by admin | Mar 5, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – A nearly $500,000 grant from the National Science Foundation aims to preserve the Cherokee culture through the establishment of a mentor program for young Cherokee Nation citizens. The program will match young Cherokees from northeastern...
by admin | Mar 5, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced that a paving project will begin the week of March 12 on Laurel Creek Road, Townsend Entrance Road, and Tremont Road. The project should be completed by June 15, though work schedules are subject to...
by admin | Mar 2, 2018 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By RICHARD G. SNEED PRINCIPAL CHIEF This week, I joined Tribal Council to break ground for a new housing project along Highway 19 in the Painttown community. One of my goals is to build 100 homes. The new housing project will have a total of 60 units....
by admin | Mar 1, 2018 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The late Lt. Col. Kina Swayney received numerous awards and commendations during her 24-year distinguished military career, and now she has received the highest designation within the Eastern Band of Cherokee...
by admin | Mar 1, 2018 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Kent Briggs, Cherokee Braves head football coach, led his team to a state title this past season, and now he has another title. During its regular session on the morning of Thursday, March 1, Tribal Council passed...
by admin | Feb 28, 2018 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
Trey Adcock, UNC Asheville assistant professor of interdisciplinary studies who also directs the university’s American Indian & Indigenous Studies Program, has won a $50,000 Whiting Public Engagement Fellowship – one of only seven awarded nationally in...
