Miss Cherokee report for month of July 2017

  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...

Museum hosting Planetarium for month of August

  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,...

Johnson named AISES region representative

  Kayla Johnson, an EBCI tribal member and a fellow in the Jones-Bowman Leadership Award program (JBLA), has been selected to serve as the Region 7 Representative for the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES). She is currently studying...

Sequoyah Birthplace Museum begins renovations

  VONORE, Tenn. – The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum is set to begin phase one of a renovation to their facility.  Starting Wednesday, July 26, the main museum building will be closed for extended internal and external renovation, with a December finish date...