NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
“We are resilient”: Cherokee women bringing MMIW awareness with podcast
According to the U.S. Dept. of Justice, over 84 percent of American Indian/Alaska Native women have experienced violence in their lifetime and they face a murder rate 10 times the national average. Three Cherokee women have started a podcast to bring the issue of missing and murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) to light.
A Tribal prosecutor’s shadow
Imagine working through a docket that consists of 308 cases and talking to 11 different defense attorneys. That’s just Wednesday.
January is highest COVID month for Cherokee
January 2022 has seen the highest number of new COVID-19 cases reported in the Cherokee community out of any month since the pandemic began. And, the month isn’t over yet.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee students learn about natural resources, environment
Two days prior to Earth Day, the EBCI Natural Resources Program hosted second grade students from Cherokee Central Schools in a program to teach them about Cherokee’s natural resources and environment.
Fundraising efforts going well for Warriors’ London trip
Later this year, members of the Warriors of Anikituhwa will travel to London, England as ambassadors of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, and efforts to raise funds for their trip are going well. The trip will total around $30,000 for the group, and so far around $3,000 has been raised.
New Kituwah Academy students plant garden
The Cherokee tradition of raising food is being passed down to the younger generation at the New Kituwah Academy. Students planted kale, mustard greens, creasy greens, and onions in two raised garden beds at the school on the morning of Wednesday, April 18.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: What next?
As I watched January Council I was very disappointed
SPEAKING OF FAITH: A new life…sin’s power is broken
“Well then, should we keep on sinning so God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace?
COMMENTARY: Will we have a free press, and other constitutional matters
Personally, I don’t want you or the government to tell me what to believe or to control the flow of information to me.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
ON THE SIDELINES: Consolidate NC Basketball Playoffs
Both the Braves and Lady Braves varsity basketball teams did very well this year, and, as a result, both teams and their fans did a lot of traveling during the playoffs.
TRACK: Cherokee teams compete in Robbinsville
The Cherokee High School boys and girls track teams traveled to Robbinsville for a meet on Wednesday, April 1.
RUNNING: Cherokee Runners finish Assault on Blackrock
Members of the Cherokee Runners Club posted impressive finishes in the Fifth Annual Assault on Blackrock Run, Walk, Crawl on Saturday, March 28.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Frank Black Miller, MD
Frank Black Miller, MD. November 6, 1947 – July 30, 2020.
OBITUARIES: Carol Sequoyah Standingdeer
Carol Sequoyah Standingdeer, 71, of the Big Cove Community, went home to be with the Lord Monday, July 27, 2020 at her residence on Big Cove.
OBITUARY: Adam Conseen
Adam Conseen, 93, of Waynesboro, Va. went peacefully to be with the Lord on Saturday, July 25, 2020 at his residence. He was born in Whittier on March 12, 1927, the son of the late James Conseen and Caroline Toineeta Conseen.
HAPPENINGS
Benefit dinner for Sam and Charlene Otter
Feb. 21 from 11am – 1pm at the Acquoni Baptist Fellowship Hall. Indian taco, drink and dessert $8. Will deliver for order of four dinners or more. Will take orders for delivery until 10am. To place order, 506-4672
Upcoming Education Workshops and Programs at Museum of the Cherokee Indian
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian will be hosting classes and workshops March through July of this year. These will include a new cultural revitalization project on Cherokee weaving; making shakers for social dancing; and history and culture. There will a minimal...
Clothing give-away
Feb. 22 from 10am – 3pm at the Church of Christ located at the corner of Wolfetown and Old Mission Roads. All sizes available. Please no dealers. Info: 497-9414
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