NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee stories from a Cherokee voice; Museum is updating exhibit
The Museum of the Cherokee People is currently working on updating its main exhibit – one that has been on display since 1998. The Museum received a grant from the Henry Luce Foundation for $225,000 for the research and development aspects of the update to the area that will now be called the Main Gallery as opposed to the permanent exhibit.
CCS school board concludes last meeting of 2023
The School Board of Cherokee Central Schools met on Monday, Dec. 18. The meeting included a financial report, policy revisions, and Indian School Equalization Program (ISEP) funding discussions.
One Feather staffer receives $5,000 grant from International Women’s Media Foundation
Brooklyn Brown, a reporter for the Cherokee One Feather, recently applied for and received an individual grant of $5,000 from the International Women’s Media Foundation Fund for Indigenous Journalists: Reporting on Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, Girls, Two-Spirit and Transgender People (MMIWG2T).
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
THANK YOU: Wolfe family says thanks for support with benefit
The Wolfe family would like to extend a huge thank you for your overwhelming support. The benefit for our sister (Jane Wolfe) was a huge success.
THANK YOU: Wolfe family says thanks for support of benefit
The Wolfe family would like to extend a huge thank you for your overwhelming support. The benefit for our sister (Jane Wolfe) was a huge success.
Pipestem named National Merit semifinalist
Parrish Pipestem, a student at Booker T. Washington High School in Tulsa, Okla., has been named a semifinalist in the 66th Annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: The enemy’s focus…beware and be a courageously bold warrior
The Truth is, it’s the enemy’s focus on us in the Church that can highlight any problems we have seen lately.
Message from Chief Sneed re: Kituwah Society Guiding Principle (part two)
This message is Part 2 of the message about the Kituwah Society Guiding Principle: Strengthen one another with encouraging words and all that you do. Today I wanted to talk about encouraging one another.
COMMENTARY: Life is fleeting
As I was reading over the information of the tragic loss of a young woman on the Oconaluftee yesterday (Feb. 24), I was reminded how very fragile life is. This lady from Ohio, reported age 34, lost her life while kayaking the river.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
WRESTLING: Braves place at SMC Tournament
Anthony Toineeta took the championship in the 160lb division and was named a Co-Most Outstanding Wrestler at the Smoky Mountain Conference tournament at Rosman on Saturday, Jan. 28.
ON THE SIDELINES: Sports are a distraction…and, that’s a good thing
This past Thursday night, I huddled into the Swain County High School gymnasium with about 27,000 other people (or, at least it felt like it) as the Cherokee Braves and Lady Braves took on their arch nemesis – the Maroon Devils.
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves 70 Swain Co. 51
The Cherokee Lady Braves defeated the Swain County Lady Maroon Devils 70-51 in a game at Swain on Thursday, Jan. 26.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Caroline Irene “Carolyn” Conseen-Smith
Caroline Irene “Carolyn” Conseen-Smith, 72, passed away early Wednesday morning, Aug. 3, 2022 at her home in Cherokee.
OBITUARY: John Ed Walkingstick
John Ed Walkingstick, 84, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday, July 26, 2022 at Tsali Care Center.
EDITORIAL: Reclaim Kuwahi now
The area known 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”). It is time to reclaim that original name.
HAPPENINGS
Summit on natural products planned for June 10 at WCU
Western North Carolina’s growing natural products industry will be the focus of a gathering at Western Carolina University on Tuesday, June 10.
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.
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