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Tafoya receives prestigious art award

Tafoya receives prestigious art award

Rhiannon Skye Tafoya has been named one of 10 recipients of the LIFT – Early Career Support for Native Artist Award given by the Native Arts + Cultures Foundation (NACF).  Tafoya, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians with Santa Clara Pueblo heritage, is a multi-medium visual artist who has a love of basketry. 

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Previously unseen photo of Charles George donated to Post

Previously unseen photo of Charles George donated to Post

A new photo of PFC Charles George, Medal of Honor recipient, has surfaced.  The photo, which shows PFC George with his unit during the Korean War, was donated to the Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 for its museum during a meeting at Post Headquarters in Cherokee, N.C. on the evening of Monday, Aug. 18.

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OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ

THE GOOD STUFF: The shadows are coming back

THE GOOD STUFF: The shadows are coming back

Nashoba Tushka jaunted into the end zone during a game at Ray Kinsland Memorial Stadium on Thursday evening.  As I looked at the photo during a break and saw the silhouettes of people past the end zone – people covered in shadows, long shadows, I knew that autumn was on the way. The shadows are coming back.

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COMMENTARY: How a pronoun may impact tribal elections

COMMENTARY: How a pronoun may impact tribal elections

When we started discussing the possibility of having debates among the candidates, one of our stated goals was to turn down the volume of the rhetoric and have the candidates’ voices heard. I think we have done a fair job of doing that over the past decade and a half of tribal elections.

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OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ

OBITUARY: Ramona Lossie

OBITUARY: Ramona Lossie

Ramona Lossie, beloved, mother, sister, and esteemed Cherokee basket maker, passed away on Aug. 26, 2025. A lifelong resident of Cherokee, Ramona devoted her life to preserving and teaching the art of Cherokee basketry.

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OBITUARY: Barbara A. Saunooke (Bossy)

OBITUARY: Barbara A. Saunooke (Bossy)

Barbara A. Saunooke (Bossy), 77, of the Birdtown Community, took the hand of Jesus to walk on the streets of Gold Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2025. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of the late Mary (Bell) Taylor. In addition to her parents, she was also preceded in...

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HAPPENINGS

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Sneed’s art shown in exhibit at Hickory Museum of Art

Sneed’s art shown in exhibit at Hickory Museum of Art

Lenoir-Rhyne University students participated in an exhibit at the Hickory Museum of Art recently entitled “The Art of Profession” which featured students in the Advanced Studio Practices, and a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) was one of those featured. Tishara Sneed, an EBCI tribal member who also has Dine’ (Navajo) heritage, displayed three ceramic masks for the exhibit.

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