NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Sam Owl settles in as chief executive officer of Kituwah, LLC
Sam Owl, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), from Wayohi (Wolftown), is the new chief executive officer of Kituwah, LLC. Owl was on the Kituwah Economic Development Board (KEDB) since its inception. Owl succeeds Mark Hubble, who served as chief executive officer since the entity was formed in 2018.
Great Smoky Cannabis Company announces official grand opening
Qualla Enterprises, LLC, has announced the grand opening of the Great Smoky Cannabis Company will occur on Saturday, April 20 at 10 a.m.
MMIW: Lively Crüe Colindres
Lively Crüe Colindres, an 8-month-old baby girl and member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), was murdered in February 2022.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Tribal member named to Alaska’s Top Forty Under 40
The Top Forty Under 40 list of young executives in Alaska was announced recently by the Alaska Journal of Commerce and the Anchorage Daily News, and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians made the cut.
Produce program teaches healthy habits
Jessica Mrugala has been focused on a healthier Cherokee for years.
Pottery students show their work at Museum
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff The art of Cherokee pottery is alive and well and is moving into the 21st century with renewed vigor. Students in a class entitled Traditional Pottery for Beginners, tau ght by Cherokee potter Tara McCoy and hosted...
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Attorney General weighs in on Constitution
On April 6, 2023, Tribal Council passed Resolution No. 559 (2023), which was submitted by the Community Club Council. The resolution is the Community Club Council’s request for a referendum vote at the General Election on Sept. 7, 2023, to immediately repeal the Charter and Governing Document and replace it with a draft Constitution that was written by the Constitution Committee.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Resurrection Day 2023
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Continuation… Read: Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1-20; John 20: 12, 18-23 “I wonder if we realize the Power of the Words that begin to come out of our mouths...
COMMENTARY: A perspective on Tribal Constitutions and Grand Councils
I had just finished preparing some documents concerning records relating to the term Grand Council in the proposed Constitution when I saw the new controversy over it. In 2019 I made comments concerning the misinterpretation of the Grand Council to the Constitution Committee.
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: 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.
OBITUARY: Carol S. Welch
Carol S. Welch, 83, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord Friday, April 28. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late James Smith and the late Helen Bradley Smith.
HAPPENINGS
Cherokee High School 2014-15 varsity and JV basketball schedule
This is the Cherokee High School 2014-15 varsity and JV basketball schedule.
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.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Clapsaddle to read novel in progress in Sylva
The Jackson County Public Library in downtown Sylva will host two award-winning authors who are also English teachers at Swain County High School on Tuesday, Aug. 28 at 7p.m.
WCU chancellor, first lady to give piano, voice recital in September
CULLOWHEE – Western Carolina University’s first couple will perform together on stage in Cullowhee this fall for the first time since David O. Belcher became chancellor last year. Belcher, a classically trained concert pianist, and wife Susan Brummell Belcher, a...
EBCI artist’s work showing in NYC and Russia
Luzene Hill is an Eastern Band Cherokee artist whose work is gaining worldwide exposure.
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