NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Interior Dept. seeks nominations for Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names
The Department of the Interior announced recently that it is seeking nominations for members of the new Advisory Committee on Reconciliation in Place Names. The committee will identify geographic names and federal land unit names that are considered derogatory and solicit proposals on replacement names.
Wolftown Airnasium opens
The Wolftown Community’s biggest gift this past December certainly couldn’t fit under the tree.
CIPD Officer arrested
Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) Sergeant John Phillip Taylor Jr. was arrested on Friday, Jan. 7 at approximately 3:30 p.m. and charged with the following:
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Elementary School End-of-Year Awards
Cherokee Elementary School End-of-Year Awards
Bus routes for Cultural Summer School
These are the Cherokee Boys Club bus routes for the Cultural Summer School.
13th Annual Cherokee Day of Caring held
The Cherokee Day of Caring is a daylong community event that reflects the spirit of Ga-Du-Gi, and this year’s event was held on Thursday, May 18.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
EDITORIAL: Back to nature
Because we live here and are around it all the time, we take the natural beauty and untouched wilderness for granted.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Jesus is the chief cornerstone
Moses, as deliverer of the Israelites, while bringing an estimated three million of them out of Egypt, became angry with them at Mt. Horeb.
COMMENTARY: Enrollment records could be used for census
The last official census of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was conducted in 2001. The next one was supposed to have been conducted ten years later in 2011, but it wasn’t which puts the Tribe eight years out of compliance with Section 19 of the Charter and Governing Document.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
EBCI athletes honored at Swain banquet
Swain County High School held its annual athletic banquet on Monday, June 2. Several EBCI tribal members were honored including Valerie Arkansas and Raymius Smith who were named Athletes of the Year.
Lady Royals win 3rd grade title
Dominique Wilkins visits Cherokee Central Schools
Dominique Wilkins, known as the “Human Highlight Film”, spoke to the students at Cherokee Central Schools, on Friday, May 30. He shared with the students his life story and the importance of never quitting. Hard work and perseverance is what led him to be a...
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Mouse (Deborah Anne) Thompson – obituary
Mouse (Deborah Anne) Thompson, 46, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 at 11 a.m.
Walela Palma – obituary
Walela Palma, infant daughter of Cassandra Tolley and Angel Palma, passed away on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva.
Alice Virginia Lambert – obituary
Alice Virginia Lambert , 79 of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, Jan. 4, 2020.
HAPPENINGS
Former EBCI Vice-Chief to be honored at Memorial Service
Bill Ledford, former Tribal leader of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, passed away on Monday, Oct 28. A memorial service will be held on Sat. Nov. 2 at 4pm at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center. Ledford served the tribe for more than 25 years. As Vice...
Walk-in flu show clinic
Through Nov. 21 at the Cherokee Community Health offices located at 93 Cherokee Boys Club Loop. The hours of operation are 7:45am – 4:30pm and they are closed for lunch from 12-12:45pm. Staff is available other times and dates by appointment. The flu vaccine is...
Closings due to passing of former Vice Chief Bill Ledford
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the Cherokee Boys Club, and the Cherokee Central Schools are all closed on Friday, Nov. 1 in observance of the passing of former Vice Chief Bill Ledford.
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