by admin | Aug 30, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF As the result of a partnership signed on Wednesday, Aug. 30 between officials from Cherokee Central Schools and Swain County Schools with the Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (JCCCC), students at...
by admin | Aug 29, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. – Eighteen-year-old Madison Whitekiller, a Northeastern State University student and former Junior Miss Cherokee from Verdigris, is the 2017-18 Miss Cherokee (Nation). Whitekiller was crowned Saturday during a leadership competition at...
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...