How fortunate are we, the students of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, to have the benefit of our Minor’s Fund along with the funding and incentive support provided by our Higher Education Office. These funds have the ability, if responsibly planned for, to...

What do past presidents George H.W. Bush and George W. Bush, inventor Samuel Morse and Law & Order creator Dick Wolf have in common with EBCI tribal member Caleb Teesateskie? They all studied at the prestigious Phillips Academy in Boston, Mass.

The deadline for requesting financial assistance from the Yogi Crowe Memorial Scholarship Fund for spring semester is Friday, Nov. 1.  Applications must be postmarked by the deadline date and mailed on or before the deadline.  Applications not postmarked or received...

Cherokee Middle School 2013 Homecoming Court

As I begin the last leg of my senior exit project, I took the opportunity to reflect back on the sixteen weeks of articles I have contributed to the Cherokee One Feather that speak to the many issues of Native education. In deciding what this week’s focus should be, I...

Adam Blythe, an EBCI tribal member and a 1998 graduate of Swain County High School, completed his Doctoral degree in Criminal Justice from Northcentral University this past summer. He is also finishing his next two novels which will be released within the next year.