by Anthony Brown | Mar 21, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF “Native Americans have the third highest rate of HIV in the U.S.,” read a placard at an event hosted by Cherokee Community Health at the Acquoni Expo Center on Thursday, March 21 to celebrate Native HIV Awareness Day. The...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 20, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Bears and three local bear zoos were the hot topic at a Tribal Council work session and public meeting held on the night of Tuesday, March 19. Following the USDA shutdown of the Chief Saunooke Bear Zoo for multiple violations,...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 19, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee Indian Hospital Emergency Department has a new “employee” to serve the community. Its name is De Da Nu Weski, meaning healer, and it’s a Telestroke Robot. Over the past year (2012), 37 patients at Cherokee Indian Hospital (CIH) were diagnosed with acute...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 19, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPFdn) announced on Tuesday, March 19 it has awarded 21 new grants totaling $1 million that support cultural preservation, economic development, job creation and environmental preservation. They include: A grant to the Junaluska...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 19, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF There are over 2.3 million Total Rewards card members in a 180-mile radius of Cherokee, but only 20 percent have ever visited Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort. The Tribal Casino Gaming Enterprise (TCGE) hopes that building...
by Anthony Brown | Mar 18, 2013 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
CLUB SCHEDULE Tuesday, March 19 – Health Screen – 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. (Lobby) Wednesday, March 20 – Board of Directors Meeting – 8:30 a.m. Thursday, March 21 – Safety Committee Meeting – 11:30 a.m. Friday, March 29 – School Furlough Day THOUGHTS AND PRAYERS The...
