by admin | Jun 28, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – Sitting at a table in the Qualla Boundary Public Library, Keredith “Tooter” Owens looks over a pile of her photographs documenting her career as a fancy shawl dancer at pow wows. “The Lamanite...
by admin | Jun 28, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – Nakoa Chiltoskie, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, loves the graceful movements of dancing and the camaraderie that pow wows bring. She started dancing at age 7. She commented, “I...
by admin | Jun 27, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter CHEROKEE, N.C. – Hollie Stover, or Usdasdi, is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and the office administrator for New Kituwah Academy (NKA) in Cherokee, N.C. She is also a women’s...
by admin | Jun 27, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – Anthony Lett, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been in the pow wow dance arena for most of his life. “Like some of us, we are born into it. I, myself, was brought into the...
by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter CHEROKEE, N.C. – Amy PostOak, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), and Johnny PostOak, Mvskoke, are the husband and wife who own and operate Three Sisters Design & Supply. They have...
by admin | Jun 26, 2025 | COMMUNITY sgadugi
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter CHEROKEE, N.C. – Bernice and Rick Bottchenbaugh, elders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) from Kolanvyi (Big Cove) and champion traditional powwow dancers, have been dancing with their children...
