NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee Police Commission meets with Police Chief
Most of Thursday’s (Nov. 18) meeting of the EBCI Police Commission was spent with Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) Chief Josh Taylor.
CIPD makes drug arrest at Valley River Casino
At approximately 3 a.m. on Thursday, Nov. 18, Officer Dewitt Chekelelee, of the Cherokee Indian Police Dept., responded to Harrah’s Valley River Casino in reference to possible drug activity in the parking lot.
Interior Secretarial Order declares “squaw” a derogatory term, announces process to remove term from federal usage
Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland formally established a process to review and replace derogatory names of the nation’s geographic features as announced on Friday, Nov. 19. She also declared “squaw” to be a derogatory term and ordered the Board on Geographic Names – the federal body tasked with naming geographic places – to implement procedures to remove the term from federal usage.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Letters to Santa from Cherokee Elementary School students
Following are letters to Santa from students at Cherokee Elementary:
CFWNC awards Educational Grants to Swain County High School
The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina announced recently two grants totaling $1,600 for Swain County High School from the Learning Links grant program, which provide local teachers with funding for activities designed to make required coursework engaging and relevant for their students.
River Kane to host Inaugural Christmas Toy Drive for Cherokee Youth
River Kane, an emerging rock band based out of Cherokee, is hosting their inaugural Christmas Toy Drive benefiting Cherokee Youth at their upcoming concert on Friday, Dec. 21 at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: What a difference 50 or 60 years can make…
Skin color matters! It took the threat of the loss of corporate sponsorship to change a name that would not be changed.
Indian Country reacts to retiring of Redskins name and logo
The Washington NFL organization announced on the morning of Monday, July 13 that it was retiring its Redskins name and logo. Following are comments and statements from leaders and organizations throughout Indian Country on this decision:
COMMENTARY: Bellwether
We are a people of signs. We watch nature and look for the way things in it speak to us.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
FOOTBALL: Braves blank Eagles in Tenn. road win
Cherokee (3-1) remained undefeated in the state of Tennessee this season as they put up over 350 yards of total offense on Friday.
JV FOOTBALL: Black Knights top Cherokee in high-scoring game
Fans of high-scoring games got their fill at Ray Kinsland Stadium as the Cherokee JV Braves (1-1) hosted the Robbinsville JV Black Knights on Wednesday, Sept. 7.
ON THE SIDELINES: Freedom of speech is great, but these are just kids
In this age of social media, the world is literally in our hands through the marvel – or scourge, whichever you prefer – that we call the internet.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Samuel Allen Smith
Samuel Allen Smith, 79, of the Washingtons Creek community, passed away on Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021 at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital from injuries sustained in a vehicle accident alluding to serious health complications.
OBITUARY: Clarence Lee Murphy
Clarence Lee Murphy, 58, of Cherokee, passed away at Memorial Campus of Mission Hospital on Monday, Feb. 15, 2021 following a brief illness.
OBITUARY: Jimmy David Williams
Jimmy David Williams, 51, of Whittier, passed away at his residence on Saturday, Feb. 13 after an extended illness.
HAPPENINGS
Benefit Turkey Shoot for Don Chekelelee
May 17 at 5pm at Jesse Welch’s residence in the Big Cove Community. $2/shot. Dinner will be sold.
Midnight Rumble flyer
EBCI Energy Tip of the Week – week of May 15
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