NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
CCS School Board holds first meeting of March
The Monday, March 3 meeting of the Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education was called to order at 4:45 p.m.
Tribal Court Docket for March 11
This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court. All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
Fatal accident on Foothills Parkway in Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers responded to a fatal accident on the Foothills Parkway between Chilhowee Lake and Look Rock, near mile marker 13, at approximately 10:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 3.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Elementary celebrates Cultural Heritage Week
Cherokee Elementary School recently celebrated Cultural Heritage Week.
Native American Student Association thrives on UNC Asheville campus
Although Devyn Smith grew up less than an hour from UNC Asheville, he didn’t know a single person on campus when he arrived as a freshman.
First planning meeting held for the 104th Cherokee Indian Fair
The first meeting of the Cherokee Indian Fair Committee was held Monday, April 13 at 5:30 pm.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
LETTER: Against national motto on public buildings
This letter to the editor is in response to an article published in the Feb. 11 issue of the One Feather entitled “In God We Trust motto withdrawn in Council”.
EDITORIAL: The sound of silence
In January 2016, Tribal Council passed a law (Resolution No. 87) that did away with verbatim written documentation of Council sessions as a matter of course. In other words, the exact words of the Council no longer had to be made into a written record and minutes of the sessions could be summarized.
EDITORIAL: What’s in your wallet?
A quick search on Indeed.com, an employment research website, for “Native American Tribal Council”, “Native American Tribal Chief” and “Native American Vice-Chief”, results in annual average salary information of $92,000, $132,000 and $76,000, respectively.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
FOOTBALL: Robbinsville 52 Cherokee 0
The Robbinsville Black Knights defeated the Braves 52-0 at Ray Kinsland Stadium on Friday, Nov. 8.
WRESTLING: Several tribal members in pre-season rankings
Several EBCI tribal members appear in the pre-season 1A wrestling rankings as done by retrorankings.com including: Levi Swearengin, Cherokee, second at 126lb. Russell Bigmeat, Swain, fifth at 132lb. Jaron Bradley, Cherokee, fourth at 145lb. Nathan Craig, Robbinsville,...
Five Braves to visit UTC
Five members of the Cherokee Braves varsity football team will visit UT – Chattanooga this weekend on a recruiting trip including: - Brandon Buchanan, WR/SS, junior - Silas Littlejohn-Reed - Jason McMillan, DB/QB/WR, sophomore - ...
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Virginia Maxine Bumgardner Gibson – obituary
Virginia Maxine Bumgardner Gibson, 80, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord, Monday Jan. 22, 2018.
Wayne A. “Bear” Carver – obituary
Wayne A. “Bear” Carver, 94, of Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2018 at Harris Regional Hospital in Sylva.
Wesley Queen – obituary
Wesley Queen, 57, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018 at Mission Hospital in Asheville.
HAPPENINGS
Pretty Legs Contest flyer
Lee Teesateskie’s 96th Birthday Party
Sept. 29 at 2pm at Little Snowbird Church Playground. Everyone is urged to bring a lawn chair and a side dish. Info: Dinah Welch 735-4345
WCU – Mars Hill tailgating
Western Carolina University hosts Mars Hill University in football on Saturday, Sept. 21. Cherokee students from Mars Hill and WCU would like to invite current students and alumni of either school to Tailgate in the parking lot. The football game begins at 3:30pm....
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