NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cynthia Chavez Lamar named director of the National Museum of the American Indian
Cynthia Chavez Lamar has been named director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian, effective Feb. 14. She is the first Native woman to be named as a Smithsonian museum director. Chavez Lamar has been at the museum most recently since...
CCS School Board holds first meeting of 2022
The Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education met on Friday, Jan. 7 following the decision to postpone the start of school. During this meeting they addressed COVID concerns and how to move forward with the year.
Cultural District plans in the works at Nikwasi Mound
The Nikwasi Initiative has the deed to the Nikwasi (sometimes called Noquisiyi) Mound in the town of Franklin and serves as the mound’s current caretakers. They are hoping to expand educational opportunities at the site with their new Noquisiyi Cultural District site plan.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
A Cherokee Gardner’s Journal: The Iris Report
Every morning, from mid-April to late May, mom calls at seven in the morning (sometimes earlier). My dear mother gives me her garden Iris Report.
CHS student accepted to University of North Carolina School of the Arts
Cherokee High School rising senior Juanita Paz-Chalacha is one step closer to her dream of becoming a professional musician.
Job Corps, Mother Town Healing Project form partnership
The Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (OJCCCC) and the EBCI TERO Office’s Mother Town Healing Project have established a blossoming partnership. Participants from the Project have been working internships at the Center for the past couple of months.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Tribal member concerned about Wellness Center closing
I want to make every woman on the Qualla Boundary aware of what I found out today.
COMMENTARY: Blind loyalty
Sometimes, we act like crabs in a bucket, mindlessly pulling each other down from our effort to leave the bucket behind for a better life, liberty and pursuit of happiness.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Holy Spirit empowers to witness, create, build
God, through the Prophet Elijah, using King Ahab, had called all of Israel to a showdown:
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
ON THE SIDELINES: Can it be? Is it really back?
Can it be? Is it really true? I think it’s truly happening. Football season is upon us! Wow, what a long off-season.
Smoky Mountain Youth Football League revised schedule
Smoky Mountain Youth Football League revised schedule
2015 CHS Lady Braves Volleyball Schedule
This is the 2015 CHS Lady Braves Volleyball Schedule.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: George David Martin Sr.
George David Martin Sr., 71, of Cherokee, passed away peacefully at his home after battling an extended illness.
OBITUARY: Walter “Juke” Bradley Jr.
Walter Andrew Bradley Jr., 34, of Cherokee, passed away on Friday, Oct. 2, 2020.
OBITUARY: Annie Bell Welch
Annie Belle Welch, 72, of Robbinsville, passed away, Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020 at Graham Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center.
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