NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Chief’s Monthly Report for April ᎧᏬᏂ
We kicked off April by kicking off the 2024 Senior Games at the Peaches Squirrell Sports and Recreation Complex! The Vice Chief and I were excited to see the impressive turnout, with over 170 seniors participating.
“We’ve got to do more”: MMIR Walk & Vigil held in Cherokee
“His presence mattered,” said Mary “Missy” Crowe, an elder of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) from Elawodi (Yellowhill). She was speaking of her relative, Gabriel (Gabe) Thor Crow, a noted Cherokee basket maker, who has been missing since early this year.
EBCI forming new intertribal organization with other USET founders
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was one of four federally recognized tribes that founded what would become the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) – founded originally as the Inter-Tribal Council of United Southeastern Tribes.
2026 4th of July Powwow
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee High School Honor Roll – 1st quarter 2021-22
Cherokee High School Honor Roll – 1st quarter 2021-22
Cherokee One Feather Spooky Story Contest winners
Cherokee One Feather Spooky Story Contest winners
EBCI member recognized at Alabama National Fair
Earlier this month, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was recognized for his artistic skills at the Alabama National Fair in Montgomery, Ala.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Oh, what a tangled web we weave
I have always been a great proponent of transparency in government. And I know that some of you are wondering why I won’t let go of the topic. I think it is a critical need that is at the forefront of the issues of our Tribe.
COMMENTARY: Tsali Manor Seniors thankful after bus scare
On the evening of Dec. 8, 2022, Tsali Manor Senior Citizens were on their annual Christmas outing to Pigeon Forge, Tenn.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Are we ready yet?
In Psalm 91, we are to submit to God, submit to the Lord yield to Him, draw nigh (draw closer to Him), honor Him and He will honor the one honoring Him, cleanse the heart, purify the heart. As it tells us in Psalm 91, it is in the secret place, that His secrets are revealed.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
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.
TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee athletes place at state meet
Several members of the Cherokee High School track and field team placed at the 1A State Championship meet held on Sunday, May 20 at N.C. A&T State University in Greensboro.
FOOTBALL: Paul signs with Guilford College
Will Paul, an EBCI tribal member and senior at Swain County High School, signed a letter of intent on the afternoon of Thursday, May 17 to play football this fall at Guilford College in Greensboro.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Walter Lawrence Rattler
Walter Lawrence Rattler, age 89, of the Wolfetown/Big Y Community, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, surrounded by his loving family. He was born in Cherokee, North Carolina to the late Woodie Cornsilk Rattler and John West Rattler on Sept. 25, 1933.
OBITUARY: Melinna Pearl Bennett (Owle)
Melinna Pearl Bennett (Owle), of Lumberton Township, N.J., passed away Thursday, Nov. 24, 2022 at Virtua Hospital in Mt. Holly, N.J. at the age of 50.
OBITUARY: Millie Emryn Adkins
Infant Millie Emryn Adkins, passed away, Tuesday, March 28, 2023, at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva N.C. Millie enjoyed her snuggles with mommy and daddy and loved her bubba’s kisses.
HAPPENINGS
Quilt Discovery Evening set for Aug. 28 at WCU’s Mountain Heritage Center
Local residents will have an opportunity to learn interesting and historical details about their family quilts as Western Carolina University’s Mountain Heritage Center sponsors Quilt Discovery Evening from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 28.
Soccer season cancelled
Per the Cherokee Central Schools Athletic Department, the boys soccer season has been cancelled.
40th Anniversary Conference International Indian Treaty Council flyer
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Arneach, Duncan to perform with The Liars Bench
The Liars Bench, western North Carolina’s own Southern Appalachian live variety show, plays City Lights Bookstore on Saturday, Feb. 5 at 7pm for the show’s tenth time and EBCI tribal member Lloyd Arneach Sr. and Museum of the Cherokee Indian education director Barbara Duncan will both perform.
Native Arts Foundation receives substantial Grant
The M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust in Vancouver, Washington, has awarded the Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) a $225,000 grant for its project titled “Establish Development Program.”
Arneach speaks in Haywood County
Cherokee storyteller Lloyd Arneach, Sr. gave a presentation in Haywood County on Sunday, Jan. 16.
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