NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Bingo could be coming back to Cherokee
Cherokee Tribal Bingo closed in 2020 due to COVID-19, and it never re-opened. Now, officials of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) are looking to start the operation again.
“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.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
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.
Tribal member admitted to N.C. State Bar
Mara Nelson, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), has been admitted to the North Carolina State Bar Association. After passing the bar exam recently, Nelson took the oath of office to enter the bar from District 30B Superior Court Judge Bradley Letts, also an EBCI tribal member, on the morning of Tuesday, June 15.
“A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art” exhibit set to open
“A Living Language: Cherokee Syllabary and Contemporary Art” features over 50 works of art in a variety of media by 30+ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and Cherokee Nation artists.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Is ignorance bliss?
It is probably a good time to revisit the many outcries by the One Feather and the community regarding the continued need for an organized office for the distribution of public information and at least an update of the Cherokee Code section dealing with public records.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Rich or poor, eternity is forever…
What’s interesting to me our lives are coming to an end, and Eternity is coming along, we can know there was one who now gets to Iive in richness and the other will be finding out just how ‘poor’ he really is.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Warns against encroaching kudzu
Whether we like it or not, tourism sustains a quality of life for all western North Carolina residents.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Life Recreation league practice schedule (Dec. 14, 18, 20)
Thursday, Dec. 14 Birdtown Gym 5pm - Tune Squad and Dropping Dimes 5:45pm - Jammers and Buckets 6:30pm - Breakers and Elite 7:30pm - Fly Girls and Above the Rim 8:30pm - Shockers and Kryptonite Painttown Gym 5pm - Nothing But Net and MonStars 5:45pm -...
Cherokee Life Recreation basketball schedule (Dec. 16)
Saturday, Dec. 16 Birdtown Gym 9am - Showstoppers vs Jammers 9:30am - Stunners vs Dream Team 10am - MonStars vs Tune Squad 10:30am - Swish vs Nothing But Net 11am - Rainmakers vs Buckets 11:30pm - Hoop There It Is vs Queens of the Court 12:15pm - We Get...
Tribal member to run Benge Route of Trail of Tears
Around 1,200 Cherokee people walked from an area near Fort Payne, Ala. to Oklahoma on what is known as the Benge Route of the Trail of Tears. Kallup McCoy II, an EBCI tribal member, is going to run that route this spring.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
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.
OBITUARY: David Allen “Dave” Parker
David Allen “Dave” Parker, 61, of Long Branch in Cherokee, N.C., passed away following an extended illness on Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023 while among family at the Cherokee Indian Hospital.
HAPPENINGS
Benefit for Swain County Varsity Basketball Team
July 11 from 11am – 2pm at the Yellowhill Community Building. Indian tacos $8 (includes drink). This is to help the team with travel. For deliver, 226-4941
Benefit for Missie Garcia and family
July 10 from 11am – 1pm at the Yellowhill Community Building. Indian tacos for $7 (includes drink). Missie has been out of work since the end of April, and she is currently at Winston-Salem Baptist Medical Center. This benefit is to help her family with expenses. ...
EBCI Official Letters of Residency and 911 Addressing Requirements
Before the EM/911 office can issue a letter of residency on Tribal Land, a valid document is needed such as a current year utility bill, lease/rental agreement, land parcel statement from the BIA, etc. The EM/911 will not accept a state-issued driver’s license or ID...
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