NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Council supports Clingman’s Dome name change
The area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park known as Clingman’s Dome has been known for thousands of years by Cherokee people as Kuwahi (“mulberry place”). The Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) approved legislation during its regular session on Thursday, July 14 that supports changing the name back to that historic, traditional name.
Fire Mountain Trails set for major expansion
Five years after the completion of the original Fire Mountain biking trail system, EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Operations and EBCI Project Management have started work to more than double the trail network on the Qualla Boundary. The project is slated for a 2-million-dollar investment that will see 12 to 15 miles of new trails and much more.
Qualla Boundary Head Start programs re-licensed
The Qualla Boundary Head Start and Early Head Start (QBHSEHS) programs recently found out that both have been re-licensed.
2025 Cherokee Indian Fair Countdown
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Wade to receive AISES Professional Award
Yona Wade, Cherokee Central Schools director of community affairs, will receive the Indigenous Excellence Award from the American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) at their National Conference in Milwaukee, Wisc. on Oct. 10-12. The award is part of the organization’s Professional Awards Program.
Museum decorates walkway with Mississippian designs
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian prides itself on educating visitors on the culture and life ways of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
WCU enrollment hits 12,000 for new record; driven by gains in distance, graduate populations
Total enrollment at Western Carolina University has crossed the 12,000-student threshold for the first time in the institution’s history, thanks in part to notable increases in distance education and graduate student populations and a surge of returning undergraduates.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Read the Preamble for the proposed EBCI Constitution
The Constitution Committee for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Inc. (ECBI) will submit sections of the draft Constitution to citizens of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for community review of the section and requests that community members submit their responses to the Committee.
COMMENTARY: To own or not to own…
It’s been a turbulent couple of weeks in our country.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: The choice is of and by the people
Read Isaiah 45:1-25 (God’s Declaration of His Anointing of Cyrus, Concerning Israel)
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Braves 67 Hayesville 28
The Cherokee Braves defeated the Hayesville Yellow Jackets 67-28 at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Friday, Dec. 9.
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves 65 Hayesville 36
The Cherokee Lady Braves defeated the Hayesville Lady Yellow Jackets 65-36 at the Charles George Memorial Arena on Friday, Dec. 9.
TRACK and FIELD: Cherokee participates in Polk Co. Indoor Meet
Members of the Cherokee High School track teams competed in a polar bear indoor track meet at Polk County on Wednesday, Dec. 7.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Evelyn Legassey
Evelyn O. Legassey, age 89, of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021 at Harried Regional Hospital, after a brief illness.
OBITUARY: Nellie Rita Littlejohn
Nellie Rita Littlejohn, age 62, passed away peacefully at her home on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021 after an extended illness. She is the daughter of the late Jim Littlejohn and Mollie Littlejohn.
OBITUARY: Barbara T. Owle
Barbara T. Owle, age 68, of Murphy, passed away Monday, Aug. 30, 2021, at her home. Mrs. Owle was born Oct. 14, 1952, in Cherokee to the late Tom Teesateskie and the late Jeanette Rattler Teesateskie.
HAPPENINGS
WCU’s online bachelor’s programs ranked among nation’s best for veterans
Western Carolina University’s online bachelor’s degree programs have been listed among the nation’s best options for veterans in a set of rankings released recently by U.S. News & World Report.
Big Y Spring clean-up day
May 31 at 9am at the Big Y Community Building. Participants will be provided trash bags for collection of roadside trash. Breakfast and lunch will be provided.
Volunteers sought for breeding bird survey
A partnership of organizations is seeking volunteers for the fifth year of a volunteer breeding bird monitoring and education program that will be conducted this spring and summer at two early-successional habitat sites along the Little Tennessee River. The program is...
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