NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
National Park Service investigating site selling fraudulent parking tags
The National Park Service (NPS) is investigating an online scam selling fraudulent parking tags to Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Someone posing as the National Park Service is directing individuals and organizations to a website titled “Smokies Park Pass”.
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority’s Tribal Option Department recognized with i2i Center’s 2023 Whole Person Care Innovation Award
Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority’s has announced that the EBCI Tribal Option department has earned the prestigious recognition as the recipient of the i2i Center’s 2023 Whole Person Care Innovation Award.
Haskell Indian Nations University receives Tribal College Small Business Achievement Grant to Empower Native Entrepreneurs
Haskell Indian Nations University, a Bureau of Indian Education-operated post-secondary institution in Lawrence, Kansas, is one of four Tribal colleges and universities awarded a Tribal College Small Business Achievement Grant by the U.S. Small Business Administration.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos makes $70,000 Donation to Folds of Honor
Harrah’s Cherokee Casinos has announced the company will donate $70,000 to support Folds of Honor, a non-profit organization that assists military families by providing educational scholarships to spouses and children of America’s fallen and disabled service members.
Tribal member named to statewide nonprofit board
Juanita Wilson, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), is one of five people selected statewide this year who were elected to membership in the North Carolina Center for Nonprofits (NCCNP).
Rachel Collins recognized as 2021 Mercy Award Winner
Harris Regional Hospital and Swain Community Hospital announce Rachel Collins, RN as the 2021 Mercy Award winner.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: CIPD’s lack of transparency unacceptable
It’s been a frustrating week here at Smoky Mountain Times because despite our efforts, we have come up short on getting more information as to what happened at El Camino Motel this past Thursday.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Rich or poor, eternity is forever
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read Luke 16:19-31; 1 Corinthians 3:11-16 Pastor Melton’s Prayer: “Father, I pray You’d give me the Unction of the Holy Ghost. Father, pour Your Word inside of me that I...
COMMENTARY: Support gaining to reclaim Kuwohi name for Clingman’s Dome area; as it should
Two Cherokee women are leading the fight to reclaim the original name for an area in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park currently known as Clingman’s Dome.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
ON THE SIDELINES: Sports provide moments in time
This past Friday, I had the pleasure of watching the Cherokee Braves hoist the Battles of the Nations trophy – a feat they’ve accomplished three consecutive years.
FOOTBALL: Braves win third straight Battle of the Nations
For the third straight year, Cherokee (1-1) defeated Choctaw Central (0-2) and got to hoist the Battle of the Nations trophy in victory.
FOOTBALL: Blackhawks edge Braves in season opener
Cherokee and North Buncombe ended the game very even in the stat books and very close on the scoreboard, but the Blackhawks managed to edge it out on the latter.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Mia Faye Lambert
Mia Faye Lambert, age 50 of the Birdtown Community, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2023. Mia Faye was born on Jan. 12, 1972 to the late Rev. Thomas Herman Lambert and Marilyn Goforth Lambert.
OBITUARY: John Adam Squirrell
John Adam Squirrell, age 85, of the Yellowhill Community, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2022 at Swain County Hospital.
OBITUARY: Tommy McMillan
Tommy McMillan, 68, of Bryson City passed away Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Clifford and Mary Brady McMillan.
HAPPENINGS
Miss Cherokee 2014 contestants sought
Applications for the Miss Cherokee 2014 pageant are now available at Tsali Manor. The deadline to enter is Sunday, Sept. 7. Info: Deb West 554-6860
What’s happening at the Fair on Tuesday?
The Cherokee Indian Fair will take place Oct. 7-11 at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. The Destination Marketing Department has prepared the lineup for this year’s event. The theme for this year’s Fair is Cherokee People: Our Legends and Tales. Each week, leading up to the Fair, the Cherokee One Feather will print a day schedule showing all the activities at the Fair.
Church Revival
Sept. 8-12 at 7pm nightly at Straight Fork Baptist Church. Preaching by Brother Steve Smith. Everyone is invited.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cherokee Carvers featured in Traveling Exhibit
Works by 16 Cherokee carvers living and working in western North Carolina are showcased in Cherokee Carvers: Tradition Renewed, a traveling exhibit from the Asheville Art Museum.
Art League of the Smokies to host Watercolor Canvas discussion
By EUGENIA L. JOHNSON The next Art League of the Smokies meeting will be held on Thursday, July 7, at 6:15 pm at Swain County Center for the Arts. The DVD “Secrets of Painting on Watercolor Canvas,” with Tom Lynch will be shown. On this 50 minute DVD Tom Lynch...
Grant develops new stone carving medium
John Grant is an Air Force veteran and has been a police officer with the Bureau of Indian Affairs and a gaming host at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Hotel. But, one thing the EBCI tribal member has always been is an artist.
Call
(828) 359-6262
Address
801 Acquoni Road • Cherokee, NC 28719
Hours
Mon – Fri • 7:45am – 4:30pm