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Field Survey on Newfound Gap landslide completed
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have been working with the Federal Highways Administration (FHWA) to assess damage to Newfound Gap Road (U.S. 441) as a result of a Jan. 16 landslide. The FHWA has completed their field survey work, and are now in...
Art, quilting competitions to be held at Indian Unity Conference
The 38th Annual North Carolina Indian Unity Conference is scheduled for Feb. 28 – March 2 at the Sheraton Greensboro Hotel at Four Seasons in Greensboro. Conference organizers are currently seeking entries for the Amateur Art Competition, the Quilting Competition as well as vendors for the event.
Park officials announce Experience Your Smokies program
Officials at Great Smoky Mountains National Park in conjunction with the Friends of the Smokies and the Great Smoky Mountain Association are announcing an opportunity to immerse yourself in the national park. The program, Experience Your Smokies, is a unique...
Tribal Council Results – Tuesday, Jan. 22
Tribal Council Results – Tuesday, Jan. 22
Idle No More march held in Cherokee
In a show of solidarity with Canadian First Nations, over 50 people gathered for a march in Cherokee on Saturday, Jan. 19 in connection with the Idle No More movement.
Update on hiker fatality in Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Rangers have identified the deceased hiker found at Tricorner Knob as Richard Lemarr, 50, from Knoxville, Tenn. Due to the remote location and inclement weather, Tennessee Highway Patrol successfully evacuated the deceased on...
Tribal Council approves hefty fine for domestic violence
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The U.S. Department of Justice reports that American Indian women face a battering rate of 23.2 per 1,000 – almost three times that of Caucasian women (8 per 1,000). The Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee...
Cherokee Boys Club Report – week of Jan. 24
CLUB SCHEDULE Monday, Jan. 21 – Martin Luther King Birthday Holiday (School, Club and Tribal Holiday) Friday, Jan. 25 – School Furlough Day Wednesday, Feb. 6 – Managers’ Meeting – 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13 – Board Resolution Deadline – 8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 15 –...
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