NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Painttown Tribal Council candidates respond to issues
The Cherokee One Feather invited all candidates in the 2023 EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Election to weigh in on various topics. Each candidate was given a 250-word limit per topic. Below are the responses we received by our deadline. Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot per the EBCI Board of Elections.
Cherokee County – Snowbird Tribal Council candidates respond to issues
The Cherokee One Feather invited all candidates in the 2023 EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Election to weigh in on various topics. Each candidate was given a 250-word limit per topic. Below are the responses we received by our deadline. Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot per the EBCI Board of Elections.
Birdtown Tribal Council candidates respond to issues
The Cherokee One Feather invited all candidates in the 2023 EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Election to weigh in on various topics. Each candidate was given a 250-word limit per topic. Below are the responses we received by our deadline. Candidates are listed in the order they will appear on the ballot per the EBCI Board of Elections.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
STEAM Night held at Cherokee Elementary School
Cherokee Elementary School (CES) held its third annual STEAM night on the evening of Tuesday, Jan. 14.
EBCI Education & Training Program introduces management team
The EBCI Education & Training Program is introducing its management team including Brittany French Beck, MeLissa Williams, and Sheena Bark West – all members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Ron Porter gives everything he can
This year, Ron Porter made sure that Christmas came a week early in Cherokee.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Supports smoking ban for Cherokee casinos
In May, a group of enrolled EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) members submitted an ordinance change to Tribal Council which will ban smoking on the gaming floors of Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort and Harrah’s Valley River Casino Resort.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Toys for Tots coordinator seeking building use donation
I am the Toys For Tots (TFT) coordinator for Macon, Jackson, Swain counties in North Carolina and Rabun, Ga.
COMMENTARY: A pat on the back
It is productive and right to give pats on the back to those who we think have done us a good deed. By all means, community members and workers who contribute to the betterment of our community deserve a note of thanks.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
TRACK and FIELD: CMS teams compete at Conference Championship
The Cherokee Middle School boys and girls track teams traveled to Robbinsville on Monday, April 25 for the Smoky Mountain Conference Middle School Track and Field Championship.
Cherokee Braves 2016 Football Schedule
Cherokee Braves 2016 Football Schedule
NCHSAA releases conference realignments
The North Carolina High School Athletic Association released its conference realignments for 2017-21 on Thursday, April 21.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Jason Lee Thompson
Jason “Jake” Lee Thompson, age 40, passed away unexpectedly at his residence on Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021. He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Beulah Thompson and Lizzie Tushka King; also, his aunt, Elsie T. Calhoun.
OBITUARIES: Beulah Lambert Young
Beulah Lambert Young, age 82, of Cherokee, passed away on Saturday, Dec. 25, 2021, at Tsali Care Center surrounded by her loving family after a brief illness.
OBITUARY: Wahnetah Bernhisel Stamper
Wahnetah Bernhisel Stamper, 68, of the Painttown Community, went home to be with the Lord Tuesday Dec. 21, 2021.
HAPPENINGS
Qualla Boundary Art Show featuring Alyssa Welch
April 28 from 5-7pm. Everyone is welcome. Welch is a 17-year-old EBCI tribal member who was diagnosed with autism when she was 9 years old. She loves all forms of art and uses it to express herself. Her artwork has won both first and third place in the past at the...
Samuel Watty Birthday Dinner
April 26 from 1-4pm at the Big Cove Rec. Center. Bring your favorite covered dish.
Benefit for Trish Calhoun
May 2 from 10:30am – 1:30pm at the Yellowhill Community Building. Reed’s Frybread and Calhoun’s are teaming up to help Trish who had surgery again on March 23 and has not been able to work. Indian taco w/drink $7, frybread and chili w/drink $6. Four or more orders...
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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