NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Tribal Council approves $75 million for The 407: Gateway to Adventure & Puy du Fou Partnership
The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI) Tribal Council approved $75 million during its regular session on Thursday, May 5 for Phase I of ”The 407: Gateway to Adventure” in Sevierville, Tenn, including the development of a spectacular immersive show produced by Puy du Fou
EBCI marks MMIW Awareness Day
With the smell of white sage in the air, an American Bald Eagle flew over the Unity Field in Cherokee on the warm spring evening of Thursday, May 5. Members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) were present honoring missing and murdered women of the Tribe at a candlelight vigil held on the National Day of Awareness for MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women).
“Say their names!”: Walk highlights crisis of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women
The color red, the official color of the MMIW (Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women) movement, marked the day in the form of ribbon skirts, t-shirts, badges, and more as Cherokee community members took awareness of a crisis to the streets.
Talking Trees Children’s Trout Derby
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Nation helps educators with STEM funding
More than 100 teachers from across northeast Oklahoma participated in Science, Technology, Engineering and Math training during Cherokee Nation’s annual Teachers of Successful Students conference.
EBCI Public Health and Human Services recognized as leader in Public Health Accreditation
The National Indian Health Board (NIHB) awarded EBCI’s Public Health and Human Services (PHHS) at the 2018 National Tribal Public Health Summit, held recently in Prior Lake, Minn., for achieving substantial gains in public health improvement.
Cherokee Elementary School Honor Rolls (3rd – 5th grades) – Fourth Nine Weeks
Cherokee Elementary School Honor Rolls (3rd – 5th grades) – Fourth Nine Weeks
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: True life is ‘Walking in the Spirit’ – and Holiness
“So there is no condemnation for those who belong to Christ Jesus.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: We still need the sidewalk
My husband and I believe that a sidewalk was promised for the roadside from the old Holiday Inn to Fisher Branch in the Birdtown Community.
COMMENTARY: Opportunity knocks
It is time to nag you about voting again. This time we are looking at federal, state, and local elections.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
The river is calling
Seven youth members from the Cherokee community closed out a five-week Kayak Workshop Series by kayaking down the Oconaluftee River from the Blue Ridge Parkway Bridge to the Cherokee Island Park on Monday, March 30.
MS TRACK: Braves take first at Robbinsville
The Cherokee Braves middle school track team placed first in a five-school meet at Robbinsville on Monday, March 30.
TRACK: Toineeta, Benjamin place at Murphy meet
The Cherokee High School boys and girls track teams traveled to Murphy on Wednesday, March 25.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Jeremy Justin “Jarvis” Raby
Jeremy Justin “Jarvis” Raby, 40, of the Wolftown Community, passed away at Mission Hospital on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020.
OBITUARY: Mary J. Kazhe
Mary J. Kazhe, of Cherokee, went to her eternal Heavenly home on Oct. 13, 2020. She transitioned from this life to the next, with friends and family by her side.
OBITUARY: Amy Smoker
Amy Smoker, 91, a Cherokee Language fluent speaker of the Snowbird Community in Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, Oct. 11, 2020 at The Elizabeth House in Hendersonville.
HAPPENINGS
NAIWA Fundraiser
Feb. 21 from 11am – 1pm at the Yellowhill Community Building. Indian dinners including drink and dessert $8. NAIWA will also be selling dinners on March 7 (Poor Man’s Dinner for $6) and March 21 (Indian tacos $7)
Cherokee emergency health numbers
Lawn maintenance applications available
Lawn Maintenance applications and guidelines are now available at Tsali Manor, Snowbird and John Welch Senior Centers. Guidelines: A. Must be a Senior Citizen age 70 and above (and spouse) living alone or with anyone under the age of 18. 1. Must turn age 70...
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