NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
“We are resilient”: Cherokee women bringing MMIW awareness with podcast
According to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, over 84 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime and they face a murder rate 10 times the national average. Three Cherokee women have started a podcast to bring the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) to light.
A Tribal prosecutor’s shadow
Imagine working through a docket that consists of 308 cases and talking to 11 different defense attorneys. That’s just Wednesday.
January is highest COVID month for Cherokee
January 2022 has seen the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the Cherokee community out of any month since the pandemic began. And, the month isn’t over yet.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
SCC student helps WCU archive Cherokee language documents
Over the past 15 years, the Cherokee Language Program (CLP) at Western Carolina University has compiled and digitized thousands of Cherokee language documents and media files.
Longs named N.C. Small Farmers of the Year
Harold and Nancy Long, the owners of Long Family Farms and Gallery in Murphy, are the 2019 North Carolina Small Farmers of the Year. Harold is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Tribal member makes Activity Book featuring EBCI
Families coming to Cherokee will now have the opportunity to further their education about the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) thanks to a new book.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Double standards….
Another month, another burst of news, another book out, a Supreme Court justice, President Trump’s tax history and a debate hit the news.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Discerning of the Lord’s Body, your brothers and your sisters
“We should already know that sin stops the flowing of the Anointing of the Anointed One into our lives.
BOOK REVIEW: “Mysterious Tales of Western North Carolina” is a fun read about supernatural
My friends on social media have been using the phrase consistently lately. We are in the “month of Halloween.”
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Holidays on the Hardwood Day 1 Results
The Holidays on the Hardwood basketball tournament opened on Wednesday, Dec. 21 at the Charles George Memorial Arena.
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves undefeated going into tomorrow’s tournament
The Cherokee Lady Braves are taking an undefeated 4-0 record into the Holidays on the Hardwood Tournament which starts on Wednesday, Dec. 21.
BASKETBALL: North Henderson 100 Cherokee 79
The North Henderson Knights defeated the Cherokee Braves 100-79 in a game at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Saturday, Dec. 17.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: James Pepion
James Pepion, 40, of Cherokee, went to his eternal home.
OBITUARY: Alvin (Al) G. Rogers
Alvin (Al) G. Rogers, 88, of Cherokee, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at Care Partners Health Services in Asheville.
OBITUARY: Aria Reign Savage-Sneed
Aria Reign Savage-Sneed, of Cherokee, was born sleeping on Tuesday, April 20, 2021. She is the daughter of Alex Thigpen and Richard Sneed.
HAPPENINGS
Singing at Big Cove Pentecostal Holiness Church
June 7 at 12pm at Big Cove Pentecostal Holiness Church. Concessions will be served all day and the Youth Group will be hosting games.
Jane Austen event flyer
Prevention is Caring event flyer
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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