NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
CCS School Board swears in new members
The School Board of Cherokee Central Schools met on Monday, Oct. 2. Superintendent Consuela ‘Consie’ Girty swore in three new board members: Yellowhill Rep. Jennifer Thompson, Big Y Rep. Tara Reed-Cooper, and Painttown Rep. Micah Swimmer.
New Cherokee Royalty crowned for 2023-24
The new Little Miss, Junior Miss, Teen Miss and Miss Cherokee were crowned at the 111th Annual Cherokee Indian Fair in the long-awaited return of pageants at the Fair.
Museum changing name, branding, and moving forward
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian has changed its name and branding and is looking to further expand its mission of educating people. Announced officially on Tuesday, Oct. 3 during the Cherokee Indian Fair Parade, the new name of the facility will be the Museum of the Cherokee People – but, there’s more to it than that.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Fitness Complex to be open 24 hours starting in June
Beginning in June, patrons of the Cherokee Fitness Complex will be able to work out literally any time of the day or night.
Ask Dr. Per Cap: Commitment device
How can I convince my dad he needs to save for retirement? He just spends and spends while saying “live in the now”.
Cherokee Youth Council encouraging youth to read through video series
Members of the Cherokee Youth Council (CYC) engaged in a project recently with the goal of encouraging youth to read more.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Life is good, for God is good
Read 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8,11; 2 Corinthians 9:10; 10:1-5; Matthew 24:37-47
COMMENTARY: Dear Tourist
I want to thank you for your visit to our Qualla Boundary. The Boundary is steeped in the history and culture of the people of the Cherokee nation, and more recently the members of the bloodline of Cherokee that remained after the forced removal to Oklahoma. T
COMMENTARY: A stolen legacy, 72 years of 0ppression
This is in response to the editorial that was published in the July 20-26 edition of the Cherokee One Feather, “What’s in a name? We should be the Eastern Cherokee Nation”.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Cherokee girls take second place in NAYO tournament
In what one organizer dubbed one of the most successful NAYO tournaments yet, a team representing the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians took second place in the weekend-long event held in Cherokee.
Cherokee High, EBCI athletes receive WNC Sports Award nominations
The Cherokee Braves 2017 varsity football team has been nominated for a WNC Sports Award which will be presented at the 57th Annual banquet to be held Sunday, May 6 at the Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville.
RUNNING: McCoy tackles BADWATER 50, earns buckle
Kallup McCoy, an EBCI tribal member, went to the beach recently and came back with a belt buckle. But, to earn that buckle he had to complete a 51.4 mile run most of which was on a wet beach.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Kevin M. Bruneel
Kevin M. Bruneel, 62, of Cherokee, N.C., went home to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at Swain Community Hospital in Bryson City.
OBITUARY: James Bates
James Bates, age 77, of Tuckasegee, N.C., went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at his home surrounded by his loving family. He was the husband of Dorothy Bates and the son of the late Lester and Flonnie Bates.
OBITUARY: Kobe Gavin Toineeta
Kobe Gavin Toineeta, 25, of the Birdtown Community, entered his eternal home on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Kobe was a 2015 graduate of Swain County High School and will forever be remembered as an old soul who never met a stranger.
HAPPENINGS
WCU to host Constitution Day panel discussion Sept. 17
The Western Carolina University Public Policy Institute will host a panel discussion titled “Are Two Better than One? Comparing our Rights (and Responsibilities) under the North Carolina and United States Constitutions” on Wednesday, Sept. 17.
Benefit for Jerry Sherrill
Aug. 22 at Acquoni Baptist Church. Call-ins at 10:30am, service starts at 11am. $8 for Bean Bread, Pork Chop, Cabbage, Fatback, drink. Info: 788-1885
Paula Nelson to be featured at SeptemberFest
The Daydreamz Project is sponsoring the first annual SeptemberFest event at the Green Thumb Garden in back of the Old Armory building in Frog Level in Waynesville on Saturday, Sept. 13 from 1-5pm, and EBCI tribal member Paula Nelson is one of the featured performers....
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
10th Anniversary for Swain County Center for the Arts
Swain County Center for the Arts will celebrate its tenth anniversary with an evening of storytelling, music, art, door prizes and fun for all on Saturday, Sept. 25.
Native Writers Workshop planned for Museum
Native American writers from the Southeast are invited to participate in the first-ever Southeast Indian Writers Gathering, to be held Thursday and Friday, Sept. 16 and 17, at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian in Cherokee.
New Documentary has Cherokee Influence
Whatever you think a documentary about the Blue Ridge Parkway would be – this probably isn’t what you would expect.
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