Jacobs selected to AISES Board of Directors
BOARD: Alicia Jacobs, a Cherokee Nation citizen who serves as the Jones-Bowman Leadership Specialist at the Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute, has been selected to serve on the AISES Board of Directors for 2017-20. (Photo courtesy of Cherokee Boys Club) The American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) announced the appointment of six More...
Autumn leaves must fall, but not before being a WNC tourism draw
CULLOWHEE – It’s September in the hills when Western Carolina University’s fall foliage forecaster Beverly Collins attempts to quantify the quality of the annual color show in Western North Carolina More...
Park staff and neighbors to celebrate Fall Harvest at the Mountain Farm Museum
WORK: FFA volunteers make syrup at a past year’s event. (NPS photo) The annual Mountain Life Festival at the Mountain Farm Museum in Great Smoky Mountains National Park is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 16. More...
Yellowhill Community Club sponsoring dance lessons and dances
Dance is just one of the programs being developed in Yellowhill to build relationships, respect for others, and many social skills, while enjoying the art of dance. Many volunteers have offered free dance More...
Cherokee Indian Hospital names new public relations officer
NEW HIRE: Cherokee Indian Hospital has named Sheyahshe Littledave as their new public relations officer. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather) Cherokee Indian Hospital has named Sheyahshe Littledave as their new More...
Cherokee, Swain school systems sign partnership with Job Corps
SIGNING: Dr. Michael Murray (left), Cherokee Central Schools superintendent, signs a mutual agreement between the school system and the Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center on Wednesday, Aug. 30 as More...
Madison Whitekiller named 2017-18 Miss Cherokee (Nation)
PAGEANT: Shown (left-right) are Miss Cherokee second runner-up Amari McCoy, Miss Cherokee Madison Whitekiller, Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Bill John Baker, and Miss Cherokee first runner-up LaNice Belcher. TAHLEQUAH, More...
Danya Pigeon crowned 2017-18 Junior Miss Cherokee (Nation)
ROYALTY: 2017-18 Junior Miss Cherokee Danya Pigeon receives her crown from 2016-17 Junior Miss Cherokee Lauryn Skye McCoy during the 26th annual leadership competition on Saturday, Aug. 19 in Tahlequah, Okla. TAHLEQUAH, More...
Youth Council cultural exchange visit yields great fun and important lessons
A half dozen Cherokee youth spent a week this summer in the Pacific Northwest having great fun and learning some invaluable lessons. The trip was part of a domestic cultural exchange program sponsored by More...
Tribal members win “Native American 40 under 40” award
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Hope Huskey and Jacob Reed, both EBCI tribal members, have been selected to receive the Native American 40 under 40 award from the National Center for American More...
