NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Tribal Council approves elder-driven motto promoting unity
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) has over 16,000 enrolled members, and a recently approved motto reflects the unity that tribal elders wish for the Tribe – “Our hearts are and continue to be as one” (Ꮠ Ꮙ Ꮔ Ꮝ Ꮧ Ꮧ Ꮞ Ꮝ Ꮧ Ꮧ Ꭶ Ꮣ Ꮕ Ꮩ Ꭹ).
“Never forget what they did”: Cherokee honors fallen on Memorial Day
Flags and flowers decorated the graves of heroes buried in the Yellowhill Veterans Cemetery on Monday, May 31 (Memorial Day, formerly Decoration Day) as the Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 held its annual event there on that morning.
Chief’s announcement concerning the American Rescue Plan (May 27, 2021)
I wanted to take just a moment to bring some information to you about the American Rescue Plan funding that has been awarded to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Vice Chief visits SCC, agrees to serve as mentor in new program
Long before he became Vice Chief for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Richard Sneed was working with young people.
Miss Cherokee report for February and March
Si-yo, greetings, I would like to share with you all some of the activities and events that I have attended the month of February and the first part of March.
Teens complete Cherokee Youth Council Program
Three local teens recently completed the Cherokee Youth Council program including Louwana Montelongo, Emily Welch and Hannah Ledford.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
COMMENTARY: Never a dull moment….issue.
I keep writing these things and they keep vanishing, volumes two and three have gotten lost in the ether of the internet and things that I wrote about then are old news now.
EDITORIAL: One possible solution…maybe three.
We are in great need of an overhaul of government protocol. I am not talking about the people who fill the seats of our elected posts.
LETTER: A place of sanctuary for pets
We had dogs of our own, but we started to notice that there were a lot of stray dogs and dogs along roadsides that looked to be homeless and/or abandoned
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
BASKETBALL: Is this the year? Lady Braves are on a mission
The past two seasons, the Cherokee Lady Braves varsity basketball team has made it to the 1A West Regional Finals. This year, they are determined to go further.
BASKETBALL: Mintz signs letter of intent with Lenoir-Rhyne
Avery Mintz is a Lady Brave this year, but next season she’ll be a Bear. The Cherokee senior signed a letter of intent on Wednesday, Nov. 13 to play basketball on a full scholarship next year for Lenoir-Rhyne University in Hickory.
Fall CHS Sports Seniors honored
Cherokee High School seniors in all fall sports, band, and ROTC were honored before and at halftime of the Cherokee football game at Ray Kinsland Stadium on Friday, Nov. 8.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Alice (Tootie) Virginia Lee Lambert Owle – obituary
Alice (Tootie) Virginia Lee Lambert Owle, 67, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord Friday, Jan. 11, 2019.
Molly Teresa Littlejohn – obituary
Molly Teresa Littlejohn, 57, of the Yellowhill Community, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Jan. 10, 2019.
Nell Beck Crowe – obituary
Nell Beck Crowe, 73, of Cherokee, left peacefully to be with the Lord Jan. 9, 2019.
HAPPENINGS
Cherokee Archaeological Symposium flyer
Attention bear hunters
In an effort to better understand the black bear population on tribal lands, the EBCI department of Fisheries and Wildlife Management is giving blaze orange hats to hunters who report harvest data and submit pre-molar teeth for aging. Report forms and tooth envelopes...
Western North Carolina Bioenergy Field Day
Sept. 4 from 1-5pm at the Mountain Horticultural Crops Research Station in Mills River. Tours of research plots and processing equipment demonstrations will help growers, researchers, and private industry interests learn how we are working to meet the state’s...
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