NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Buchanan sentenced to 30 years in prison for second degree murder
U.S. District Judge Max O. Cogburn, Jr. sentenced Brandon Tyler Buchanan on Monday, April 14 to 30 years in prison for second degree murder
Cherokee basketball legend passes away
A Cherokee basketball legend with a gigantic smile and an amazing heart passed away recently. Mianna “Peaches” Squirrell passed away on Monday, April 7 at the age of 44. Squirrell’s obit sums up her life. “Peaches didn’t just touch lives – she transformed them.”
“Learning by burning”: EBCI Natural Resources holds cultural burning of river cane
Tommy Cabe, left, forest resources specialist for EBCI Natural Resources, and Mary Thompson, a Cherokee basket-maker and potter who is also a part of the Elohi Dinigatiyi (Earth Keepers), start a fire using a traditional Cherokee fire pot in a river cane patch at Gibson Bottoms on the afternoon of April 9. (BROOKLYN BROWN/One Feather photos)
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
‘Creating Community’ – First BIPOC ride coming to Fire Mountain
Saturday, Dec. 3 will see the melding of growing groups in the mountain biking community.
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle appointed to Museum Board
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian has announced that award-winning author and educator Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle has joined the Museum’s Board of Directors, elected by unanimous vote by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Tribal Council.
Dale’s Wheels Through Time Museum ends 20th Anniversary Season with Raffle Day
The all-American motorcycle museum, located in the heart of Maggie Valley, N.C., is world-renown for its collection of the rarest and most iconic American motorcycles. The museum prides itself in the fact that almost every machine in the collection is a running example, leading to its well-known tagline, “The Museum That Runs.”
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
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.
EDITORIAL: Make it law that the tribal flag flies equally with the U.S. flag.
The tribal flag of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) flies outside of the Ginger Lynn Welch Complex – the building where the office of the Cherokee One Feather is located. But, that flag flies below the United States flag in a position of subservience.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Tribal member joins Phoenix Honda Racing Team
Isaac Teasdale, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians from the Snowbird Community, will be racing motocross for the Phoenix Honda Racing Team.
FOOTBALL: Braves named to Food City Border Bowl roster
Six members of the Cherokee Braves varsity football team will join top prep players from four states in this year’s Food City Border Bowl.
BASKETBALL: NASA tournament brackets
These are the brackets for the various divisions of the NASA Basketball Tournament, hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, on Jan. 10-12.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Robert Kenneth Kanott
Robert Kenneth Kanott, 72, of Cherokee passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. He was born October 29, 1951, to the late Robert James and Stella Willnoty Kanott.
OBITUARY: Edith Marie Taylor McCall
Edith Marie Taylor McCall, born March 1, 1967, departed this world to her New Home on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. She was a member of Cherokee Acquoni Baptist Church.
OBITUARY: Margaret Ann Green McCall
Margaret Ann Green McCall, 80, went to heaven on Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023 at Harris Regional Medical Center.
HAPPENINGS
Qualla Arts and Crafts adds new fair exhibit category: Memory Keepers
Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual, Inc. has added a new fair exhibit category this year entitled Memory Keepers which will involve a 300-500 word history of anything pertaining to Cherokee history and culture. The written portion may be accompanied by 3-5 copies of...
Tunnel repair on Newfound Gap Road begins
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials have announced upcoming tunnel repair work inside the Morton Mountain Tunnel from Sept. 2-27. A full-time, single-lane closure will be in effect throughout the duration of the project. The tunnel is located 12 miles south...
Sequoyah Birthplace Museum to hold Great Island Festival
The Sequoyah Birthplace Museum, Tennessee’s only tribally owned museum, and Fort Loudoun State Historic Area are partnering for the Great Island Festival on Sept. 6-7 from 10am – 5pm each day.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Indian Arts and Crafts Board releases new consumer protection brochure
The Indian Arts and Crafts Board (IACB), an agency under the U.S. Department of the Interior, has released a new consumer protection brochure, created in collaboration with the Office of the Attorney General of Texas, Consumer Protection Division.
Tri-Council Meeting logo contest being held
The first Tri-Council Meeting between the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Cherokee Nation, and the United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians is scheduled for July 13 in Cherokee. To commemorate this historic event, a contest will be held to pick a logo to...
OICA to exhibit paintings by TJ Holland
The gallery at the Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts will be featuring an exhibition of paintings by artist TJ Holland, an EBCI tribal member from the Snowbird Community, during the month of February. Holland's work explores Cherokee myths and legends in...
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