by admin | Sep 5, 2024 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – An application to restore the name of Clingman’s Dome, in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, to its original Cherokee name, Kuwohi (mulberry place), will be heard by the U.S. Board on...
by admin | Sep 4, 2024 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – A new National Park Service report shows that 13,297,647 visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2023 spent $2.2 billion in communities near the park. That spending supported 33,748 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative...
by admin | Sep 3, 2024 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Great Smoky Mountains National Park fire officials and fire investigators have determined that the Flint Gap Fire was started by lightning from a recent summer storm. Lightning caused wildfires are relatively rare in the Smokies with most...
by admin | Aug 29, 2024 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Great Smoky Mountains National Park continues initial attack efforts on the Flint Gap Fire. Two suppression modules are assisting with initial attack today, Thursday, Aug. 29. An additional module will arrive tomorrow. The fire is now...
by admin | Aug 28, 2024 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – The Indian Health Service (IHS) has reached a historic agreement with the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma (UKB) that the UKB will use to establish the UKB Tribal Health System. The 638 Agreement, will add the Purchased...
by admin | Aug 28, 2024 | NEWS ka-no-he-da
GATLINBURG, Tenn. – Great Smoky Mountains National Park received a report of a small wildland fire near Hannah Mountain, south of Abrams Creek, the evening of Monday, Aug. 26. The Flint Gap Fire is estimated to be about 10 acres as of Wednesday, Aug. 27 at noon....
