NEWS ᎧᏃᎮᏓ
Man pleads guilty to first-degree murder of Marie Walkingstick Pheasant
Ernest D. Pheasant, Sr., 47, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), pleaded guilty on Friday, Aug. 16, 2024 to first-degree murder in Indian Country, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina. Pheasant entered his guilty plea before U.S. Magistrate Judge W. Carleton Metcalf.
Bradley sentenced for trafficking fentanyl
John Edward Bradley, 50, of Cherokee, N.C., was sentenced on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2024 to seven years in prison followed by three years of supervised release for trafficking fentanyl, announced Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina.
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians takes significant step towards strengthening Inter-Tribal Collaboration
On Aug. 13-14, representatives from the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), including Principal Chief Michell Hicks and members of the Tribal Council, traveled to Hollywood, Fla. for a meeting held with the leaders of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, and the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
ONE FEATHER PHOTOS
COMMUNITY ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
Learning lessons from the clay; Gadugi Pottery Exhibit opens at Museum
The artistry and beauty of Cherokee pottery was on display at the Museum of the Cherokee Indian as the Gadugi Pottery Exhibit opened on the evening of Friday, April 14. The exhibit featured the works of students from a Community Learning Workshop, hosted by the Museum, which was taught by Tara McCoy, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and noted potter.
2023 Community-Wide Reading Challenge winners
In recognition of National Reading Month (March), the Community Development Division of the EBCI Cooperative Extension Center hosted their Annual Community-Wide Reading Challenge March 1-31.
Tribal member appointed to head University of Miami Supreme Court
Dallas J. Bennett, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), has been appointed to the top position in the University of Miami (UM) Student Government Supreme Court. A junior majoring in history with a minor in political science, he has been appointed as the university’s Student Government Supreme Court Chief Justice – a position never before held by an EBCI tribal member.
OPINIONS ᏃᎵᏍᎬᎢ
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Great Cloud of Witnesses by Faith
Moses was sent to a world leader. He was a stutterer, sent to do one thing, and that was to speak to Pharaoh of Egypt. One does not send a stutterer to a world leader to make a speech, but that is what God does.
COMMENTARY: Be an influencer.
There are those of us who are gung-ho about exercising our rights, especially the right to vote, to the fullest. Especially when it comes to tribal elections, because in the EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Charter & Governing Document, civil rights are almost non-existent.
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Change of Address
“Someday you will read or hear that Billy Graham is dead. Don’t you believe a word of it. I shall be more alive than I am now. I will just have changed my address. I will have gone into the presence of God.”-Billy Graham, 2018.
SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ
VOLLEYBALL: Cherokee hires new head volleyball coach
Cherokee High School has hired a new head volleyball coach for the upcoming season, and she has quite a resume.
ROWING: Tribal member named All-Academic by ACRA
Seth Saunooke, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, has been named to the All-Academic second team in the American Collegiate Rowing Association (ACRA). A student at UC - Santa Barbara, he met the requirements by maintaining a GPA between 3.5 -...
BOWLING: Wolfe signs letter of intent with Tusculum University
Brandon Wolfe signed a letter of intent recently to join the bowling team at Tusculum University in Greenville, Tenn.
OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ
OBITUARY: Edwin (Randy) Faus
Edwin (Randy) Faus, 77, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023 at his residence. A native of Greenville, S.C., he was the son of Christine Foster Reid of Greenville, S.C. and the late Thomas Reid.
OBITUARY: JC Wachacha
JC Wachacha left this world on Friday, Nov. 24, 2023 surrounded with love by family and friends.
OBITUARY: Robert Kenneth Kanott
Robert Kenneth Kanott, 72, of Cherokee passed away peacefully Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. He was born October 29, 1951, to the late Robert James and Stella Willnoty Kanott.
HAPPENINGS
‘Rooted in the Mountains’ symposium coming up Sept. 24-25 at WCU
“Plants for Food and Medicine” is the theme for Western Carolina University’s sixth annual symposium, Rooted in the Mountains: Valuing our Common Ground, coming up Thursday, Sept. 24, and Friday, Sept. 25.
Upcoming Pow Wows for Sept. 25-27
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.
Roller Derby action in Bryson this Saturday
The Smoky Mountain Rollergirls are set to take on the Middle Georgia Derby Demons in flat track roller derby action on Saturday, Sept. 19. The double-header will start with the SMRG junior team, the Lil’ Nemesisters bouting the Atomic City Fallouts from Oak Ridge, Tenn.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Cherokee Weaving Talk and Workshop to be held at Museum
The Museum of the Cherokee Indian is beginning its revitalization project on Cherokee weaving Friday, April 11 and Saturday, April 12 with a talk and workshop. Both are sponsored by the North Carolina Arts Council and the Museum of the Cherokee Indian. “The...
SCC offers free artists workshops
SCC’s Nantahala School for the Arts will be offering two free workshops for artists this spring. These workshops are free of charge and designed to provide essential skills necessary for the successful operation of a studio-based business.
Jennifer Nettles to play Harrah’s Cherokee
A winner of multlple CMA and Grammy awards, including a four-year streak of CMA "Vocal Duo of Year" awards, Nettles has had a vast success as leading vocalist of Sugarland. Now she strikes out on her own to recreate herself with her first solo release, "That Girl."...
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