by admin | Aug 22, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Sequoyah High School senior Danya Pigeon, of Hulbert, was crowned the 2017-18 Junior Miss Cherokee during the 26th annual leadership competition on Saturday, Aug. 19. For the next year, Pigeon will act as a goodwill ambassador for the tribe,...
by admin | Aug 21, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
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 the Cherokee Youth Council. The young people visited...
by admin | Aug 10, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
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 Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED). The awards will...
by admin | Aug 9, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By AMORIE GUNTER MISS CHEROKEE 2016-17 Siyo! July was a very busy, fun month for me! Myself, along with the other princesses, rode in the 4th of July parade in Gatlinburg, Tenn. We had so much fun and won first place for our float! I attended the Choctaw...
by admin | Aug 8, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
The Bureau of Indian Affairs and Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC) signed an agreement to increase fire and non-fire training and work-based learning opportunities for students on Tuesday, Aug. 1. The agreement provides additional...
by admin | Aug 2, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF For the entire month of August, the Museum of the Cherokee Indian is providing a chance for its patrons to look at the skies in a new way. A planetarium dome, on loan through a program with Rice University in Texas,...
