NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee Police Commission discusses overdoses and body cams
The majority of the meeting was spent speaking with the Cherokee Indian Police Department (CIPD) on their monthly report. The May meeting of the Police Commission was cancelled, so the CIPD offered reports from both April and May.
Nine Cherokee cyclists return from 950-mile journey retracing northern route of Trail of Tears
Nine Cherokee bicyclists who were part of the 2021 Remember the Removal Bike Ride finalized their 950-mile journey on Friday, June 18 with a homecoming ceremony in the capital city of the Cherokee Nation.
Former Mandara Spa massage therapist pleas to sexually assaulting two clients
Former massage therapist Anthony Brian Robinson, who worked at Mandara Spa in Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, entered Alford pleas to sexually assaulting two clients, District Attorney Ashley Hornsby Welch said.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
133-year-old newspaper donated to Museum
The Musuem of the Cherokee Indian received a rare gift on Wednesday, April 20 in the form of a 133-year-old newspaper from the Cherokee Nation.
Stamper completes TERO Job and Career Prep classes
TERO job bank participants attended the first session of Job and Career Preparation and Michael Stamper, an EBCI tribal member, successfully completed the full course which consisted of four classes with the last one being held on Thursday, April 14.
Cherokee students win at Heard Art Show
The artwork, in various mediums, of several Cherokee High School students won awards and was sold at the recent Heard Museum Guild American Indian Student Art Show.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
EDITORIAL: Lies we tell ourselves about off-Boundary voting
Have you noticed that about this time in every election year (and again just prior to the November primaries), there are a parade of candidates for town, county, and state positions that ask for time before Tribal Council’s cameras?
EDITORIAL: A vibrant economy needs business and community engagement
We spend money, time, and energy to create plans and make decisions, but we are slow to follow through. Being cautiously slow can be a good thing; being slow because we cannot get consensus or politics invades is not.
LETTER: Tribal member upset with media ban
On April 5, the vote taken in Tribal Council to ban all outside media is quite disturbing; all council members voted for the ban except for one.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Lady Braves ground Lady Rockets; Braves hurt by shooting percentage
The Cherokee Lady Braves (6-1) defeated the A.C. Reynolds Lady Rockets 66-41 at Charles George Arena on Thursday, Dec. 12. The Braves (3-4) fell to the Rockets 87-64 after shooting only 35 percent from the field.
WRESTLING: Cherokee at Rosman
Cherokee’s varsity and middle school wrestling teams traveled to Rosman on Tuesday, Dec. 10.
BASKETBALL: Cherokee dominates Bobcats
The Cherokee varsity basketball teams dominated the Blue Ridge Bobcats at Charles George Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 10. The Lady Braves improved to 5-1 on the season with a 77-16 win, and the Braves went to 3-3 on the season with a 79-51 win.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Annie Oocumma – obituary
Annie Oocumma, 69, of the Wolftown Community in Cherokee, passed away Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital after a short, courageous battle with cancer.
Sylvester “Sonny” Hill – obituary
Sylvester “Sonny” Hill, 63, of the Big Cove Community, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 25, 2019. A native of Cherokee, he was the son of the late Jesse and Yonnie Watty Hill and husband of the late Barbara Sequoyah Hill.
Don Edward Chekelelee – obituary
Don Edward Chekelelee, 54, of Robbinsville, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Jan. 24, 2019.
HAPPENINGS
Mountain Mediation Services 3-day Community Mediation Training
Nov. 12-14 from 9am – 4:30pm each day in Webster. This is for individuals who want to learn neutral ways to mediate conflict in their workplaces, families, churches, community organizations and neighborhoods. The fee of $195 for the three-day training covers all...
CHA to host Trail of Tears Memorial Walk
The Cherokee Historical Association will host the 7th Annual Trail of Tears Memorial Walk on Saturday Oct. 5 at 9:30am. The walk will begin at the Cherokee Historical Association building at 564 Tsali Blvd. (Hwy.441 N), continuing on the Cherokee River Loop Trail on...
Chief not to speak at accountancy program
The annual fall banquet for Western Carolina University’s accountancy program will be held at 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, at the Waynesville Inn. Principal Chief Michell Hicks was originally scheduled to be the featured speaker, but he will be unable to attend the...
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