NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ

Cherokee Court releases Administrative Order adopting guide for attorney’s fees in criminal cases

Cherokee Court releases Administrative Order adopting guide for attorney’s fees in criminal cases

On June 16, the Cherokee Court of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBC) released an Administrative Order, effective July 1, for “Reimbursement of Attorney’s Fees For Appointed Counsel in Criminal Cases,” signed by Bradley Letts, Chief Justice of the Cherokee Supreme Court; Monty Beck, Chief Judge of Cherokee Court; and Barbara Parker, Associate Judge of Cherokee Court

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ONE FEATHER PHOTOS

COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ

OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ

COMMENTARY: Campaign season is upon us

COMMENTARY: Campaign season is upon us

We often joke (sometimes it isn’t a joke) that our politicians on the Qualla Boundary are in perpetual campaign mode. After all, with a 24-month election cycle, long-term planning and execution can be challenging to say the least.

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SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ

BASKETBALL: TWO IN A ROW FOR CHEROKEE

BASKETBALL: TWO IN A ROW FOR CHEROKEE

For the second year in a row, the Tsalagi Anata Anitsvyasdi (Cherokee Lady Braves) lifted the 1A Women’s Basketball Championship trophy.  In doing so, they made school history by being the only team from Cherokee High School to win back-to-back state titles. 

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OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ

OBITUARY: Idalee Inez Huskey

OBITUARY: Idalee Inez Huskey

Idalee Inez Huskey, a faithful servant of the Lord, cherished mother, grandmother, entrepreneur, and beloved pillar of the Cherokee, N.C. community, went home to be with the Lord on June 26, 2025. She was 88 years old.

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OBITUARY: James Edwards Mills

OBITUARY: James Edwards Mills

Fisherman, husband, son, father, grandfather, friend, U.S. Public Health Service Captain, and founder of “Raven Fork Rods” James Edwards Mills, 84, of Whittier, N.C., passed away peacefully on Monday, June 16, 2025 after a brief and sharp bout with cancer.

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HAPPENINGS

May classes at Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education

  The Pisgah Center for Wildlife Education, managed by the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission,  has released the May class schedule. The workshops will be hosted outside and led by Wildlife Commission staff. The Center’s COVID-19 policies are stated on their...

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