NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee Police Commission meeting discusses first 72-hour hold for elder abuse
The Cherokee Police Commission was held on the afternoon of March 18 in the Ginger Lynn Welch Large Conference Room.
Cherokee Police Commission holds February meeting
The Cherokee Police Commission meeting was held on the afternoon of Feb. 8 in the Ginger Lynn Welch Large Conference Room. The meeting was called to order at 12 p.m. by Chairperson Gene Tunney Crowe.
Council passes resolution recognizing March as Indigenous Languages Month
On the morning of Thursday, March 7, the Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) passed Res. No. 131 (2024) recognizing March as Indigenous Languages Month, and March 27 as Indigenous Languages Day.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee High School Honor Rolls – 3rd Quarter
Cherokee High School Honor Rolls – 3rd Quarter
Regional and National Recognitions awarded to Smokies Staff
Great Smoky Mountains National Park Fire Ecologist Rob Klein and Wildland Fire Module Superintendent Jordan Black recently received recognition for superior service, innovative thinking, and leadership.
New Toastmasters Club forming in Cherokee
The Sequoyah Fund will be sponsoring a new Toastmasters Club that will meet regularly in Cherokee. Toastmasters International is an organization dedicated to helping members improve public speaking skills, build leadership skills, and network with others in a small, supportive environment.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Resurrection Sunday, 2023
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read: Matthew 28: 1-10; John 20:12,18-23. “Yes, He is risen! I’m so glad He has gotten up! He got up, so I can get up! All of us who believe can know...
COMMENTARY: Why I look up to the late Wilma Mankiller
If you aren’t on social media, you may not be aware that I look up to the late Wilma Mankiller, Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation.
EDITORIAL: Federal Recognition Criteria and Requirements must be upheld
Sometimes, it seems like a scene out of “Groundhog Day”. For decades, the Robeson County-based state recognized tribe called the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina has been seeking federal recognition – a move that has been opposed for decades by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI).
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
TRACK & FIELD: Swain County SMC Meet results
Cherokee High School hosted the Swain County SMC Meet on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 27. Following are CHS results per TimingInc.com:
New state championship road signs installed
One team’s state championship sign inspired another team to win a state championship, and now the two accomplishments are shown throughout Cherokee on new road signs.
BASKETBALL: Cherokee players named to All-Conference teams
The Big Smoky Mountain All-Conference teams have been released, and the Cherokee Braves and Lady Braves are represented on both.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Gary Jay Shell
Gary Jay Shell, 33, of the Painttown Community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 6, 2023. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of Meroney George Shell of Cherokee and Agnes Ann Tooni and her husband Rick Larch of Cherokee.
OBITUARY: Roy Adams Lambert
Roy Adams Lambert, 88, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away on Friday, April 28, 2023. He was born in Cherokee on June 7, 1934 to the late Hugh and Ava Lambert and was proud of his Cherokee heritage.
OBITUARY: Emily Jane Arkansas
Our beautiful Emily Jane Arkansas, age 23, passed away unexpectedly at home on Friday, April 21, 2023. She was born Feb. 21, 2000 in Sylva, N.C.
HAPPENINGS
2nd Annual Cherokee High School Indian Market
Nov. 21. Indian Market vendors are invited to participate. Tables are free, but limited. All items must be the original work of the artist. Info: Heather Driver 554-5004 or hdriver@cherokeecentral.gaggle.net
DNA testing schedule for November
The following dates are available to schedule appointments for DNA collection
Cherokee High School 2014-15 wrestling schedule
This is the Cherokee High School 2014-15 wrestling schedule.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Photo of EBCN Chief Justice Boyum and Justice Saunooke appears in Judge Martin Bio
EBCN Supreme Court Chief Justice Bill Boyum and Justice Kirk Saunooke appear in a photo with former Chief Justice Harry C. Martin and Justice Matthew Martin in Jack J. Prather’s new book of biographies: Twelve Notables in Western North Carolina. Prather’s sixth book...
Clay classes scheduled at SCC
Southwestern Community College will be offering three new Clay Classes beginning in September. To register, stop by the SCC Swain Center located at 60 Almond School Road in Bryson City or call (828) 366-2000. Space is limited. Clay: Handbuilding Sept. 10 – Nov. 26,...
Capturing 10 years, CPF Photo Contest winners announced
Makala Washington, a third grader at New Kituwah Academy, reads a book in the Cherokee language as just the right lighting grazes off of her face. Click! Chris McCoy captures an image in time.
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