Hannah Ledford, an EBCI tribal member from the Birdtown Community, was recently selected to participate in the 2015 Miss Teen pageant competition that will take place on Sunday, Nov. 15.

The Shadow of the Bear is a natural phenomenon that occurs during the weeks of mid-October through the early weeks of November.

The Cherokee Youth Council held the 1st Annual Youth Council Awards Banquet last week.

These are the winners in the 2015 Cherokee Indian Fair EBCI Cooperative Extension contests.

These are the winners from Children’s Day held Wednesday, Oct. 7 at the Cherokee Indian Fair.

These are the winners in the Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual, Inc. contests at the 2015 Cherokee Indian Fair.

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Following are the winners of the 2015 Cherokee Indian Fair Parade held on Tuesday, Oct. 6 and Community Day held on Saturday, Oct. 10.