NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Council removes three referendum questions from September ballot.
Voters of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will have three fewer referendum items to vote on during the upcoming September General Election.
Appalachian trout in trouble as temps rise, storms rage
The mountains of the Southern Appalachians were scraped clean a century ago as the canopy of trees that protected the streams from the noonday sun disappeared.
A project update for the EBCI
The Cherokee One Feather recently sat down with Travis Sneed, director of EBCI support services who currently oversees Project Management, to get a breakdown of the ongoing and upcoming projects on and around the Qualla Boundary.
2026 4th of July Powwow
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
FEATURE: Lambert represents Tribe, Indian Country at DNC
The stage and spotlight are nothing new to Cece Lambert.
CHS senior selected as HOSA regional rep.
Shay Barker, a senior at Cherokee High School, has been selected to serve as the 2020-21 North Carolina Western Region representative for HOSA (Health Occupations Students of America). In her position, she will represent the western North Carolina counties of Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, Madison, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, and Transylvania.
NSF grant will aid WCU in preserving several biological collections
Tucked away in a small room in Western Carolina University’s Stillwell Building is the university’s herbarium, which consists of roughly 36,500 plant specimens, mostly from the Southern Appalachian Mountains.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Give to us wisdom for soul winning (Conclusion)
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church They may actually be able to compare their life to yours and realize there is a problem. Why? It’s because you will have grown into a mighty tree. ...
COMMENTARY: New Cherokee Blood
During the February session of Tribal Council, the Council decided that the language of the resolution proposed to ask the people to decide on extended terms, term limits and staggered terms was tabled,
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Give to us wisdom for soul winning (Continued)
“What has started off as a seed planted here will be a growing tree by the end of the year. I have seen in the Spirit and have shared with you for years, there will come a day when you have to be here an hour earlier, or you may not be able to get through the door, Amen.”
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: Edwin George
Edwin George, age 87, passed away on Thursday, June 30, 2022, at Tsali Care Center after an extended illness.
OBITUARY: Lawrence “Eddie” Hill
Lawrence “Eddie” Hill, 65, of the Big Cove Community passed away at his home surrounded by his family and loved ones Monday, June 27, 2022. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Jesse and Yonnie Watty Hill.
OBITUARY: Natasha Leigh Martin
Natasha Leigh Martin, age 38, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, June 20, 2022 at the University of Tennessee Medical Center.
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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