The House unanimously approved legislation on Wednesday, Dec. 11 that was sponsored by Congressman Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) to allow construction of a memorial to Native American veterans on the grounds of the National Museum of the American Indian.

Rapper…actor…entrepreneur…motivational speaker…all of these words describe Litefoot. The Cherokee Nation citizen whose real name is Gary Davis brought a positive message to the Cherokee Central Schools on Tuesday, Dec. 10 and Wednesday, Dec. 11.

On Friday, Dec. 6, Cherokee High School honored five of its established citizens in the Cherokee community. Honoring our Elders is held every fall. This year five community members were interviewed by students and staff. The theme for this program has always been...

Four decades of Cherokee students have experienced the warm smile and tender heart of Emmaline Kalonaheskie who worked in the front office of Cherokee High School. She was honored at a retirement luncheon on Monday, Dec. 9.

The National Park Service Southeast Region in Atlanta announced on Monday, Dec. 9 that Pedro Ramos has been selected as the acting superintendent of Great Smoky Mountains National Park for 90 days, effective Jan. 12, 2014.  Ramos has been the superintendent at Big...