by admin | Sep 18, 2024 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter CHEROKEE, N.C. – Jack “Tsegi” Cooper, who is in the Dadiwonisi Adult Language Immersion program, and Cherokee fluent speaker Gilliam Jackson, are teaching the Western Carolina University (WCU) Cherokee Language...
by admin | Sep 18, 2024 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Center for Native Health (CNH) has announced Kristina Hyatt as the program officer for Maternal & Child Health programming. Hyatt hails from Kolanvyi (Big Cove) and is a mother, dental hygienist, former Miss Native American USA, and a...
by admin | Sep 12, 2024 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
Submitted by NAFOA WASHINGTON, DC – Following a rigorous search, NAFOA, founded as the Native American Finance Officers Association, has named Cory M. Blankenship, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, as its new executive director. He will...
by admin | Sep 6, 2024 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
Submitted by Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute held the completion ceremony on Aug. 22 for the Dinedi Eginelv (To Give What Was Given to Us), and the Anigiduwagi Iyunadvnedi (Kituwah Ways),...
by admin | Sep 6, 2024 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
Submitted by Ray Kinsland Leadership Institute On Aug. 29-30, the Cherokee Youth Council sponsored a series of workshops for the school system and other tribal organizations, the community, and youth and young adults by Dr. Pearl Yellowman that covered...
by admin | Sep 5, 2024 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A team of Great Smoky Mountains National Park employees was recently awarded the 2023 Excellence in Education Award at a National Park Service awards ceremony in Washington, D.C. Many of the agency’s top awards were presented at the 2023...