NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
CCS School Board holds joint meeting with Swain Co.
The School Board of Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) met on Monday, March 4, 2024, in a joint, special called meeting with the School Board of Swain County Schools (SCS) in the Swain East Media Center. The meeting was called to order at 4:52 p.m. by SCS Board Member Cody White and CCS Chairperson Jennifer Thompson.
Great Smoky Cannabis Company to open only for sale of medical cannabis
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is set to open the first cannabis dispensary in North Carolina. The Great Smoky Cannabis Company, operated by Qualla Enterprises, LLC – an EBCI tribal...
Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) approves Executive Committee’s Strategic Plan for EBCI
Leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) are looking four years out in addressing five of the Tribe’s most pressing needs. Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) approved the 2024-28 Strategic Plan by passing Res. No. 149 (2024), submitted by the EBCI Executive Committee, during a Special-Called Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) session on the morning of Thursday, March 28.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Ask Dr. Per Cap: Day trading dreamer
I heard about a guy who made a ton of money buying and selling GameStop stock.
Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation to host webinar on motorcycling the scenic route
Hit the open road virtually with Hawk Hagebak at 11 a.m., Tuesday, March 2, for his humorous take on motorcycling up and down the Blue Ridge Parkway.
Ask Dr. Per Cap: Return fraud
Someone approached me online with an offer to buy my Amazon account.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: The community wants your best.
At our next tribal election, you will be making a decision that will affect how we are governed. You might say that we do that every election and to a certain extent, you would be right. Deciding who will sit in the seats of power is a decision that has lasting impact on our community.
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...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
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.
Several Cherokee runners participate in Glow Run
The Lake J 5K Glow Run/Walk was held Friday night, June 9.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Kobe Gavin Toineeta
Kobe Gavin Toineeta, 25, of the Birdtown Community, entered his eternal home on Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. Kobe was a 2015 graduate of Swain County High School and will forever be remembered as an old soul who never met a stranger.
OBITUARY: Max Wayland Monteith Jr.
Max Wayland Monteith Jr., 63 of Dunedin, Fla. and Cherokee, N.C., passed away Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 at his home in Dunedin, following a four-year battle with cancer with his loved ones by his side.
OBITUARY: Jamie Waldroup
Jamie Waldroup, age 58, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022 following an extended period of declining health
HAPPENINGS
Healthy Cookout and Fire Safety event flyer
WCU free summer concert series continues June 24
Western Carolina University’s annual Summer Concert Series continues Tuesday, June 24, with a free show featuring The Honeycutters in the Central Plaza on campus at 7 p.m.
Cultural Summer School presents “Night of the Arts”
June 20 from 5:30-7:30pm at Cherokee Elementary School. This event is sponsored by the Cherokee Preservation Foundation and Harrah’s Tribal Scholarship Committee.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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