NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Police Commission pledges support to transitional program
Police Commission pledges support to transitional program
New EMS Family Playground officially opens
Kylex Pheasant, a youth member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, cut the ribbon as the brand-new EMS Family Playground opened officially in the Yellowhill Community on the afternoon of Thursday, May 11. The facility, which will be under the management of the Cherokee Recreation program, is located adjacent to the EMS Building off of Acquoni Road.
Investment Committee updates EBCI Financial Literacy Program
The Investment Committee of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is working to increase the financial literacy of tribal members of all ages.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Second season of sochan gathering program sees increases
The EBCI Natural Resources Program issued a report on the second season of sochan gathering in the Park recently noting that 12.3 bags were gathered which amounted to 330 servings of sochan.
Swain County Schools reopening plan for fall
Following are two PDFs detailing the Swain County Schools Reopening Plan for school this fall.
Cherokee Nation adds 16 bee pollinator homes to heirloom garden
The Cherokee Nation has installed 16 new bee pollinator homes in the tribe’s heirloom garden in Tahlequah as part of a new initiative by First Lady January Hoskin to boost the population of pollinators while improving the environment.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: He has already equipped each one
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church When you say, “I’m little. I don’t know enough. I don’t know a lot.” With your permission, God can still use what He has already given you. Choosing to...
COMMENTARY: Tiptoeing through banishments
During Budget Council on Feb. 1, Tribal Council engaged in a discussion of banishment law. They talked about how hard it would be to banish a tribal member because, in our Cherokee Code, it has been made clear that any tribal member permanently banished by Tribal Council will also be disenrolled. Some have stated that they “just couldn’t bring themselves to remove someone from membership in the Tribe.”
COMMENTARY: Selling our culture
Cultural appropriation. From the tomahawk chop to the Jeep Cherokee to car dealership, cigar shop style Indian statues towering over a heavily trafficked road, it is interwoven into American society. Some Indigenous members of our communities are outspoken and repulsed by it. Others just chuckle and say that it is part of living for Natives in America.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
TRACK & FIELD: Coach Williamson accepts position at Lenoir-Rhyne
Danny Williamson, who served as the Cherokee High School head cross country and track and field coach for the 2016-17 season has accepted a position over those programs at Lenoir-Rhyne University.
Tribal member competing in pro motocross
Motorcycle racing, especially motocross, is a seriously demanding sport on all fronts. Isaac Teasdale, an EBCI tribal member from the Snowbird Community, is up to the task and is currently competing in the Lucas Oil Pro Motocross Championship series.
EBCI invites Swarm to host Lacrosse Camp for youth
For the second consecutive year, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ Recreation Department, with support from Principal Chief Richard G. Sneed’s office and the Cherokee Preservation Foundation, has partnered with the Georgia Swarm to bring a lacrosse camp to Cherokee youth.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Rebecca Sue Goings Thompson
Rebecca Sue Goings Thompson, age 67, of Cherokee, formally of Broken Bow, Okla., passed away on Thursday, June 16, 2022 at Cherokee Indian Hospital after an extended illness.
OBITUARY: Wayne Wachacha
Wayne Wachacha, 78, of Robbinsville, passed away peacefully at home with his family by his side on the night of Wednesday, June 15, 2022. He went to his heavenly home where was greeted by his beloved wife of 54 years, Evelyn Taylor Wachacha.
OBITUARY: Lucy B. Teesateskie
Lucy B. Teesateskie, commonly known as “Lucy T”, age 77, passed away on Wednesday, June 15, 2022 at Tsali Care Center after a brief illness.
HAPPENINGS
Cherokee 4-H Archery Club summer schedule
The Cherokee 4-H Archery Club will continue to meet through the summer at the indoor range located in the old Cherokee High School at 5:30pm on the following dates: July 1, 15, and 29; Aug. 12 and 26.
Museum to offer Summer Institute for educators
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian will offer the Cherokee History and Culture Institute for educators on July 14-19. The goal of the Institute is to provide accurate information about the Cherokees (and other American Indians,) resources, and to provide connections...
Volunteer flyer for Talking Trees Children’s Trout Derby
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