by Anthony Brown | Mar 21, 2013 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
WASHINGTON – Sen. Kay Hagan (D-NC) welcomed Vice Chief Larry Blythe to a meeting hosted by the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee on Wednesday, March 20. Sen. Hagan invited Vice Chief Blythe to attend the meeting, which brought together Senators and American...
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...
