Thanks to all who participated in the Healing and Wellness Coalition 50/50 raffles on June 21 and 27.  The winners were Mary Wachacha and Michael (no last name given), both of whom donated their share to the Coalition for which we are grateful.

My name is Megan Smith, and I am in my third semester of Graduate Studies at Middle Tennessee State University. While here I have had the privilege of working with great professors and meeting wonderful people. I have been doing great here and have received wonderful...

Jason McMillan and family would like to thank everyone who supported and made their two recent fundraising events a great success. We would like to give thanks to all who purchased Krispy Kreme donuts in our kickoff fundraiser event.  A special thanks to all...

By now, I’m sure you’ve heard of the tragic death of the 22-month-old Atlanta boy who died after being left in a hot car by his father. While the events that led up to that tragedy are for a jury to decide, the thought of leaving a child in a car on a hot day is unthinkable to most of us.

Cherokee has many memorial grounds and cemeteries. These parcels of land contain the remains of our loved ones and mark a part of our family histories. I think we, each person in the Tribe, owe it to the memories of those who have passed to maintain these memorial sites.

At our June community meeting, two recipients of the Jones Bowman Leadership Award Program were present to present the community with a check for $250 from funds they had recently raised at their Cornhole Tournament.  In April, we had our annual Kolanvyi Day...

Cherokee Choices would like to send an enormous debt of gratitude to Endless River Adventures for taking the Cherokee Lifestyle Balance families kayaking at the Fontana Finger Lakes on June 17. Over 20 participants of all ages enjoyed a free evening of kayaking- some...

My thought for the month of June is immigration. The United States claims that 99 percent of its people are immigrants from another country. One percent of the people in America are Native Americas. To this day, Native Americans are known as Indians and are now even...