by Anthony Brown | Oct 19, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By MAGGIE WEICHEL and HARMER WEICHEL Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) will be elevated to sainthood in a Canonization Mass on Sunday, Oct. 21. She will become the first American Indian saint. The joyous celebration will take place in Rome, Italy during a Mass in St....
by Anthony Brown | Oct 18, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Great Smoky Mountains National Park recorded 963,317 visitors during September which is a 9.2 percent increase in visitation as compared with September 2011. Visitation numbers during September 2012 at all the Park’s three major entrances showed increased over...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 18, 2012 | Happenings, NEWS ka-no-he-da
Early voting for the Nov. 6 General Elections starts today, Thursday, Oct. 18. It will be held at the Cherokee Life Center from 12-7pm on the following days: Oct. 18, 19, 22, 23,24,25,26, 29, 30 and 31 from 12p.m.– 7:00 p.m. and Nov. 1 and 2 from 12-7pm. It will also...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 17, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Eagles and their feathers are sacred to just about every American Indian tribe and are used in various ceremonies and religious activities. Members of federally-recognized tribes are allowed to legally possess and use...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 17, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
At 11:57 on Saturday, Oct. 13, Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park were notified of a two vehicle accident along the north bound Pigeon Forge-Gatlinburg Spur (U.S. 441) near Westgate Resort near midnight on Saturday, Oct. 13. Preliminary investigation shows...
by Anthony Brown | Oct 16, 2012 | Front Page, NEWS ka-no-he-da
RALEIGH – Gov. Bev Perdue has appointed Greg Richardson, Executive Director of the N.C. Commission of Indian Affairs, to serve as North Carolina’s delegate to Governor’s Interstate Indian Council (GIIC). As such, he will represent her at the 63nd annual GIIC...
