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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ

  WCU–CIHA partnership grows Cherokee’s next generation of healers

  WCU–CIHA partnership grows Cherokee’s next generation of healers

In the midst of ongoing staffing challenges across the healthcare industry, the innovative partnership between Western Carolina University (WCU) and the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA) is doing exactly what a great pipeline should do – it matches local talent with meaningful careers close to home, expands continuing education opportunities, and opens career-ladder pathways for enrolled members of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI).

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OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Easy Peasy, Part 1 of 2

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Easy Peasy, Part 1 of 2

We live in a world where Satan has such a great hold on our society that we are forced to abide by the perversion of law and social acceptance of sin. How do we combat the constant influence of sin in our lives, education, media, and entertainment?

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COLUMN (Living the Arte Suave): Between a chair and a hard place

COLUMN (Living the Arte Suave): Between a chair and a hard place

When pursuing healthy living habits people often find themselves between a rock and a hard place.  Many of the prescriptions and suggested cures come with lengthy laundry lists of warnings and possible contradictions.  Every pharmaceutical TV advertisement ends with a rushed litany of reported side effects.  Sometimes the possible cures or prescriptives seem worse than the ailments! 

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SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ

OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ

OBITUARY: Thomas Keith Parker

OBITUARY: Thomas Keith Parker

Thomas Keith Parker, “Tom” as he was better known, age 81, of the Wolftown Community in Cherokee, N.C., passed away on Saturday, Sept. 6, 2025, after an extended illness.

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OBITUARY: Roger “Poncho” Ballard Jr.

OBITUARY: Roger “Poncho” Ballard Jr.

Roger “Poncho” Ballard Jr., 67, passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, Sept. 5, 2025, after a long illness. Surrounded by love, he was joyfully reunited with his precious grandson, Kobe Gavin, whom he loved and missed with all his heart.

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HAPPENINGS

Upcoming Pow Wows for July 26-28

Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.

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Upcoming Pow Wow for July 18-21

Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.

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Upcoming Pow Wows for July 12-14

Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.

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