NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ

First Native American director of NPS sworn in

Charles F. “Chuck” Sams III was ceremonially sworn in as Director of the National Park Service (NPS) by Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland on Thursday, Dec. 16. Sams is the first tribal citizen to lead the agency, which has been without a Senate confirmed leader for nearly five years.  

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ONE FEATHER PHOTOS

COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ

OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ

COMMENTARY: Don’t move rocks in tribal, park waterways

I drive by the Oconaluftee River, on the Qualla Boundary, multiple times daily and I frequently take walks on the Oconaluftee River Trail in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  It seems that as tourism increases in late spring and summer, a practice increases – one that damages river ecosystems for many species…moving and stacking rocks. 

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SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ

OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ

OBITUARY: Mike Driver 

Mike Driver, 69, of Cherokee, passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2021.  Mr. Driver was born in Cherokee on April 19, 1951 to the late Watty and Annie Driver.  

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HAPPENINGS

Money Mosh Game Show

June 3 at 5:30pm at the Yellowhill Activity Center.  Presenters include: First Citizens Bank, Mountain Credit Union and Edward Jones.  Learn about checking and savings accounts, investment opportunities and much more.   Door prizes, music, games.  RSPV by Friday, May...

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Sequoyah Birthplace Museum to host Statehood Day

June 1 from 12-5pm at the Museum located in Vonore, Tenn.  The 1809 Blacksmith shop will be open with demonstrations going on throughout the afternoon.  Cherokee Storyteller Lloyd Arneach Sr. and his daughter, Dawn Arneach, both EBCI tribal members from the Yellowhill...

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Firefly viewing scheduled for June 4-11

Park officials have announced the Elkmont Firefly Viewing event in Great Smoky Mountains National Park will take place from Wednesday, June 4 through Wednesday, June 11. For this year’s viewing event, the on-line ticketing system, operated through Recreation.gov, will...

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