NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Principal Chief’s Report for March 22
Community means many different things. To me, community means we come together for fellowship, we lean upon each other in hard times, and we celebrate the good times together. Thankfully, our community is celebrating some good times lately. While the last two weeks have been very busy, I have been blessed to share some fun opportunities with our Cherokee people.
Budgeting, school outings, and donations discussed at the March 18 School Board meeting
Budgeting, school outings, donations and more were discussed at the Cherokee School Board meeting held on Monday, March 18.
Catawbas seeking casino in North Carolina
The Catawba Indian Nation is seeking a casino near Kings Mountain, and a recent Senate bill would help pave the way for them to open up for business.
Talking Trees Children’s Trout Derby
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COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Meet the new Teen Miss Cherokee
On Thursday, Oct. 4, the Teen Miss Cherokee Pageant was held at the 100th Annual Cherokee Indian Fair. There were six contestants running for this royalty including: Bradley Welch and Taylor Wilnoty from Cherokee High School; Whitney West from Cherokee Middle School;...
DAR donates to New Kituwah
Christmas came early for students at the New Kituwah Academy. Members of the Spencer Clack Chapter of DAR (Daughters of the American Revolution) from Sevierville, Tenn. brought school supplies for the students.
USA Funds awards $100K to American Indian College Fund
USA Funds awarded $100,000 to the American Indian College Fund (the Fund) for marketing and scholarship support.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
Thank you from the family of Beth Owle
The family of Beth Owle would like to express our appreciation for the prayers, visits, phone calls and words of comfort given when she was sick. To our families and friends, thank you for being there; your support meant so much. A special thank you to Pastor Greg...
Thank you from the family of Charlie Smith
There are not enough words to express how thankful we are for all the love we have been shown during the illness and passing of our beloved husband, daddy, and Papaw Charlie. There are some people we want to say a special thank you to. The doctors and nurses at...
Separation of church and state
The issue of religious differences as the cause of the world’s troubles has plagued this country since our beginning. In 1792, U.S. President George Washington wrote the following: “Of all the animosities which have existed among mankind those which are caused by a...
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Braves receive All-Conference nods
Four Cherokee Braves have received recognition by the Smoky Mountain Conference on various All-Conference teams for Fall Sports.
MMA: An Interview with Isaiah Chekelelee
Isaiah Chekelee, an EBCI tribal member from the Snowbird Community, has his sights set on the mixed martial arts world.
Arch signs to play Football for Haskell
Braves lineman Buster Arch is going from Maroon and Gold to Purple and Gold. He signed a Letter of Intent on Friday, Feb. 11 to play football this fall for the Haskell Indian Nations University Indians.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
Sherry Marlene Toineeta – obituary
Sherry Marlene Toineeta, 47, of the Wolftown Comnmunity passed away unexpectedly on Nov. 19, 2014 .
Martin Lewis Armachain – obituary
Martin Lewis Armachain Sr., 66, of the Wolftown Community in Cherokee, passed away on Tuesday, Nov. 18 at Memorial Mission Hospital following an extended illness which he fought a valiant battle against.
Victor Charles Kimmel – obituary
Victor Charles Kimmel, son of Charles Arthur Kimmel and Velma Pearl Elton, was born on May 29, 1927 in Detroit, Mich. and passed away on Nov. 16, 2014, in Leesburg, Fla.
HAPPENINGS
Send your Holiday Happenings listings to us
The Cherokee One Feather will print a Holiday Happenings page in the Nov. 22 issue. If your program, church, club, etc. has an event you’d like included, please send the following to scotmckie@nc-cherokee.com: * Name of event * Date(s) and time(s) * Location * Costs...
DNA testing schedule for November, December
The following dates are available to schedule appointments for DNA collection. The local collection site is the Tribal Enrollment Office located at Ginger Lynn Welch Complex. Appointments will be scheduled by the staff of One Family Services from 8–11:30 am and 1-...
Trick-or-Treat night postponed until Wednesday
The Trick-or-Treat night event, sponsored by Healthy Cherokee, has been postponed due to inclement weather. It will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 31 from 5:30 - 8:30pm at the Acquoni Expo Center track (old CHS track). Info: Healthy Cherokee 497-7460 or 554-6180
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