NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
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.
Qualla Enterprises, LLC addresses questions on cannabis operation
Qualla Enterprises, LLC addresses some questions raised on their medical cannabis operation following Chief Sneed’s veto of Res. No. 496 (2023) and Ord. No. 531 (2023).
Chief Sneed issues vetoes on cannabis legislation; Tribal Council upholds vetoes
A month after Tribal Council approved $64 million for the Qualla Enterprises, LLC medical cannabis business, the legislation approving the monies has been vetoed.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program holds Summer Retreat
The Fellows of the 2020-2021 Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program assembled lakeside at Lake Junaluska on July 6-8 to meet with their mentors and begin their journey through the program year.
Pipestem inducted into Oklahoma Indian Student Honor Society
Parrish Pipestem was inducted recently into the Oklahoma Indian Student Honor Society in Tulsa, Okla.
New Kituwah Academy Class of 2020
New Kituwah Academy Class of 2020
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: What’s needed is all of each of us.
The Lord has placed in my heart for the year 2022 that this shall be a year of soul-winning for this church.
COMMENTARY: Show me the commodities!
The Lloyd Welch constitution came from our desire to be free. It was a constitution because we wanted not to be governed, but to govern. Why allow us to then, decades later, throw ourselves under a charter?
COMMENTARY: Language is not a requirement for federal recognition
I’ve read comments several times over this past week alone where people state that federally recognized tribes must maintain their language or risk losing their federal recognition. This is absolutely, unequivocally untrue.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Brown battles back from injury for successful season
Basketball great and North Carolina native Michael Jordan once said, “My body could stand the crutches, but my mind couldn’t stand the sideline.”
BASKETBALL: King, Mintz win top conference honors
For the second year in a row, Cherokee has taken home the top post-season honors in girls basketball in the Big Smoky Mountain Conference.
ON THE SIDELINES: Racism has no place on the court
The other day, my cousin Charity put a post on her Facebook page discussing the poor officiating that she witnessed during a high school basketball playoff game in South Dakota.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Samuel L. Lambert
Samuel L. Lambert, age 88, of Cherokee, passed away on Monday, May 23, 2022 at his residence after an extended illness. He is the son of the late Joseph G. Lambert and Louisa Goforth Lambert.
OBITUARY: Walter Lewis Farmer
Walter Lewis Farmer, age 93, of Whittier, passed away unexpectedly at Mission Hospital on Friday, May 20, 2022.
OBITUARY: Dewey Cochran
Dewey Cochran, 77, of the Towstring Community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, May 21, 2022 at his residence. A native of Swain County, he was the son of the late Harley and Fannie Burr Cochran.
HAPPENINGS
Cherokee Indian Fair theme contest extended
EBCI tribal members are being asked to come up with a theme for this year’s Cherokee Indian Fair. A prize of $100 will be paid to the winning entry as selected by the 2014 Cherokee Indian Fair Committee. Entrants under 18 years of age must have a parent or guardian...
Water outage scheduled for Thursday in Yellowhill
Tribal Construction has scheduled a waterline repair on Thursday, June 12 at 4:30pm and on Tuesday, June 17 at 4:30pm. Water service will be disconnected at 4:30 pm until the job is completed. This outage will affect residences and businesses around...
Qualla 2020 meetings
June 27 from 9am – 3pm and July 15 from 9am – 3pm at Harrah’s Cherokee Conference Center. The purpose of the Qualla 2020 Initiative is to diversify the Cherokee economy and reduce its risks so that it can better ensure the wellbeing of the Cherokee population into...
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