NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. enters into agreement to divest Caesars Southern Indiana to the EBCI
Caesars Entertainment, Inc. announced on Thursday, Dec. 23 a definitive agreement to sell the operations of Caesars Southern Indiana to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) for $250 million, subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
Lumbee Acknowledgment Act dies in Senate
The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina didn’t get the Christmas present they’ve been hoping for for more than a century – federal recognition as an American Indian tribe.
Indian Country reacts to Rep. Haaland’s historic cabinet nomination
Indian Country was a flutter on the afternoon of Thursday, Dec. 17 with the news that President-elect Joe Biden was nominating Congresswoman Deb Haaland (D-N.M.) as Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Museum offering workshops on feather capes, twined bags and skirts
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian is offering workshops on making feather capes, twined bags, and twined skirts.
12th Annual Cherokee Day of Caring planned
Cherokee Preservation Foundation, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and Resort, and the Office of the Principal Chief of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians are sponsoring the 12th annual Cherokee Day of Caring, an all-day community service event, on Thursday, May 19.
Park plans prescribed burn northwest of Cades Cove
Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Zone fire management staff plan to conduct a prescribed burn on approximately 888 acres of forested area northwest of Cades Cove beginning on Wednesday, March 30.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
EDITORIAL: Thank and serve the living, as well as the dead
According to one website, over 42 million people serving in the American military have died during wartime since the Revolutionary War.
EDITORIAL: Grave condition
I like walking through cemeteries. I even have books on the subject, ranging from the significance of certain markings on tombstones to the different styles and shapes of markers to the various sentiments and histories that are written on the faces of the stones.
LETTER: Tribal member not happy with Town Hall time
Why so early? Snowbird and Cherokee County has a long way to travel.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves fall to Hayesville in Regional Final
A sea of Maroon and Gold inundated the UNCG Fleming Gymnasium on Saturday, March 8 as the site played host to the NCHSAA Regional Finals contest between the Cherokee Lady Braves and the Hayesville Yellow Jackets at 5pm.
BASKETBALL: Mintz, Smith, Tisho selected for Blue-White game
Avery Mintz, a senior at Cherokee, has been selected to the Blue-White all-star game scheduled for Friday, March 21 at T.C. Roberson. This season, she has averaged 17.6pts, 2.4 assists and 4.3 steals per game. Also, chosen for the game were EBCI tribal members...
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves among stat leaders
Kendall Toineeta, Cherokee, is first in all of western North Carolina with 5.2 steals/game, second with 6.3 assists and third with 19.4pts. Teammates Avery Mintz and Bree Stamper tied at 18th with 2.4 assists. Mintz was also sixth with 17.6pts and fifth with 4.3...
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Timothy Jeffrey Locust Jr. – obituary
Timothy Jeffrey Locust Jr., infant son of Timothy Jeffrey Locust Sr. and Nalisha Watty Guerrero passed away Saturday, Jan. 5 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
Winfred Maney – obituary
Winfred Maney, age 84, of the Big Cove Community in Cherokee, passed away at his home on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019.
Bob Owle – obituary
Bob Owle, 94, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019.
HAPPENINGS
Start Smart Basketball starts Nov. 3
Start Smart Basketball. Starts on Nov. 3 for ages 3-7. This is for children ages 3-5 or a beginner 6-7 year old. This program is fundamental heavy. The program will run for six Sundays from Nov. 3 – Dec. 8. The Start Smart Kit costs $36 and this includes all of...
2014 Gathering of Nations pow wow flyer
2nd Annual Harvest Half Marathon & 5K to draw 600 runners to Cherokee
Over 600 runners from across the mountains and Southeast are expected in Cherokee on Saturday, Oct. 19 for the second Cherokee Harvest Half Marathon & 5K. The event is presented by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and Harrah’s Cherokee Casino and benefits the...
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