NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Council supports Clingman’s Dome name change
The area of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park known as Clingman’s Dome has been known for thousands of years by Cherokee people as Kuwahi (“mulberry place”). The Tribal Council of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) approved legislation during its regular session on Thursday, July 14 that supports changing the name back to that historic, traditional name.
Fire Mountain Trails set for major expansion
Five years after the completion of the original Fire Mountain biking trail system, EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Operations and EBCI Project Management have started work to more than double the trail network on the Qualla Boundary. The project is slated for a 2-million-dollar investment that will see 12 to 15 miles of new trails and much more.
Qualla Boundary Head Start programs re-licensed
The Qualla Boundary Head Start and Early Head Start (QBHSEHS) programs recently found out that both have been re-licensed.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Tribal member gaining international attention as photographer
Madison Hye Long sees life as art and her camera is her paint. The EBCI tribal member is gaining international attention as a photographer having had her work featured in a recent New York Times article entitled “Native American Photographers Unite to Challenge Inaccurate Narratives”.
Lambert recognized in Winds of Change (AISES) magazine
Nelson Lambert still remembers the first time he set foot in the Las Vegas offices of BMM Testlabs.
Tribal Council Awards given to EBCI students
The annual Tribal Council Awards were given on Wednesday, May 9 to area students who are EBCI tribal members and excelled this past school year.
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
BASKETBALL: Fouls plague Braves in loss at Robbinsville
The Cherokee Braves (20-2) had a total of four players foul out in a 76-70 road loss at Robbinsville on Friday, Feb. 6.
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves lose at Robbinsville 71-61
The Cherokee Lady Braves (19-2) lost their second of the season in a hard fought game at Robbinsville on Friday, Feb. 6.
FOOTBALL: Lossiah signs with Lenoir-Rhyne
Channing Lossiah, who played linebacker and wide receiver for the Cherokee Braves this past season, signed a letter of intent on Friday, Feb. 6 to play college football at Lenoir-Rhyne University.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: T.J. Holland
T.J. Holland, 44, of Robbinsville, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020 at his residence. He was the son of Tommy and Patricia Long Holland of Robbinsville. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Ned and Shirley Massey Long and his...
OBITUARY: Perry Dean Sequoyah
He was born in Cherokee to the late Gilbert Smith and Jesse Kay Sequoyah.
OBITUARY: Jody Mark Davis
Jody Mark Davis, 47 of Cherokee, never met a person he didn’t like, and everyone who met him loved him.
HAPPENINGS
EBCI Energy Tip of the Week (week of Jan. 16)
Big Cove Free Labor Turkey Shoot
Jan. 18 at 5pm at the Jess Welch Turkey Shoot Facility. Good food, good prizes. All guns welcome.
Indoor Flea Market
Jan. 24-25 starting at 8am at the Birdtown Community Club Building. Will cancel if weather is bad. Info: Jody Taylor 736-7509
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
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