NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Continuing to grow: Great Smoky Cannabis Co. expanding
On an overcast and chilly late winter morning, Simon Montelongo works in a room, clean as a laboratory, with fellow employees processing cannabis in various products. Montelongo, a lead processor at the Great Smoky Cannabis Co. farm, is one of over 225 employees with the company which continues to grow and expand.
Senate Indian Affairs Committee advances 25 bills to full Senate
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), Vice Chairman of the Committee, led a business meeting of the Senate Committee of Indian Affairs in Washington, DC, to consider 25 bills before the Committee.
Kituwah pavilion construction underway
A groundbreaking ceremony was held for the Kituwah pavilion on the afternoon of Monday, March 3
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Hear Beloved Woman Myrtle Driver Johnson say “Merry Christmas” in Cherokee language
ᎤᎵᎮᎵᏍᏗ ᎤᎾᏕᏘᏱᏍᎬ ulihelisdi unadetiyisgv happiness at time of birth
Lloyd Carl Owle receives Frell Owl Award
Lloyd Carl Owle, an elder of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, received the coveted Frell Owl Award on the afternoon of Wednesday, Dec. 14 during a ceremony held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort Convention Center.
EBCI announces Remember the Removal participants for 2023 Ride
Six members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) have been selected to participate in the 2023 Remember the Removal (RTR) Ride which will retrace the northern route of the Trail of Tears this June. The riders will join participants from the Cherokee Nation on the journey from New Echota, Ga. to Tahlequah, Okla.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Swain County – Shortest life expectancy in North Carolina
Did you know that Swain County has the shortest life expectancy in the state?
COMMENTARY – Breaking their oath: The doctors who fuel the opioid crisis
Our community is plagued by the opioid crisis. This is not news. We all know.
COMMENTARY: Referendum law needs to be more community friendly
The 2023 Tribal election was an education in referendum politics. The reactions and decisions made provided a window into the collective mindset of the government and legal establishment that is serving our people.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Lossiah, Teesateskie selected to Blue-White Games
Cherokee High School seniors Josiah Lossiah and Tori Teesateskie have been selected to play in the Blue-White Games at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Saturday, March 23.
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.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Ronald “Ronnie” Walker Sr.
Ronald “Ronnie” Walker Sr., 70, of Bryson City, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Dec. 1, 2023.
OBITUARY: Linda Faye Jumper
Linda Faye Jumper, 61, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Dec. 1, 2023, at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
OBITUARY: Lorretta Jean Jobe
Lorretta Jean Jobe, 73, went to sleep in Jesus on Oct. 27, 2023, following a year of declining health. She belonged to the Seventh-day Adventist Church.
HAPPENINGS
Zhaniser to Speak at Wilderness Act Celebration
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is hosting a celebration on Saturday, Sept. 27 at Sugarlands Visitor Center in honor of the Wilderness Act which was signed into law 50 years ago by President Lyndon Johnson.
Memorial for Barbara Kosko-Holm
Sept. 27 from 11am – 1pm at the Rock Hill Church in Birdtown. Kosko-Holm was a substance abuse counselor and facilitated Celebrate Recovery meetings in Cherokee. “Barbara attended Bible Study groups, loved the Lord with all her heart and volunteered with the Indians...
Homecoming at Goose Creek Baptist Church
Sept. 21 at 11am. Service followed by dinner and singing. All are welcome. Guest Singers: Hearth String Quartet
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Artist-in-Residence comes to Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is piloting an Artist-in-Residence (AiR) program which will provide artists with uninterrupted time to pursue their body of art work as well as the opportunity to engage and inspire the public through outreach programs. The...
Sign-up continues for Dulcimer U at WCU
Registration continues for Dulcimer U, a residential program at Western Carolina University that draws dulcimer enthusiasts from across the country for a week of classes, concerts, jam sessions and fellowship.
Storyteller to perform at Oconaluftee Visitor Center
Take a seat with Friends of the Smokies on the front porch steps, stretch out in the grass, or prop up in the shade, and join acclaimed national storyteller Michael Reno Harrell for an afternoon of Smoky mountain stories at the Oconaluftee Visitor Center in Great...
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