by admin | Jan 24, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPF) is proud to announce grants for ongoing disaster relief efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. In response to the devastating impact of the storm, CPF has awarded funding to three organizations...
by admin | Jan 24, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor The Lumbee Fairness Act (H.R. 1101), which would have granted federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina – a state-recognized group, died in the 118th Congress. Now, two identical bills have been...
by admin | Jan 23, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor WAYNESVILLE, N.C. – In the Haywood County Courthouse, on Monday, Jan. 6, Shelli Buckner who previously served as an interim lead prosecutor for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was sworn in as an Assistant District...
by admin | Jan 17, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Cherokee Police Commission held their first meeting of 2025, including the newly sworn commissioners, in the Ginger Lynn Welch building on the afternoon of Thursday, Jan. 16. Commissioners in...
by admin | Jan 16, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
CHEROKEE, N.C. – In fall 2024, the Cherokee Preservation Foundation awarded 10 grants to partners within Western North Carolina. Grants totaled more than $2.1 million and were awarded to projects advancing the Foundation’s mission of improving the quality of...
by admin | Jan 9, 2025 | NEWS ka-no-he-da, Trading Post
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter CHEROKEE, N.C. – From January 2024 to January 2025, with help from a year-long grant awarded by the International Women’s Media Foundation’s Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered...
