NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Park welcomes new program leadership
Great Smoky Mountains National Park officials announced on Wednesday, Feb. 2 the selection of two key positions in the Park Management Team. Randy Scoggins will step in as the new chief ranger to oversee the Visitor and Resource Protection Division and Stephanie Kyriazis will serve as the new chief of resource education.
N.C. state tribes and tribal organizations to receive $10 million in state funding
North Carolina’s American Indian communities will receive a total of $10 million in state funds this year to support programs and services to help with pandemic recovery. This year’s state budget allocated money to each of the state recognized tribes and tribal organizations.
Food truck rodeo coming to Harrah’s Cherokee
Three Cherokee-owned food trucks will be setting up at The Cherokee Convention Center this Friday, Feb. 4 and Saturday, Feb. 5 to serve any and all who want an Indian dinner or Cherokee fare.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Snowbird student marking graves in community
Quite a few graves in the Snowbird Community near Robbinsville are either unmarked or the markers have become unreadable due to years of wear. Ryen Bird, an EBCI tribal member from the Snowbird Community and a junior at Robbinsville High School, is working to remedy that situation.
Cherokee Middle School Honor Rolls – 3rd Nine Weeks
Cherokee Middle School Honor Rolls – 3rd Nine Weeks
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.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: North and South Carolina U.S. Attorneys call upon Congress to permanently ban fentanyl analogues
By ROBERT J. HIGDON JR., MATTHEW G.T. MARTIN, R. ANDREW MURRAY, and A. LANCE CRICK In 2017, nearly 50,000 Americans died from an opioid overdose. In 2018, synthetic opioids accounted for over 28,000 overdose fatalities across the United States. Hundreds of...
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?
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: Becky Ann Walker
Becky Ann Walker transitioned from this life on Friday, July 31, 2020 at the age of 47.
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.
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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