NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Letts honored by Dinilawigi
Resolution No. 294 (2024) was taken up by Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) in its Thursday, Sept. 5 session and called for the addition of recognition for Mary Jane Letts as a visionary and collaborator with Susan Bradley Jones in redesigning the Oconaluftee Island Park.
Cherokee Veterans introduce bald eagles to Dinilawigi
The Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 members introduced the American Eagle Foundation (AEF) to the Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) during the regular session on Thursday, Sept. 5.
Cherokee begins sales of adult-use (21+) cannabis for all
Ben Cordell, of Greenville, S.C., got in line at the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. at 1 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 to be the first in line as the business was opening later that morning for adult-use (21+) sales to all for the first time. The line of more than 1,000 people snaked through the parking lot.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Middle School Third Quarter Honor Rolls
Cherokee Middle School Third Quarter Honor Rolls
Order of the Long Leaf Pine awarded posthumously to Lambert Wilson
On Friday, March 10, the Order of the Long Leaf Pine was presented posthumously in honor of Lambert Wilson to his longtime partner, Jenny Holland. This award is North Carolina’s highest civilian award, given to those who have made notable contributions to their community.
Cherokee High School Third Quarter Honor Roll
Cherokee High School Third Quarter Honor Roll
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Strategy – Time well spent
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON Pastor, Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Reference Hebrews 11:1-3, 12 I do hope many will be led to declare what He has promised me and what He has put in my heart that is mine because if one agrees with me in prayer, I am going to push...
COMMENTARY: Social Media is the New Trade Route; Cherokee Artists in the 21st Century
Indigenous nations have been connected through trade routes for centuries before and after colonization. We traded food, beadwork, clothes, raw materials, anything useful or beautiful or both.
COMMENTARY: Under pressure
I, like many folks, came from a background of limited means – a family with a firm genealogy in Appalachia, genes from the Qualla Boundary through my father and genes from generations of Carolina mountain people from my mother.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Braves, Lady Braves to play in all-star games
Several members of the Cherokee Lady Braves and Braves varsity basketball teams, as well as the coaches of both of those squads, have been invited to participate in post-season all-star games.
BASKETBALL: Teesateskie named to NCCAA Mideast All-Region team
Tori Teesateskie, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is making her mark at the collegiate level in her freshman year with the Johnson University (Tenn.) Lady Royals.
Gymnastics provides discipline and fun for Cherokee girls
Several times a week, for multiple hours each time, Shawnee Kirkland and Sara Toineeta travel from Cherokee to Franklin to participate in the sport they love – gymnastics.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Stephen Saunooke (Carlos)
Stephen Saunooke (Carlos), 53, of Cherokee, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Ruth Saunooke.
OBITUARY: Peggy Rosalie Lambert
Peggy Rosalie Lambert, 88, of Cherokee, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023, at Cherokee Indian Hospital. She was born on Sept. 5, 1935, to the late John A. Lambert and Sallie Ann Standingdeer Lambert.
OBITUARY: Dale Franklin
Dale Franklin, 57 of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly early Wednesday morning, Nov. 29, 2023.
HAPPENINGS
Upcoming Pow Wows for May 29-31
Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.
Upcoming Pow Wows for May 22-25
Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.
Hard Hat and High Heels Gala this Saturday
This week, the Cherokee Indian Hospital Foundation hosts the 6th Annual Fundraising Gala.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Indian Arts and Crafts Board to host Juried Youth Art and Craft Exhibitions
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board will host a juried art and craft competitions will be “Where do we come from? Where are we going?” The competitions will be open to enrolled members of federally recognized Tribes between the ages of 13 and 18. Official written...
Gypsy Bells leaves listener expecting more
REVIEWED By KATHY S. DE CANO ONE FEATHER REVIEWER Canyon Records is well known for its cadre of Native American artists, having recorded the great Nammy® and Grammy® winner, R. Carlos Nakai, who recently received his tenth Grammy® award. Many other talented...
One Good Story, That One is Native humor at its finest
REVIEWED By KATHY S. DE CANO ONE FEATHER REVIEWER Nearly every word on every page of Thomas King’s One Good Story, That One is carefully crafted and meticulously chosen, but the beauty of it is that most of us sitting around the imaginary campfires or the cozy,...
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