President Barack Obama announced his intent on Wednesday, Jan. 19 to appoint the following to the Indian Law and Order Commission: Carole E. Goldberg, Theresa M. Pouley, and Ted Quasula.

The Cherokee Chamber of Commerce has named River’s Edge Outfitters as the “Business of the Year”.

Tickets are on sale now for the Jan. 22, Paula Deen Cooking Demonstration at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel, with proceeds to benefit the Cherokee Indian Hospital’s Digital Mammography Unit.

The Cherokee Middle School Braves edged the Murphy Middle Bulldogs 42-39 at home on Tuesday, Jan. 18.

Citizens in or around Cherokee, can now send Text and Web Tips through the Cherokee Indian Police Department and TipSoft from CrimeReports.

Rashida Manjoo, United Nations Special Rapporteur on Violence Against Women, will visit the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in Cherokee, North Carolina on Jan. 27-28.

Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar and Assistant Secretary- Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk provided the Department’s draft Tribal Consultation Policy to the leaders of the nation’s 565 federally-recognized American Indian and Alaska Native tribes for their review and comment on Friday, Jan. 14.

Cherokee One Feather – Jan. 13, 2011 (downloadable PDF file of complete paper)