On the night of Nov. 30, 1952 near Songnae-dong, Korea, a young Cherokee man saved two of his fellow comrades and performed an act of courage and bravery that cannot properly be put into words.

Cherokee Native Plant Study Group at Yellowhill Comm Bldg

Cherokee Language Lessons are available online

The 2009 H1N1 Flu vaccine has arrived and is being administered to priority groups according to CDC recommendations

After pouring through more than 18,000 file folders and over 115,000 documents, the staff of the Falmouth Institute is finished with the audit of the enrollment files of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. A 27-page final report entitled “Enrollment Analysis Report for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians” was presented to Tribal Council on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

“I’m thankful to God that I got out of it,” said a domestic violence survivor as she spoke of her multi-decade struggle at the hands of her ex-husband. She was speaking at a candlelight vigil held at the Birdtown Gym on Wednesday, Oct. 14 to commemorate October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month and also to honor those who lost their lives in North Carolina this past year due to domestic violence.

   Text by Robin Bailey-Callahan Cherokee Choices Program Photos courtesy of Robin Swayney       The 97th Annual Elder’s Day at the Indian Fair was blessed with beautiful Fall weather and filled with interactive entertainment. Elders received a gift of an insulated...

New Miss Cherokee 2009, Rachel Elizabeth Hicks, took over the reigns of ambassador for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians a the Miss Cherokee silver crown was placed on her head by Miss Cherokee 2008, Amanda Awee Wolfe on Tuesday, Oct. 6.