Community News
Birdtown Gym to be re-named honoring Peaches Squirrell
The Birdtown Gym has been re-named for a person synonymous with basketball in the Cherokee community. The building will now be known as the Peaches Squirrell Sports and Recreation Complex.
Cherokee Middle School 2nd Quarter Honor Rolls
Cherokee Middle School 2nd Quarter Honor Rolls
Hear Beloved Woman Myrtle Driver Johnson say “Merry Christmas” in Cherokee language
ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏱᏍᎬ ulihelisdi unadetiyisgv happiness at time of birth
Lloyd Carl Owle receives Frell Owl Award
Lloyd Carl Owle, an elder of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, received the coveted Frell Owl Award on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 14 during a ceremony held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Convention Center.
EBCI announces Remember the Removal participants for 2023 Ride
Six members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) have been selected to participate in the 2023 Remember the Removal (RTR) Ride which will retrace the northern route of the Trail of Tears this June. The riders will join participants from the Cherokee Nation on the journey from New Echota, Ga. to Tahlequah, Okla.
Cherokee language translation of “Twas the Night Before Christmas”
CLICK ABOVE TO LISTEN: ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏴᎯᏕᎾ ᎾᎥ ᎤᏒ ᎨᎲ Unadetiyvhidena na’v usv gehv Almost Christmas near night it was ‘Twas The Night Before Christmas By Clement C. Moore ᎤᏬᏪᎳᏅ ᎢᏃᎵ ᎤᏁᏍᏓᏅ Inoli uhnesdanv Translated by Inoli (Wiggins Blackfox) ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏴᎯᏕᎾ ᎾᎥ ᎤᏒ...
‘Creating Community’ – First BIPOC ride coming to Fire Mountain
Saturday, Dec. 3 will see the melding of growing groups in the mountain biking community.
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle appointed to Museum Board
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian has announced that award-winning author and educator Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle has joined the Museum’s Board of Directors, elected by unanimous vote by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Tribal Council.
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