by admin | May 10, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
SYLVA, N.C. – Michell Hicks, Ugvwiyuhi (Principal Chief) of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been named the recipient of Southwestern Community College’s 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award. A 1990 graduate of SCC’s Accounting program, Ugvwiyuhi Hicks has...
by admin | May 3, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute (RKLI) is proud to share two exciting updates that reflect their continued commitment to culturally based leadership development for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). RKLI Alumni Week – May 19-22 RKLI...
by admin | May 1, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter BRYSON CITY, N.C. – Jeff Helpman, pastor of The Grove Church on Franklin Grove in Bryson City, heads a Code Purple warming center at his church with the help of his wife, Jodi Helpman, who is graduating this May from...
by admin | Apr 30, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter CULLOWHEE, N.C. – The Cherokee Language Master Apprentice Program (CLMAP) 2025 cohort has worked closely with Western Carolina University (WCU) School of Art and Design assistant professor Tatiana Potts and her...
by admin | Apr 29, 2025 | A&E, COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – The antics of Danny and Sandy and the T-Birds and Pink Ladies will be brought to life by students in an upcoming production by the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) musical theatre program. The...
by admin | Apr 22, 2025 | A&E, COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor Ky’Lee Robison, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) with Mvskoke heritage, has been selected to receive the prestigious Virginia A. Groot Residency at the Center for Craft. “I was overwhelmed...
