NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Unofficial results of the 2023 EBCI Primary Election
Following are the unofficial results of the 2023 EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Primary Election. Those candidates shown in bold advance to the September General Election.
Remembering the fallen: Cherokee holds Memorial Day Ceremony
A gentle breeze blew over the Cherokee Veterans Park as over 100 people gathered to honor the brave men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces who made the ultimate sacrifice. The Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 held a Memorial Day Ceremony on the morning of Monday, May 29.
CHS graduates largest class in school history
A total of 98 Braves and Lady Braves crossed the stage in Ray Kinsland Stadium during the Cherokee High School Commencement Ceremony on the evening of Thursday, May 25 marking the large graduating class in school history.
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ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Dedication to Community: Officer Queen and the NRE K-9 Unit
When Officer Rick Queen first set eyes on a gaunt and abandoned puppy, all he could do was hope.
Shroom education: EBCI Cooperative Extension teaches mushroom growing class
Over the past two weeks the Cooperative Extension office in Cherokee has been offering classes on mushroom growing.
As Dr. Per Cap: Bitcoin Mania
Is Bitcoin a smart investment? Just a few years ago one Bitcoin was worth less than $10 and now it’s trading for over $50,000.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Let the madness begin
“The buying and selling of dope in this country may be the last vestige of free enterprise left.”- “Up in Smoke” (1978)
COMMENTARY: Wish lists
Our Charter gives the Tribal Council sweeping power to govern the affairs of the Tribe, from the largest decisions of financial and jurisdictional sovereignty down to settling two-party land disputes. Every area of life on the Boundary is impacted by the decisions of Tribal Council.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Joining the Army of the Elderly
When my daughter, Hope, was five, her Kindergarten teacher invited her and her classmates to share a little bit about what their parents did for a living. Hope later told me that she told her class,
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
ON THE SIDELINES: New season, new team…let them play
The last time we saw the Cherokee Braves football team in action, they were hoisting a 1A state championship trophy in the air following a rainy, sleety, snowy game against North Duplin.
LACROSSE: Georgia Swarm players competing in 2018 World Championship
The 2018 FIL Men’s Lacrosse World Championship began Wednesday, July 11 in Netanya, Israel.
Bradley, Day sign college letters of intent
Cherokee High School seniors Marley Bradley and Justus Day both signed letters of intent to continue their sports careers at the next level. In a ceremony in the Cherokee High School Fieldhouse on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 30, Bradley signed to the cheerleading squad at Young Harris College in Young Harris, Ga. and Day signed to play basketball at Catawba Valley Community College in Hickory.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Allen Edward Reed
Allen Edward Reed, of the Wolftown Community, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. He shared the last 14 years of his life with his loving wife, Anita Reed.
OBITUARY: Louise Paxton Ashe
Louise Paxton Ashe, 95 of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. She was born on Sept. 23, 1927, in Swain County to the late William “Bill” and Myrtle Crisp Paxton.
OBITUARY: Davis Welch
Davis Welch, 78, of the Big Cove Community, passed away Monday, Oct. 24, 2022 after an extended illness.
HAPPENINGS
Fight Lab to return to Harrah’s Cherokee
Fresh off the heels of an exciting August 16 event, the Fight Lab series returns to Cherokee this October. Sixteen regional fighters converged on Cherokee on August 16, marking the first professional fighting event at Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort in two years. The...
Mountainside Theatre Performing Arts School classes
Sept. 16 and every Tuesday and Thursday evening. Acting 1/Intermediate, for ages 8 and over, will be offered every Tuesday from 6-7pm. Musical Theatre class, for ages 5 and over, will be every Thursday from 6-7pm. Community Theatre, for ages 14 and over, is also...
Swain County Coalition Against Fracking meeting
Sept. 9 at 6:30pm at the Marianna Black Library in Bryson City. Info: 736-5529
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Founding NMAI director appointed to Native Arts and Cultures Foundation
The Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) has appointed W. Richard West, Jr. to its board of directors. West is founding director and director emeritus of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian (NMAI) in Washington, D.C.
Programs partner to Help Cherokee Artists Market Work
Partners HandMade in America, Revitalization of Traditional Cherokee Artisan Resources (RTCAR), Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual and Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts (OICA) are collaborating to offer the new certificate program entitled Certification in the Building Industry for Cherokee Craft Artists.
Native Internships with Stipend at Indian Arts Research Center
The School for Advanced Research, Indian Arts Research Center (IARC) offers two nine-month internships to Native individuals who are recent college graduates, current graduate students, or junior museum professionals interested in furthering their professional museum experience and enhancing their intellectual capacity for contributing to the expanding field and discourse of museum studies.
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