Community News
Meet the new Teen Miss Cherokee
On Thursday, Oct. 4, the Teen Miss Cherokee Pageant was held at the 100th Annual Cherokee Indian Fair. There were six contestants running for this royalty including: Bradley Welch and Taylor Wilnoty from Cherokee High School; Whitney West from Cherokee Middle School;...
DAR donates to New Kituwah
Christmas came early for students at the New Kituwah Academy. Members of the Spencer Clack Chapter of DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) from Sevierville, Tenn. brought school supplies for the students.
USA Funds awards $100K to American Indian College Fund
USA Funds awarded $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund) for marketing and scholarship support.
Event to celebrate Native American heritage at WCU Nov. 19-20
In recognition of American Indian Heritage Month, Western Carolina University will host its fourth annual Native American Heritage Expo on Monday, Nov. 19, and Tuesday, Nov. 20, in the Grandroom of A.K. Hinds University Center.
CHS students participate in Mock Election
Cherokee High School students in the History Department participated in a mock election on Tuesday, Nov. 6 in conjunction with the official elections being held around the nation. It was an opportunity for students to learn about the election process and review the...
New Kituwah Academy students present Presidential campaign speeches
Third grade students at New Kituwah Academy shared their “campaign speeches” to their fellow classmates in grades Kindergarten through 2nd grade on Tuesday, Nov. 6. The speech presentation started out as a writing assignment about what their campaign would consist of...
OICA is gone, but not really
The Oconaluftee Institute of Cultural Arts (OICA) is no longer. But, its staff and students are not out in the cold.
Tribe partnering with SCC to start Fire Fighter Academy
The EBCI Department of Public Safety, in partnership with Southwestern Community College (SCC) Jerry Sutton Public Safety Training Center (PSTC), is starting an unprecedented effort to train future fire fighters. In a joint effort to address the shortage of qualified...
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