by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
Thank you to the One Feather and its readers for allowing me the space to write to you. I am the (relatively new) executive director of the Museum of the Cherokee Indian, having started in May 2021. When I was hired, the Museum Board tasked me with updating our...
by admin | Dec 10, 2021 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian (MCI) is expanding its leadership with the appointment of two new directors. Evan Mathis has joined the Museum as its director of collections and exhibitions to manage the care, safety, and security of the MCI’s paper and...
by admin | Dec 8, 2021 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
ASHEVILLE – The WNC Honors Awards, a program of WNC Communities, is built on a 72-year tradition of recognizing rural community development clubs for their innovative ideas and grassroots solutions. These centers and clubs are the backbone of community...
by admin | Nov 30, 2021 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By DAN CHAPMAN U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Public Affairs Specialist Seven miles outside town, in the fertile valley that runs alongside the Tuckasegee River, lies the heart of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Remnants of a ceremonial mound more than...
by admin | Nov 23, 2021 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
One Feather Staff Report Each year, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians recognizes the Friday after Thanksgiving as a tribal holiday known as Tsali Day. This year, a group of tribal members are organizing an event honoring Tsali Day and acknowledging...
by admin | Nov 22, 2021 | A&E, COMMUNITY sgadugi
The Western North Carolina Historical Association announced the selection of five finalists for the Thomas Wolfe Memorial Literary Award recently and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is included. Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle was nominated for...
