NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Cherokee’s Immediate Care Center closing until further notice on May 15
The Immediate Care Center (ICC) in Cherokee will close until further notice on Friday, May 15. The Center is operated by the Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority (CIHA).
Vice Chief submits legislation to harshen penalties for tribal drug offenses
In an effort to combat the illicit drug issue on the tribal lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), Vice Chief Alan B. Ensley has submitted legislation that would harshen the penalties of those convicted of tribal drug offenses.
Tribe delays opening; Harrah’s Cherokee casinos starting phased re-opening
In the current, unpredictable landscape surrounding the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, things change sometimes hourly and that is no different for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI).
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Park plans prescribed burn in Cataloochee
Great Smoky Mountains National Park fire management officials are planning a 550-acre prescribed burn in the Wash Ridge unit adjacent to Cataloochee Valley in North Carolina.
Spring plowing available
It’s plowing time again! Do you need your garden plowed?
Jones-Bowman seeking nominations
The Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program is currently recruiting EBCI tribal members who are undergraduate college students to participate in its 2015-16 program.
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editor is in response to an article published in the Feb. 11 issue of the One Feather entitled “In God We Trust motto withdrawn in Council”.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
Cherokee Runners to stage 3rd Annual Sunset 5K
Cherokee Runners Couch to 5K is in its seventh week and will culminate in the group’s 3rd annual Sunset 5K Run/Walk that will be held on Thursday, July 4. The event will include a 1-mile fun run that begins at 7:15pm and the 5K will begin at 7:45pm. The registration fee for the 5K is $15 while the fun run is $10.
Cherokee Wellness Team hosts Spring Fitness Frenzy
The Cherokee Community Wellness Team (CCWT) hosted its 3rd annual Spring Fitness Frenzy on Wednesday, May 22 at the Ginger Lynn Welch Complex
McCoy wins top Robbinsville athletic award
Spencer McCoy, an EBCI tribal member, was named Robbinsville High School Male Athlete of the Year for the second year in a row at their recent banquet.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Jack Saunooke – obituary
Jack Saunooke, 80, of Whittier, went home to be with the Lord, Thursday evening Jan. 4, 2018.
Joseph Melvin Driver “Junebug”
Joseph Melvin Driver “Junebug”, 41, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017.
Rory Gunther – obituary
After a long and courageous battle with cancer, Rory Gunther left this world and went into the presence of his Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on the morning of Sunday, Dec. 17, 2017 while at Harris Regional Hospital’s Hospice Care program.
HAPPENINGS
4th Annual Chief’s Challenge flyer
Whiskers, canners, costumers, cutters and runners to compete at WCU’s Mountain Heritage Day
CULLOWHEE – Horace Kephart had a bushy mustache. So did Robert Lee Madison. Yet it’s hard to know how either the patron of Great Smoky Mountains National Park or the first president of Western Carolina University would fare in the mustache and beard competition at...
Relay Idol
Aug. 23 at 10pm at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. The Native Honey Badgers will host the event during the Cherokee Relay for Life. The entry fee is $10 with all proceeds going to the Cherokee Relay for Life. There will be a teen division and an adult division. ...
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