NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Certified Candidates for EBCI 2023 Tribal Election
Following is a list of certified candidates, per the EBCI Board of Elections, for the 2023 Tribal Election:
Beloved Women Committee debated by Tribal Council
A large portion of the Tribal Council session that was held on Thursday, March 2 was spent discussing a resolution put forward by the Cherokee Beloved Women Committee.
Blankenship to join Dogwood Health Trust
Cory Blankenship, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and current Secretary of the Treasury, will exit his appointed position to join Dogwood Health Trust as the Community Investment Officer in April 2023.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Tribal member selected to Univ. of Miami Supreme Court
Dallas J. Bennett, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), has been confirmed to the University of Miami Student Government Supreme Court.
As Dr. Per Cap: Worst investment ever
You once wrote that the most lucrative investment you ever made was a trade for a valuable hockey card at 12-years-old.
Dedication to Community: Officer Queen and the NRE K-9 Unit
When Officer Rick Queen first set eyes on a gaunt and abandoned puppy, all he could do was hope.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: This world is not the same…
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8 How many of us have realized this world we live in is not the same world in which we grew up? If a person is real young, they might...
COMMENTARY: Is exclusion applied equally under law?
Since 2000, there have been 145 people excluded from tribal lands and life. As far as we can determine, none of those have been enrolled members of the Eastern Cherokee people. That’s 6.7 people on average for the 22 years that the law has been in force.
COMMENTARY: Seeing Red
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Public Health and Human Services Division has been diligent in providing statistics to let us know how many of us have been infected and affected by COVID-19. They have also made certain that we know where to test, how to vaccinate, and who should vaccinate.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
TRACK & FIELD: CHS results from WNC Kickoff Invitational
Cherokee High School (CHS) hosted the WNC Kickoff Invitational on Thursday, March 7. Following are the CHS results, per nc.milesplit.com:
BASKETBALL: Four Cherokee seniors named to West vs Midwest All-Star games
Four Cherokee varsity basketball seniors, two Lady Braves and two Braves, have been named to play in the upcoming West vs Midwest 1A All-Star games.
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves end season in third round of state playoffs
The Cherokee Lady Braves (23-6) finished their 2018-19 season with a barn burner in the third round of the 1A state playoffs against the top-seeded East Surry Lady Cardinals.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: James Bates
James Bates, age 77, of Tuckasegee, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dorothy Bates and the son of the late Lester and Flonnie Bates.
OBITUARY: Kobe Gavin Toineeta
Kobe Gavin Toineeta, 25, of the Birdtown Community, entered his eternal home on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Kobe was a 2015 graduate of Swain County High School and will forever be remembered as an old soul who never met a stranger.
OBITUARY: Max Wayland Monteith Jr.
Max Wayland Monteith Jr., 63 of Dunedin, Fla. and Cherokee, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 at his home in Dunedin, following a four-year battle with cancer with his loved ones by his side.
HAPPENINGS
Cherokee Middle School 2014-15 basketball schedule
This is the Cherokee Middle School 2014-15 basketball schedule.
Cherokee Life Community League Basketball sign-ups
Community League Basketball Sign-ups will begin Thursday, Oct. 23 at 12pm.
Cherokee Youth Basketball Travel League sign-ups
Cherokee Youth Basketball Travel League is currently taking sign-ups for the 2014-15 basketball season.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Chief’s Challenge Run/Walk logo contest
Principal ChiefMichell Hicksstarted the Chief’s Challenge two years ago to encourage physical fitness on the Qualla Boundary. The Chief’s Challenge is a Run/Walk that takes place just prior to the Cherokee Indian Fair Parade in October. A logo contest is being...
There’s beauty in single-wides
EBCI artist Sean Ross is known for his realism and his contemporary style of art. His latest art installation, entitled “Aluminum Sioux Camps”, is a break from his realistic style and in his words, “nothing like what you’ve seen from me before.”
Sean Ross to hold art show “Aluminum Sioux Camps”
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