NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee Tribal Court Disposition Summary (Jan. 1 to March 1, 2024)
Cherokee Tribal Court Disposition Summary (Jan. 1 to March 1, 2024)
RezHOPE holds Gadugi House ribbon cutting ceremony
RezHOPE held a ribbon cutting ceremony for the Gadugi House, a men’s transitional living home in Tsisqwohi (Birdtown), on the morning of Friday, March 22. RezHOPE is a Cherokee-based non-profit organization that supports people in recovery from substance use disorders.
Planning Board discusses Agricultural/Recreational multi-use facility
On the morning of March 18, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Planning Board met in the Tribal Council chambers to provide project updates. A major project of discussion was an agricultural center on the old Cherokee High School grounds that could also be used as a recreational sports facility.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
NASA extends partnership with SCC for five more years
Two years before a total solar eclipse left area residents breathless in 2017, Southwestern Community College started working with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in an effort to bring advanced Science, Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) education opportunites to Western North Carolina.
Rivercane revitalized at Rivers Edge Park
Haywood Waterways received a $3,600 grant from the Cherokee Preservation Foundation to plant river cane at River’s Edge Park in Clyde.
Dunn named to MANNA Board
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will be represented on the board of directors of a major regional food distribution organization. Frank Dunn, an EBCI tribal member and the manager of the EBCI Tribal Food Distribution Program, has been named to the MANNA FoodBank’s Board.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: What’s in a name? We should be the Eastern Cherokee Nation
Allow me to propose an idea…I’ve thought a lot about the history of our Tribe and our joint history with the other two Cherokee Tribes and feel like the name that we ultimately adopted (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) is not truly who we are.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: What does God have planned?
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Continued from last week…Read Acts 16: 16-34; 2 Corinthians 11:24-33. There is a God in Heaven Who knows how to keep and preserve those He loves, those whom...
COMMENTARY: Never be afraid to listen.
We are not immune to fear of criticism hear on the Qualla Boundary. If you happen to be in a profession where you provide a public service or deliver a product to the public, there is always going to be someone who is not pleased with one or the other. Indeed, you cannot please all of the people all of the time.
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: Melissa Ann Maney
Melissa Ann Maney, age 58, of the Rough Branch Community of Wolftown, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022 at Mission Hospital after an extended illness.
OBITUARY: Allen Edward Reed
Allen Edward Reed, of the Wolftown Community, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. He shared the last 14 years of his life with his loving wife, Anita Reed.
OBITUARY: Louise Paxton Ashe
Louise Paxton Ashe, 95 of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022. She was born on Sept. 23, 1927, in Swain County to the late William “Bill” and Myrtle Crisp Paxton.
HAPPENINGS
Blood Drive
July 2 from 10am – 2:30pm at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. Info: Sally Penick 497-6193 ext. 6498
Big Y Community Meeting
The Big Y June community meeting will be held on Tuesday, June 24 at 6pm.
Nomination deadlines extended for Leadership Programs
The Cherokee Right Path, “Du-yu dv-i” Adult Leadership Program and the Coulter Regional Leadership Program have extended their deadlines for nominations for their 2014-15 programs to Monday, July 7 at 5pm. Right Path is a 12-month leadership program for EBCI tribal...
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