NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Taylor sentenced for trafficking methamphetamine
U.S. District Judge Martin Reidinger sentenced a Cherokee, N.C. man on Thursday, Aug. 24 for possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Edward Dwayne Taylor, who is 35-years-old and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, was ordered to serve 87 months in prison, followed by five years of supervised release.
Museum receives grant for welcome signs to Cultural District
A grant from the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation will provide for two artistic welcome signs to be installed designating the Cherokee Cultural District on the Qualla Boundary (Cherokee, N.C.).
Visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park spent $2.1 billion in local communities in 2022
A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 12.9 million visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park in 2022 spent $2.1 billion in communities near the park. That spending supported 32,590 jobs in the local area and had a cumulative benefit to the local economy of $3.3 billion.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Thank you from the Bradley family
The family of Juke (Walter) Bradley would like to thank everyone for their prayers, food donations, wood donations, tobacco for the fire, our very dedicated Fire Keeper who kept the fire going for four days, and kind words during our very hard time. We...
Cherokee Children’s Home grateful for playground addition
On the wall in her office, Monica Wildcatt has a “Dreams List” of all the things she’d like to see at the Cherokee Children’s Home.
Cherokee Studies Program’s endowed scholarship renamed for T.J. Holland
The Cherokee Studies Program at Western Carolina University will rename its endowed scholarship in memory of T.J. Holland, an alumnus and lifelong leader in the community and Cherokee cultural preservation and revitalization who died recently.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: MMIW Movement on the Boundary
The Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (MMIW) crisis is affecting all Nations of Indigenous people today. The MMIW movement was created to spread awareness and give a voice to our stolen sisters whose stories have not been heard.
COMMENTARY: Sitting by the pool
The latest battle over property has been the discussion of work force housing versus tribal housing.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Learn How Heaven’s Binding and Loosing Works For You
Now there are some people who can be mean, mean enough to have actually intended to offend the person angering them. When they may have intended to, and one first goes to them, their anger may keep them from listening to anything one says.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
CROSS COUNTRY: Lambert named All-Regional, qualifies for state
Darius Lambert, a junior member of the Cherokee High School cross country team, placed ninth at the 1A West Regional meet at Asheville Christian Academy on the damp morning of Saturday, Oct. 28.
FOOTBALL: Braves topple Hayesville to remain unbeaten
Going by the statistics, Cherokee and Hayesville seemingly played a close game, but the scoreboard told quite a different story.
ON THE SIDELINES: Don’t mention “the game” to the Braves
I implore everyone to treat the members of the Cherokee Braves football team the same this week as if it were just any other week.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: CPO Herbert Sneed Sr., USN (Ret.)
CPO Herbert Sneed Sr., USN (Ret.), 86, of the Wolftown Community, was welcomed into the arms of the Lord on Friday, Aug. 26. He passed away peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long illness originating from his service to his country and tribe.
OBITUARY: Patricia Marie Swayney
Patricia Marie Swayney, 58, of Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 following a long-term illness and a short stay at Bon Secours Health Systems, Saint Francis Downtown Hospital in Greenville, S.C.
OBITUARY: Melissa Pheasant Queen
Melissa Pheasant Queen, 62, of the Big Cove Community of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. She was the daughter of the late Diver and Nellie (Swayney) Pheasant.
HAPPENINGS
Sleepy Hollow casting Native American males
The Sleepy Hollow TV show is currently in need of Native American males 18+up for some scenes in an upcoming episode filming in Wilmington. They are looking for “great faces with authentic looks”. There isn’t an exact filming date yet, but it will be sometime...
Dunk a Rollergirl on the Fourth of July
The Smoky Mountain Rollergirls (SMRG) and their junior league girls, The Lil’ Nemesisters, will be on hand at the Freedom Fest street festival in Bryson City on Friday, July 4 from 10 a.m. - 5p.m. The girls of SMRG will be taking turns plunging into the dunk tank to...
Qualla Community Development Meeting
July 10 at 6:30pm at the Qualla Community Building at 187 Shoal Creek Church Loop opposite the Qualla Fire Dept. This will be a pot-luck supper and reorganization meeting. Paper goods and drinks will be provided. Info: Bobbie Henderson 497-9887 or Maggie Weichel...
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