NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Tribal Council adopts Cherokee Speakers Memorial Day
On the morning of June 6, Dinilawigi (Tribal Council) voted unanimously to adopt Resolution No. 212 (2024), recognizing every Tuesday prior to Thanksgiving as Tsalagi Aniwonisgi Didanvdadisdi (Cherokee Speakers Memorial Day) to honor the lives of fluent Cherokee speakers who have passed.
Bingo could be coming back to Cherokee
Cherokee Tribal Bingo closed in 2020 due to COVID-19, and it never re-opened. Now, officials of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) are looking to start the operation again.
“We are all home”: Annual Kituwah Celebration held
The smell of bean bread wafted through the air as the sounds of children laughing, Cherokee songs being sung, and men and boys playing stickball could be heard. It was all at Kituwah, the Mother Town of the Cherokee.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
“Appreciate the journey”: Cherokee High School Class of 2024 graduates 92
Cherokee High School (CHS) held their Commencement Ceremony for the Class of 2024 on the evening of Friday, May 24 in Ray Kinsland Stadium. CHS had a graduating class of 92 students.
‘Life-saver’ among SCC grads honored at Medical Assisting pinning ceremony
One day last fall, Jessica Bradley started feeling uncharacteristically ill while on the job as a Medical Assisting Instructor at Southwestern Community College.
EBCI Division of Community, Education, and Recreation May 2024 newsletter
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Friends, isn’t it great when you know you have a faithful friend? Part 3 of 3
We are to love our God. And we love with our human ability to love. God loves us, but He loves us with His Godly love that we cannot match. What a friend we have in Jesus. He loves us. Let me remind you of His love for us lest we forget.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Friends, isn’t it great when you know you have a faithful friend? Part 2 of 3
Not to brag, but I can cast off a Facebook friend and ‘Unfriend’ somebody in a heartbeat. That does not bother me in the least bit. I do not know them, and I will probably never meet them.
COMMENTARY: Voices
In activism, you often hear the term “voice.” You hear the saying, “give a voice to the voiceless.” What is a voice? What does it mean to lend a voice?
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee team participates in meet at Murphy
The Cherokee High School (CHS) track team participated in a multi-school meet held at the Murphy High School track on the afternoon of Wednesday, March 20.
BASKETBALL: Big Smoky Mountain All-Conference lists
BASKETBALL: Big Smoky Mountain All-Conference lists
MIDDLE SCHOOL TRACK & FIELD: Cherokee Middle participates in Hayesville meet
The Cherokee Middle School (CMS) track and field team participated in a multi-school meet at the Hayesville High School track in Hayesville, N.C. on the chilly afternoon of Monday, March 18.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Raven Marie Hornbuckle
Raven Marie Hornbuckle, 29, passed away on Friday, May 3, 2024.
OBITUARY: Robert “Bobby” Long
Robert “Bobby” Long, 73, of Sylva, N.C., peacefully went to be with his creator on Tuesday, April 30, 2024.
OBITUARY: Mary Frances Rose Booth
Mary Frances Rose Booth went to heaven on Friday, April 19, 2024 to see her Dad (Ted Rose); Mom (Mildred Warren Rose); brothers, Don, Dale, and Teddy Rose; her sisters, Phyllis Rose Coons, Nancy Rose Long; and her sister and best friend, Alice Rose Lambert.
HAPPENINGS
Cherokee artist to show at Rotunda Gallery in Sylva
A showing of new works and a series of prints by Jenean Hornbuckle, a landscape painter, will open at the Rotunda Gallery in the Sylva Library on Saturday, Dec. 7 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. with a reception sponsored by the Jackson County Arts Council and Sequoyah Fund.
Upcoming Pow Wows for Dec. 6-8
Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.
Upcoming Pow Wows for Nov. 28 – Dec. 1
Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff. The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent. Please call before traveling.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Comedy Zone coming to Harrah’s Cherokee
Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort, will welcome The Comedy Zone to its roster of highly acclaimed entertainment venues. Slated to open this summer, The Comedy Zone will host top-notch comedians and some of the hottest stand-up performers on the stage.
Asheville Symphony to hold Educational Concert at Harrah’s Cherokee Center
On Friday, May 19, Asheville City and Buncombe County Schools’ fifth graders will have the opportunity to travel to hear world-renowned banjo player Béla Fleck play alongside members of the Asheville Symphony Orchestra and the Asheville Symphony Youth Orchestra at no cost. These two consecutive shows, dubbed the “Young People’s Concerts” are free for fifth graders from those two public school systems and are $5 for all other tickets. They will take place at 10 a.m. and 12:15 p.m. in the Harrah’s Cherokee Center’s Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.
Cherokee Musical Theatre to present “Sister Act”
The comedic antics of Deloris Van Cartier will come to life this spring in the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center as the Cherokee Central Schools Musical Theatre program presents “Sister Act”. Performances are scheduled for Thursday, May 11 at 7 p.m. and Friday, May 12 at 7 p.m. Tickets are $5 at the door.
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