NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Tribal Court Docket for April 17
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.
Principal Chief’s Report for Friday, April 12
These past few weeks have been very busy, but very rewarding and exciting.
Tribe’s Water Quality Standards approved by EPA
The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) submitted its finalized Water Quality Standards (WQS) to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in November 2018, and the agency approved them on Wednesday, April 10, 2019.
2026 4th of July Powwow
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
School Board members nominated to BIE Committee
Two members of the Cherokee School Board have been nominated to the Bureau of Indian Education’s Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) Rulemaking Committee. School Board chairperson Lori Blankenship, who represents the Big Cove Community, and Wolfetown School Board member...
Tribal members place in pageant
ASHEVILLE – Jasmine Smith and Janée Smith, both EBCI tribal members, were crown-bound on Saturday, Feb. 16 as they participated in Miss Cupid’s Arrow Pageant in Asheville. Jasmine was crowned Miss Cupid’s Arrow Queen in the 2-4 year old “teeny tots” division. ...
Cherokee Central Schools’ Testing Program Update
New EOG/EOC Assessments The new Common Core State Standards (CCSS) for Mathematics and English Language Arts and the North Carolina Essential Standards (ES) for Science are being taught for the first time this year in Cherokee Central Schools’ classrooms and across...
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
Ask Dr. Per Cap: Creating a Budget
Dear Dr. Per Cap: I have no idea where to start to create a budget. It seems that before the month is over, I’m outta cash. More month than money! Can you help me keep track of my expenses? ~ Signed, Unbalanced Dear Unbalanced: Definitely! Creating a budget is the...
OP/ED from NY Times: Rape on the Reservation
Click below to read an op/ed piece entitled Rape on the Reservation by American Indian author Louise Erdrich that appeared online at the New York Times website yesterday. The piece is on the need to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act....
Letter In honor of Geneva Rose “Mamma Gene” Sneed Jackson
Although servants are always met with opposition, The Latter-day Saint Kit’Yowa Cherokee Family Clan expresses thanks to the One’s Above for the small, yet very important part, that Mamma Gene played in the comfort she gave and the faith that she portrayed to this...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Youngdeer signs to play Softball at Maryville
Cherokee senior Hannah Youngdeer will be wearing maroon and orange next year as opposed to her usual maroon and gold. She signed a letter of intent on Thursday, May 12 to play softball for the Maryville College Scots next season.
Mother’s Day 5K Event a Success
The Annual Mother’s Day 5K walk/run was a success. There were 158 participants with 65 being runners.
CHS Strength and Conditioning Class molding Athletes
Heisman trophy winner and running back extraordinaire Hershel Walker once said, “If you train hard, you’ll not only be hard, you’ll be hard to beat.”
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Pamela (Conseen) Adams – obituary
Pamela (Conseen) Adams, 61, of 585 Laurel Cove Rd., Leicester, and a native of Cherokee, passed away on Feb. 13, 2015 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital following an extended illness.
Davina Lucy George – obituary
Davina Lucy George, 38, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2015 while at the Mission Campus of Mission Hospitals in Asheville.
Lewis Hillard Long – obituary
Lewis Hillard Long, 71, of Cherokee, passed away unexpectedly on Feb. 10, 2015 following a period of declining health while staying at the Brian Center in Waynesville.
HAPPENINGS
Yellowhill Community Bazaar
Dec. 20 at the Yellowhill Community Building. Breakfast is $5/plate and starts at 8:30am and includes biscuits, gravy, eggs and sausage. Lunch is $4 and starts at 11:30am and includes vegetable soup, chili, hominy and chicken. The Christmas Bazaar will start at...
Cherokee Indian Fair theme ideas sought
Live Nativity Scene at Old Antioch Baptist Church
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