by admin | Oct 13, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
Cherokee Community, Si yo, on Oct. 5, I was crowned Junior Miss Cherokee. I am Cecily Dvdaya Swimmer, and I am 10-years-old. My parents are Micah and Carrah Swimmer, and I have two little brothers named Ogana (named after my grandpa John Henry Maney) and...
by admin | Oct 11, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Kallup McCoy II, an EBCI tribal member, is not shy about his past, but he’s optimistic about his future and that of his fellow tribal members, and he’s working hard to make a positive difference. “I was an addict...
by admin | Oct 6, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
CULLOWHEE – The eighth annual Rooted in the Mountains symposium at Western Carolina University brought concepts of Cherokee philosophy and living wellness to campus Thursday, Sept. 28, and Friday, Sept. 29. The annual symposium is an interdisciplinary forum where...
by admin | Oct 2, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By AMORIE GUNTER 2016-17 MISS CHEROKEE Siyo, I am very sad to say that this will be my final report as your 2016-17 Miss Cherokee. In just a few days, there will be a new Miss Cherokee crowned. Each contestant competing is beautiful and strong and very...
by admin | Sep 28, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Over 100 third, fourth, and fifth graders at Cherokee Elementary School took to the track on the afternoon of Thursday, Sept. 28 to kick-off a new program. Six days after the Active Routes to School program...
by admin | Sep 27, 2017 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF After 11 years as manager of the Qualla Boundary Public Library, Robin Swayney will be changing jobs. But, she looks at it not so much as leaving the Library but transitioning in her work. Swayney will start her...
