Miss Cherokee report for December 2016

  By AMORIE GUNTER MISS CHEROKEE 2016-17   Siyo, Hello, I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season with their loved ones. This month, I had the pleasure of riding in the Bryson City, Waynesville, Cherokee, and Robbinsville Christmas parades. I was asked...

Tribal members inducted into honor society at SCC

  SYLVA – Fifty-eight Southwestern Community College students were inducted into the National Technical Honor Society on Thursday, Dec. 8, on SCC’s Jackson Campus.  EBCI tribal members Dawnena Bradley and Crystal Chotalia were among those inducted. They all...

Young tribal member launches Team Boogie Monster

  By SHEYAHSHE LITTLEDAVE ONE FEATHER CONTRIBUTOR   Russell Reed, a 7-year-old EBCI tribal member, walked into Cherokee Indian Hospital on Thursday, Dec. 8 with one goal: to deliver 24 Pediatric activity bags for any child that had or will be admitted into...

Miss Cherokee report for November

  AMORIE GUNTER MISS CHEROKEE 2016-17   Siyo, hello the month of November has been very busy for me. I had the privilege of attending the Veteran’s Day celebration and see the official unveiling of the Charles George statue. I can’t thank the men and...

Sampson appointed to lead WCU’s Cherokee Center

  CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University alumna Sky K. Sampson, manager of the Cherokee Boys Club Youth Council programs, has been named director of the university’s Cherokee Center. The appointment, announced by WCU Provost Alison Morrison-Shetlar, is effective...

Tribal members make mark at AISES

  MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Since 1977, the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) has worked to substantially increase American Indian and Alaska Native representation in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) fields — as students,...