NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
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.
Largest Buc-ee’s store opens at Tribe’s development
The world’s largest Buc-ee’s convenience store opened in Sevier County, Tenn. on the morning of Monday, June 26. The 74,000 square foot store contains 120 fuel stations and is located at The 407 – Gateway to Adventure property operated by the Kituwah, LLC, an enterprise of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI).
Lengthy work session held on constitution referendum issues
Tribal Council held a work session, lasting nearly three hours, on legislation seeking new referendum questions regarding the proposed constitution for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. The session was held on the morning of Wednesday, June 21 on Res. No. 627 (2023).
2026 4th of July Powwow
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Sweat Lodge earth feature found in Yellowhill Community
A Cherokee sweat lodge structure, dating back hundreds of years, has been found in the Yellowhill Community.
Mainspring conserves Historic Cherokee Town
Mainspring Conservation Trust recently acquired 40 acres in Macon County that holds considerable cultural heritage significance.
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.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: UNC-Chapel Hill and Henry Owl – Let’s celebrate our steps but not forget the history
Earlier this month, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) announced they would be adding two new names to buildings on campus. They chose two trailblazers at the school. Hortense McClinton was the first Black professor at UNC. Henry Owl, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), was the first American Indian student to attend the university.
COMMENTARY: You should be able to see through it.
There have been good and bad days for the Cherokee press this year. While our Tribal Council and Executive Office have verbally supported the idea of transparency in government, everyone seems to have a different definition of the word “transparent”.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Waste not, want not
“God wastes nothing,” Pastor Melton made clear, “Not one of your tears. Not one breath. Not even one hair, as each one is numbered.”
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Braves win barnburner at Swain
You couldn’t ask for more in a high school basketball game than Cherokee and Swain gave everyone on Thursday, Jan. 26.
WRESTLING: Christ School 42 Cherokee 36
Christ School topped Cherokee 42-36 in a meet held at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 25.
TRACK and FIELD: CHS athletes compete at WNC Polar Bear Championships
Several members of the Cherokee High School track team competed in the WNC Polar Bear Championships at Polk County High School in Columbus on Wednesday, Jan. 25.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Geraldine Sarah Jackson Thompson
Geraldine Sarah Jackson Thompson, of the Painttown Community in Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Tuesday, June 7, 2022. A native of Jackson County, she is the daughter of the late Ed Jackson and Marjorie Arneach Rattler.
OBITUARY: Stephanie Dawn Jones
Stephanie Dawn Jones, 41, of 53 Myers Drive in Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, June 4, 2022 at her home.
OBITUARY: Mark Welch Crowe
Mark Welch Crowe, 74, of the Big Y Community of Cherokee, went to meet his heavenly Father on Sunday, June 5, 2022 while at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. Mark was a servant of God and loved to share the Word. He was a member of the Big Witch Baptist Church.
HAPPENINGS
Prevention is Caring event flyer
NAYO Softball Tournament flyer
Cherokee Preservation Foundation grant application deadline approaching
The Cherokee Preservation Foundation (CPF) is currently accepting grants for the Fall, 2014 grant cycle. At this time, the CPF is only accepting hard copy applications. If you have submitted an application online, please contact CPF staff to ensure your application...
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