NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel $275 million expansion scheduled for late 2024
Harrah’s Cherokee Valley River Casino & Hotel held a media tour of the $275 million construction site for the 25,000 square foot expanded gaming floor, 296-room hotel tower, and 1,500-space parking deck on the morning of Dec. 11.
American Chestnut Foundation to discontinue Darling 58 American Chestnut
The American Chestnut Foundation (TACF) announced Friday, Dec. 8 that it will discontinue its development of the Darling 58 American Chestnut due to significant performance limitations that, from TACF’s perspective, make it unsuitable as a restoration tree. Likewise, TACF is also withdrawing its support for several pending regulatory petitions that would authorize distribution of transgenic Darling trees outside permitted research plots.
The fire is burning: Sacred Fire Courtyard dedicated at Cherokee Indian Hospital
The Sacred Fire Courtyard, designed to look like a Cherokee Stomp Dance Ground, was dedicated at the Cherokee Indian Hospital on the afternoon of Friday, Dec. 8.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
University professor makes annual fall color prediction for mountains
Beverly Collins, Western Carolina University’s fall color forecaster, announced her bold predictions this week that leaf looking season this year will be pleasant and reasonably colorful in the region.
EBCI tribal member wins national award
Kimberly Smith, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Yellowhill Community, was this year’s only recipient of the National President’s Award at the Virtual Leadership Summit II, hosted by the Federally Employed Women(FEW) organization.
Qualla Arts & Crafts celebrates 75 years of craft excellence
Seventy-five years to the day, officials at Qualla Arts & Crafts Mutual, Inc. (Qualla) celebrated the start of one of the most successful Native American craft co-ops in the country.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: How should we treat Kituwah?
Cherokee people have the immense privilege of having access to our Mother Town. Kituwah, and what remains of the mound, was signed into trust by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Department of the Interior in December of 2021.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Every decision has consequences
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read 1 Kings 18:15-46 When King Ahab saw the Prophet Elijah for the first time after the drought in Israel had already plagued the area for three years, he accused...
COMMENTARY: Our community…and the world…is watching
Recent events bring up a truth that bears constant remembrance and reminder. It was beat into my head during my education in business and marketing and has been borne out for decades in my career; “Perception is reality”.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
ON THE SIDELINES: Fan behavior depends on the sport
Next week, Cherokee High School will host the Smoky Mountain Conference cross country championship and I’m very much looking forward to seeing the fans – oh, and the runners too.
CROSS COUNTRY: Cherokee teams compete in Huckleberry Hustle
The Cherokee High School cross country teams traveled to Robbinsville on the afternoon of Wednesday, Oct. 10 to compete in the Huckleberry Hustle.
FOOTBALL: Big second half propels Braves over Tigers
With the annual Cherokee Indian Fair in full swing at home, the Cherokee Braves (4-3) traveled to the Rosman Tigers (2-6) on the evening of Friday, Oct. 5.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Phillip Owle Jr.
Phillip Owle Jr., age 59, of the Wolftown Community, passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023.
OBITUARY: Jonathan Gilette McCarter
Jonathan Gilette McCarter, age 53, passed away from health complications on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, at his residence in Whittier, N.C. He is formerly of Atlanta, Ga., Jacksonville, Fla., and Fernandina Beach, Fla.
OBITUARY: Richard Allan Lossiah
Richard Allan Lossiah, 53, of Cherokee passed away Thursday, Jan. 26, 2023.
HAPPENINGS
The Smoky Mountain Roller Girls and their Lil’ Nemesisters benefit rummage sale
Sept. 20 from 8am – 1:30pm at the Swain County Recreation Center located on West Deep Creek Road. The sale will benefit the Cherokee Children’s Home and the Hawthorne Heights Teen Center.
Ginseng Seminars
Sept. 17 from 2-4pm at the Swain Extension Center Room 114 and Sept. 18 from 6-8pm at the Jackson Extension Center Room 234. These free seminars are for homeowners desiring to grow “sang”. Topics covered will be: state regulations for growing and hunting “sang”,...
Last Day Revival at Cherokee Church of God
Sept. 7-13 at the Cherokee Church of God on Soco Road. Sunday morning at 11am, Sunday evening at 6pm, Monday – Saturday at 7pm nightly. There will also be a session Monday – Saturday at 10am. Dr. Avind D’Silva, a native of India, will be preaching. Soul Vision...
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Native Artist meet and greet to follow Concert
By EUGENIA L. JOHNSON Fiddler Alan Jabbour and banjoist Ken Perlman will present a concert of Appalachian tunes on Saturday, Nov. 19, at 7pm at Swain County Center for the Arts in Bryson City, NC. Immediately following the one-hour concert there will be a...
Documentary tells story of Blue Ridge Parkway
Documentary filmmaker Bruce Bowers and Bowers Media Group, Inc. have finished a film entitled The Blue Ridge Parkway: A long & winding road.
OICA Letterpress Work on Display at SCC
In celebration of Native American Heritage Month, the students of the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts Printmaking class have a selection of their class projects using the Cherokee Language on display in the Balsam Building Lobby at Southwestern Community College.
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