NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
“We are all home”: Annual Kituwah Celebration held
The smell of bean bread wafted through the air as the sounds of children laughing, Cherokee songs being sung, and men and boys playing stickball could be heard. It was all at Kituwah, the Mother Town of the Cherokee.
Groundbreaking held for new HIP Community in Tsisqwohi
A total of 24 one-bedroom homes are being planned for a new HIP Community in Tsisqwohi (Birdtown). Tribal leaders broke ground on the project on the afternoon of Friday, May 31.
Museum of the Cherokee People made to remove sign
A sign for the Museum of the Cherokee People was taken down on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 29 in order to comply with an order from the Tribal Business Committee of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI).
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
45th Annual Eastern Band Cherokee Pow Wow winners list
45th Annual Eastern Band Cherokee Pow Wow winners list
CMS Principal completes Leadership Program
Joel Creasman, principal of Cherokee Middle School, recently completed the Distinguished Leadership in Practice Program (DLP), a year-long leadership development program for practicing school principals designed and provided by the North Carolina Principals and Assistant Principal’s Association (NCPAPA) and sponsored by the North Carolina Alliance for School Leadership Development (NCASLD.)
Cherokee Summer Carnival returning
After a long year of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, the Cherokee Summer Carnival returns to the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on July 6-17. Promoters have announced that C & M Southern Midways from Eastabogo, Ala. will field almost 30 amusement rides, games, and food units that will feature some of the newest rides in the amusement industry.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Every decision has consequences
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read 1 Kings 18:15-46 When King Ahab saw the Prophet Elijah for the first time after the drought in Israel had already plagued the area for three years, he accused...
COMMENTARY: Our community…and the world…is watching
Recent events bring up a truth that bears constant remembrance and reminder. It was beat into my head during my education in business and marketing and has been borne out for decades in my career; “Perception is reality”.
COMMENTARY: Power supply
Lew Harding, Post 143 commander, praised the One Feather for speaking truth to power. We, at the newspaper, believe that the power is our tribal community, the citizens, and members of the Eastern Band Cherokee.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Holidays on the Hardwood schedule
Cherokee High School will host its annual Holidays on the Hardwood basketball tournament at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Dec. 27-29.
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)
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Henry Robert Youngdeer
Henry Robert Youngdeer, age 64, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Feb. 5, 2023, at Mission Hospital following an extended illness.
OBITUARY: Linda Carol Crowe
Linda Carol Crowe, 71 years of Cherokee, N.C., passed away on Monday, Feb. 6, 2023. She was born on Thursday, July 12, 1951, in Cherokee, the daughter of Richard Crowe “G-pa Geet” and Berdina Powell “Granny Birdie”.
OBITUARY: Frank Welch
Funeral services for Frank Welch, 85, of Sisseton, S.D., were held on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023 at Family Life Center, Sisseton, S.D. with Pastor Vern Donnell officiating.
HAPPENINGS
Forum on North Carolina Plan for Education
July 14 at 12pm at the Jackson County Republican Headquarters at Laurel Terrace in Cashiers on Hwy. 64 East. Jamey Falkenbury, Lt. Gov. Dan Forest’s education policy advisor, will be in attendance to answer questions on Common Core, teacher pay, teacher tenure, and...
Competitors to make history at WCU’s 40th Mountain Heritage Day
You can make history as a competitor at this year’s Mountain Heritage Day, Saturday, Sept. 27, on the Western Carolina University campus.
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