NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Park, Tribe seeking amendments to sochan gathering agreement
Officials from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and the Great Smoky Mountains National Park are happy with the implementation of the sochan (Rudbeckia laciniata) gathering agreement between the two governmental entities, but they see room for improvement.
Cherokee Preservation Foundation awards 16 grants during fall cycle
The Cherokee Preservation Foundation recently awarded 16 fall grants for 2019 for a total of more than $2.2 million.
Tribal Court Docket for Dec. 18
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.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Student Opportunities: Blast off to Space Camp!
With all the great educationally enriching opportunities available, Space Camp may be one of the most interesting. Established in 1982, this program couples classroom instruction with hands-on activities and teaches teamwork, decision-making, and...
Tribal member designs new mascot for HCA
SYLVA - Heritage Christian Academy (HCA) announced on Monday, Oct. 21 that the winner of the school’s mascot search competition is EBCI tribal member Isabella Saunooke, a 7th grader at the school. Middle school students were recently invited to submit an essay and...
Swimmer performs for Swain Schools
Swain County High School and Swain County Middle School celebrated Native American heritage and culture this month by having school assemblies at Swain County Center for the Arts. The three assemblies featured EBCI tribal member Eddie Swimmer performing Native American hoop dancing, playing the flute and sharing stories that tear down the stereotypes Hollywood has created about Native Americans.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
Thank you from the Owle family
Our hearts are full of gratitude when we say many thanks to family members, sisters, brothers, cousins, Davey’s co-workers from the park, Mt. Mediation, court staff, singers, pall bearers, friends and neighbors for all acts of kindness and sympathy including: food,...
Thank you from the family of Brock Squirrel
The family of Brock Squirrel would like to thank everyone who offered prayers, kind words, flowers, and brought food during our recent loss. The family would like to give special thanks to our ministers: Bo Parris andEddie Sherrill, and all the singers that came to...
LETTER: An open appeal to all drug abuse enablers
This letter is an open appeal to all of those who, like me, are contributing to the utter destruction of a generation of young people who seem determined to self-destruct by shooting poison into their veins. They come to us feigning hardships, even hunger, and we are...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Cherokee Termite Girls win Travel League
The Cherokee Termite Girls Travel League team poses with the tournament championship trophies they won on Saturday, Feb. 18. The team also finished the season undefeated. Shown (left-right) back row – Emma Stamper, Tamara Bennett, Elise Cooper, Jade Ledford, Tori...
Two Braves earn top seeds in this weekend’s Regional Wrestling Tournament
Eleven members of the Cherokee Braves varsity wrestling team have qualified and will travel to the 1A West Wrestling Regionals at Isothermal Community College in Rutherfordton starting on Friday, Feb. 17 at 5pm.
NAYO team qualifier tournament
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Mary Ella Squirrell Lambert – obituary
Mary Ella Squirrell Lambert, 70, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, June 4, 2016 at Tsali Care Center.
Johnny Douglas Bigwitch – obituary
Johnny Douglas Bigwitch, 50, of Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
Carolyn Crowe – obituary
Carolyn Crowe, 66, of Cherokee went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, June 1, 2016.
HAPPENINGS
Dwight Yoakam coming to Harrah’s Cherokee
Multi-platinum Grammy winning singer-songwriter, actor, director and country music pioneer Dwight Yoakam returns to Harrah's Cherokee Casino Resort for a live performance in their state-of-the-art Event Center. The legendary superstar began his career on Reprise...
Operation Medicine Drop planned for Cherokee
Free tax preparation in Cherokee
The VITA program for free tax preparation is once again available in Cherokee. If you make $57,000 or less, you are eligible to have your taxes done at no cost. Married filing jointly also has a $57,000 cap. This year, the program is returning to “live return”...
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