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Alitama Perkins named 2022-23 Teen Miss Cherokee

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. 

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ONE FEATHER PHOTOS

COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ

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.

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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.

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SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ

OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ

OBITUARY: Bridger Owen Ensley

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.

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OBITUARY: Darrell William Teesateskie

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.

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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.

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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...

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