Christmas terms in the Cherokee Language

Courtesy of Kituwah Preservation and Education Program Family si-da-ne-la Happiness a-li-he-li-tsi-da-sdi Love (the noun) a-da-gey(u) di Food a- l(a) sdayv the Christmas tree a-tse no-tsi  It is snowing gu-ti-ha Stockings di-li-yo The North Pole tsu-yv-tsv Santa Claus...

Basketball Terms in the Cherokee Language

 Courtesy of Kituwah Preservation and Education Program Basketball a-la-sga-l(v)-di Basketball goal ga-nv-di wi-ga-lo-di He/she walked da-la-sgv-na He/she fouled a-sga-nv-gi He/she fouled him/her a-da-sga-nv-tsi-si He/she scored ga-nv-v-ga They scored ha-ni-nv-v-ga...

Park blanketed in Snow – Roads Closed

Submitted by Nancy Gray National Park Service Great Smoky Mountains National Park is blanketed in snow.  Snow continued to fall throughout the weekend with accumulations of:   Newfound Gap, 20 inches; Mt. LeConte 32 inches; and Cades Cove and Park Headquarters 2...

Vice Chief makes Special Christmas Delivery

Submitted by Lynne Harlan EBCI Public Relations Coord.   Vice Chief Larry Blythe and Phyllis Ashenfelter delivered 66 Christmas stockings to the patients at the Seven Clans Dialysis Center in Cherokee on Thursday, Dec. 17.  The stockings have become a tradition for...

Cherokee Rotary makes two Donations

One Feather staff report The Cherokee Rotary Club made two donations to local organizations on Thursday, Dec. 17.  The Club donated $250 each to the Cherokee Children’s Home and the Cherokee Chamber of Commerce.  The donation to the Chamber will be used to held...