NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Single-vehicle crash on the Spur results in passenger fatality
Single-vehicle crash on the Spur results in passenger fatality
Vax for Cash Lottery winners for Nov. 9
Following are the winners in the Vax for Cash lottery held on Tuesday, Nov. 9 and hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. This list is provided to the One Feather by the EBCI Public Health and Human Service Division.
Interior Department announces formation of First Tribal Advisory Committee
The Department of the Interior announced on Tuesday, Nov. 16 the formation of a new Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC), which formally establishes a mechanism for Tribal leaders to engage in routine and robust conversations directly with Secretary Deb Haaland. This important move will further strengthen the Department’s nation-to-nation relationship with federally recognized American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes and their leadership.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
EBCI hosts the AISES Leadership Summit
The 2019 AISES Leadership Summit was recently hosted by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and was held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino & Resort for the first time in the organization’s 42-year history.
Foerst admitted to prestigious WCU musical theater program
Brennen Foerst, a 2018 graduate of Cherokee High School, has been admitted to the prestigious Western Carolina University (WCU) musical theater program for the fall semester.
Cherokee Elementary School 3rd Nine Weeks Honor Rolls
Cherokee Elementary School 3rd Nine Weeks Honor Rolls
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Don’t move rocks in tribal, park waterways
I drive by the Oconaluftee River, on the Qualla Boundary, multiple times daily and I frequently take walks on the Oconaluftee River Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. It seems that as tourism increases in late spring and summer, a practice increases – one that damages river ecosystems for many species…moving and stacking rocks.
COMMENTARY: Take control
The Tribal Council is considering legislation that will revise the existing law regarding elections
SPEAKING OF FAITH: God’s Samson Course
“Samson had tremendous potential. Not many people have started life with credentials like his.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
WRESTLING: Toineeta wins 1A West Regional
Anthony Toineeta, senior member of the Cherokee Braves wrestling team, won the 1A West Regional title in the 160lb division on Saturday, Feb. 11 at Alleghany High School.
TRACK & FIELD: Locust places 8th at Indoor Championships
Cherokee’s Byron Locust placed eighth in the boys shot put finals at the 1A/2A Indoor Track & Field Championships on Friday, Feb. 10 at the JDL Fast Track facility in Winston-Salem.
BASKETBALL: Big Smoky Mountain Conference tournament match-ups
Big Smoky Mountain Conference tournament match-ups
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Johnny Adam Walkingstick
Johnny Adam Walkingstick, 45, of Cherokee, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021.
OBITUARY: Hugh Jasper Bradley (H.J.)
Hugh Jasper Bradley (H.J.) passed away peacefully at Cherokee Indian Hospital Jan. 21, 2021, after an extended illness.
OBITUARY: Verlyn Brown
Verlyn Brown, 63, of Snowbird, completed his circle of life on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021.
HAPPENINGS
Cherokee Elementary School Kindergarten Registration Day
July 15 from 12-6pm. Info: Cherokee Elementary 554-5020
CIHA Call for Artists
The Cherokee Indian Hospital Association (CIHA) is issuing a call to EBCI artists to aide in the design of a tower area of the new hospital. Five EBCI artists will be selected to participate in a one-day collaborative design process on Wednesday, July 23. Interested...
Cherokee Skate Jam flyer
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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