved Man Jerry Wolfe passes away

by | Mar 13, 2018 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Jerry Wolfe, the first Beloved Man of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in over 200 years, passed away on Monday, March 12 at the age of 93.  A fluent speaker and traditionalist, he was always willing to share his...

Saunooke receives prestigious state award

by | Mar 12, 2018 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Long-time Painttown Tribal Council Rep. Tommye Saunooke has been given a high, prestigious honor by the State of North Carolina.  Gov. Roy Cooper has bestowed the honor of being a member of The Order of the Long Leaf...