NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
“We’ve got to do more”: MMIR Walk & Vigil held in Cherokee
“His presence mattered,” said Mary “Missy” Crowe, an elder of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) from Elawodi (Yellowhill). She was speaking of her relative, Gabriel (Gabe) Thor Crow, a noted Cherokee basket maker, who has been missing since early this year.
EBCI forming new intertribal organization with other USET founders
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was one of four federally recognized tribes that founded what would become the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) – founded originally as the Inter-Tribal Council of United Southeastern Tribes.
MMIW Profile: Dora Owl
Dora Owl, a member of the EBCI, was a 24-year-old mother of two when she was murdered on April 1, 1947.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Ask Dr. Per Cap: IIM accounts earn higher interest
Why does my IIM account pay so much higher interest than my bank account? Isn’t it basically the same thing?
WCU honors former scholar Thomas Belt with doctorate of humane letters
Western Carolina University Board of Trustees awarded Cherokee scholar Thomas Belt with its highest honorary degree, doctorate of humane letters, as part of its commencement ceremonies Saturday, May 15.
69th Annual Cherokee National Holiday to be hybrid of virtual, in-person events
Cherokee Nation Principal Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr. has announced that the 69th Annual Cherokee National Holiday will be a hybrid celebration featuring both virtual and limited, smaller-scale in-person events.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Praise can move away every enemy
Praise. The Lord has been working in my heart this week.
COMMENTARY: Don’t look back.
With the demolition of the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds buildings, it is hard to not feel that it marks an ending. It is fitting that the trees are going into hibernation, a type of death for the forests until the warm weather next year revives them.
COMMENTARY: Where did you buy that?
Several years ago, a group of independent retailers got the idea of generating an advertising campaign around the term “Buy Local”.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
FOOTBALL: BRAVES WIN STATE TITLE
Neither rain nor sleet nor snow could keep the Braves from their appointed round of picking up their first state title this weekend.
FOOTBALL: Braves named to All-Star rosters
Several senior members of the Cherokee Braves varsity football team have been named to different All-Star game rosters.
FOOTBALL: Cherokee on to state title game; Braves best Mountaineers in regional final
For the first time in 39 years, Cherokee (13-1) will be playing for a shot at a state football title.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Billy Joe Sutton
Billy Joe Sutton, was a young 85-years-old when he passed away at home with his loving family by his side on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. Born Oct. 15, 1937 in Whittier, Swain County, N.C., he was the son of the late Algie and Bessie Sutton.
OBITUARY: Mark Phillips Parker
Mark Phillips Parker, age 66, passed away peacefully on Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023. He is the son of the late Sara Jane (Queen) Parker.
OBITUARY: Oliver Otter Jr.
Oliver Otter Jr., also known as “Junebug”, age 53, made his final journey on Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023. He is the son of the late Oliver Otter Sr. and Nannie Standingdeer Otter.
HAPPENINGS
‘Summer Reading Adventures’ to be offered July 28-Aug. 1 at WCU
“Summer Reading Adventures,” a program for rising first- and second-graders, will be offered Monday, July 28, through Friday, Aug. 1, by Western Carolina University’s Office of Continuing and Professional Education.
GLW pool closed
Per Cherokee Life Center: Ginger Lynn Welch Pool is closed until further notice.
Park proposes firewood changes
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials are proposing changes that will help protect park forests by further limiting the type of firewood brought into the park. Non-native, tree-killing insects and diseases can unknowingly be introduced into the park through...
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