NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Kituwah, LLC seeks funding for Puy du Fou partnership
The Kituwah, LLC will be requesting approximately $31 million from Tribal Council to launch a new partnership project with award-winning French entertainment company Puy du Fou.
Swimmer sentenced to 365 months in prison for second degree murder
A Cherokee, N.C. man convicted of second degree murder by a federal jury was sentenced to 365 months in prison on Thursday, March 3, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Shane McKinley Swimmer, 22. was also ordered to serve eight years of supervised release after he completes his prison term.
Public defender and victims’ rights ordinances passed in Council
Thursday morning (March 3) EBCI Tribal Council passed Ordinances 139 and 143, two items that look to reshape the experience in the tribal justice system.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Messages from the Drum: Tribal member launches web radio show
Beverly Bushyhead, MA, MPA, is combating the notion that Native Americans and First Nations people are extinct.
Cherokee students learn about human body, healthy lifestyle
In an effort to combat childhood obesity, Cherokee Elementary School and New Kituwah Academy students learned about the human body in an exhibit called Speedway to Healthy which was set up in the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on Sept. 5-6.
Jones-Bowman Fellows to launch social media campaign
For the first year of the community initiative, the 2018-19 fellows have developed a Social Media Campaign that will raise awareness about different issues affecting the Cherokee community.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Renew your thinking
“O LORD, you have examined my heart and know everything about me.
COMMENTARY: Confusion is not helpful…
When I started this episode of the Mr. Bill Show report the major news was the ongoing pandemic and the confusion emanating from the White House.
COMMENTARY: An open letter from Chief Sneed regarding George Floyd’s death
Like all Americans, I was outraged when I saw the video of George Floyd pleading for his life, only to have his pleas fall upon deaf ears and his life snuffed out at the hands of an overzealous government official.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
WEIGHTLIFTING: Cherokee Powerlifting Team wins at IronBoy
The Cherokee Fitness Complex Powerlifting Team traveled to Yadkinville on Saturday, Oct. 10 to compete in the IronBoy Powerlifting Nationals Event.
FOOTBALL: Braves air it out in loss at Andrews
The Cherokee Braves (3-6) put on an air assault at Andrews (4-6) on Friday, Oct. 23, but turnovers and missed extra points were costly as they lost to the Wildcats 41-30.
CROSS COUNTRY: Cherokee Middle girls win SMC conference title
The Cherokee Middle School girls cross country team finished their season undefeated and with a conference title – the first in school history – by winning the Smoky Mountain Conference title on Wednesday, Oct. 21.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Steve A. Teesateskie
Steve Allen Teesateskie, 57, of the Big Cove Community in Cherokee passed away on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.
OBITUARY: Donovan Rickell Underwood
Donovan Rickell Underwood, 48 of Sylva, passed away Friday, Dec. 11, 2020 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
OBITUARY: Ollie Littlejohn Bigwitch
The family of Ollie Littlejohn Bigwitch are grieved to announce her passing on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020. Ollie Littlejohn Bigwitch, 85, was from the Wolftown Community of Cherokee.
HAPPENINGS
EBCI Energy Tip of the Week (week of March 27)
It’s Plowing Time Again! Do you need your garden plowed?
The program will begin on Tuesday, April 1 and run through Friday, May 30. Plowing is free to all senior citizens and persons with disabilities that are EBCI tribal members. All others must pay $50 per garden space, and the fee must be paid prior to the garden being...
June 2014 per capita deadlines
Tuesday, April 1 at 4:30pm Direct Deposit Request Form Tuesday, April 15 at 4:30pm Federal Tax Withholding Form Per Capita Waiver Form Letters of Guardianship Letters of Administration To obtain forms, please visit: The EBCI Enrollment Office, Monday-Friday, 7:45am –...
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