“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.

The following photos were taken by Cherokee One Feather staff (Pat, Scott, and Dawn) during the 2009 Cherokee Indian Fair parade on Tuesday, Oct. 6. Cherokee JROTC leads out the parade on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

The Cherokee Youth Football teams faced the Hayesville Yellow Jackets at the old Cherokee High School on Saturday, Oct. 10 for Parent’s Night.

At 9:36 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 7, Park Rangers at Great Smoky Mountains National Park responded to a single vehicle accident involving a fatality on the Foothills Parkway in Blount County, Tenn.

“This is a dream come true,” George Byrd, a fluent speaker from the Cherokee Nation said prior to giving an opening prayer during the grand opening celebration of the New Kituwah Academy on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

Big rigs and antique trucks rumble into Cherokee October 16-18 for the 4th Annual Big Rigs and Antique Trucks Show, where truck enthusiasts of all types gather to show off their custom and original truck restorations, trade stories and ideas, compete for prizes and...