NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Alitama Perkins named 2022-23 Teen Miss Cherokee
Alitama Perkins, a member of the Deer Clan from the Wolftown Community, will represent the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) as the 2022-23 Teen Miss Cherokee. She won the title during a pageant at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on the evening of Thursday, Sept. 29.
Harris Regional Hospital now offering forensic nurse services
In August, Harris Regional Hospital launched a program that could change the landscape of sexual violence in Jackson County and the neighboring region.
Connecting to Nature: NPS director visits GSMNP on National Public Lands Day
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Staff Connection to the land was the theme as National Public Lands Day was celebrated in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Saturday, Sept. 24. To make it more special, the director of the National Park Service...
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
New Kituwah Academy Class of 2020
New Kituwah Academy Class of 2020
Thank you from the Toineeta family
There are no words to express how saddened we are of the passing of our wife, mother, and grandmother, Monika Toineeta.
EBCI pageants cancelled; royalty to serve another year
Due to concerns over the coronavirus (COVID-19), the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will not have royalty pageants this fall.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Woe the People
Representative government is a mixed blessing. While representative government represents, by definition, the people, it is impossible for a small body of elected officials to resolve or agree with every person or body of people that they represent.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Lead us to the rock that is higher…
Read Exodus 33:11-23; Psalm 61:1-8; Proverbs 30:24-26.
COMMENTARY: Event planning in the COVID-19 universe
I would like to comment on our recent survey question about conducting public events during the resurgence of the coronavirus. There are mixed emotions in our community about the cancellation of a full-blown Cherokee Indian Fair. It is the second year in a row, after decades of fall festivals, that we have had to close one of our most anticipated events.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Life Recreation Basketball League game schedule (Dec. 30; Jan. 6, 13, 20)
Cherokee Life Recreation Basketball League game schedule (Dec. 30; Jan. 6, 13, 20)
Cherokee Life Recreation Basketball League practice schedule (Dec. 27, 28)
Cherokee Life Recreation Basketball League practice schedule (Dec. 27, 28)
ON THE SIDELINES: Unity through diversity will guide future of sports
It’s not every day that you get to meet and talk with an Olympic champion.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Bridger Owen Ensley
Bridger Owen Ensley, age 10, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022 at Mission Hospital in Asheville. His brother, Noah Joseph Ensley, age 15, passed away on Sunday, March 27, 2022, also at Mission Hospital.
OBITUARY: Darrell William Teesateskie
Darrell William Teesateskie, age 67, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, April 9, 2022 at his residence. He is survived by his children, Dawn Rae Vallejo and Woodrow Teesateskie; three grandchildren, Dreyton Long, Davisia Teesateskie, and Cyrus Crowe; and his riding buddy, Oscar.
OBITUARY: Joseph “Joe” Thompson
Joseph “Joe” Thompson, 94, of the Big Cove Community, went to his Heavenly Home to join his Father on Tuesday, March 29, 2022. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Jackson and Alice Wolfe Thompson.
HAPPENINGS
Sequoyah Remembrance Day
Aug. 3 at the Sequoyah Birthplace Museum in Vonore, Tenn. Free admission to the Museum from 12-5pm. Allen Fugate will be demonstrating silversmithing along with other Cherokee artisans demonstrating their skills. The 1809 Cherokee Blacksmith shop will be up and...
Benefit Dinner for Julie Maney
July 28 at 11am at the Yellowhill Community Building. Proceeds will help with travel expenses. $8 for chicken, cabbage, potatoes, fatback, bean bread, and drink.
Food Stamps and Family & Children’s Medicaid
The Jackson and Swain County Departments of Social Services are once again taking applications at the BIA for Food Stamps and Family & Children’s Medicaid. Hours are Tuesdays from 7:30am – 4pm.
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