THANK YOU: Sneed family expresses appreciation
The family of Margaret “Waggie” Sneed would like to express our heartfelt appreciation for all the prayers, cards, food, encouraging words, and support during our loss. We would like to say thank...
View ArticleJune 2016 per capita deadlines
The deadline to submit direct deposit forms for the June 2016 per capita distribution will be Friday, April 1. All direct deposit forms must be notarized. Bring a voided check for deposit into your...
View Article“Step Ahead” meeting for EBCI seniors
EBCI seniors who are planning to attend college in the 2016-17 school year are required to attend a “Step Ahead” meeting presented by the EBCI Higher Education Department in order to qualify for...
View ArticleCherokee Life’s Spring Sports Sign-ups
Cherokee Life Recreation is currently taking sign-up registrations for Spring sports including: baseball, softball, tee ball, and soccer. NABI tryouts will also be held for all enrolled members in...
View Article41st Annual Indian Unity Conference Writing Contest
A writing contest is being held at the 41st annual Unity Writing Conference in the following categories: Rhyming Poetry (not to exceed 32 lines) Non-Rhyming Poetry (not to exceed 32 lines)...
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WCU Fine Art Museum hosts exhibit by acclaimed Cherokee artist Wilnoty
CULLOWHEE – An exhibition of works by renowned sculptor John Julius Wilnoty of Cherokee continues on display at Western Carolina University’s Fine Art Museum through Friday, March 25. An EBCI tribal...
View ArticleEastern Band Community Foundation announces scholarship availability
The board of advisors of the Eastern Band Community Foundation announces the availability of the Bill Taylor Memorial Scholarship and many other statewide scholarships, according to Carla Jamison,...
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Miss Cherokee report for January and February
By TARAN SWIMMER MISS CHEROKEE 2015 Si-yo, this New Year is going by pretty fast. January is already gone and we are half way through the month of February. I would like to give everyone an...
View ArticleCherokee Elementary School 4th and 5th Grade Honor Rolls – 2nd Nine Weeks
Principal’s Honor Roll (student must receive an A in the following: Reading, Language Arts, Math, Science, Social Studies) 4th Grade: Ahanu De Los Reyes, Carys Holiday, Dayvian Pheasant, George...
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Classworks helping Cherokee Elementary students master skills
A total of 17 Cherokee Elementary School students received Achievement Certificates on Friday, Feb. 19 in recognition of reaching 750 minutes of Classworks instruction. They are shown (left-right) back...
View ArticleCherokee students make honor lists at SCC
SYLVA – Three-hundred-thirty-nine students made the dean’s or president’s lists for the fall semester at Southwestern Community College. President’s list honorees earned a Grade Point Average (GPA)...
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Park needs Citizen Science volunteers
Volunteers learn how to collect tree phenology data for an on-going study in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. (NPS photo) Great Smoky Mountains National Park rangers are recruiting volunteers to...
View ArticlePublic Notice concerning “Chiefing”
The Commerce Department has reissued a letter of guidelines for the practice known as “chiefing”. While the ordinance is under consideration for change, current law still requires still requires all...
View ArticleOne Feather wins seven NC Press Awards
ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORT The Cherokee One Feather has received a total of seven awards in the North Carolina Press Association’s 2015 News, Editorial & Photojournalism Contest and 2015 Best Ad...
View ArticleJones-Bowman Leadership Program seeking nominations
The Jones-Bowman Leadership Award Program is currently recruiting EBCI tribal members who are undergraduate college students to participate in its 2016-17 program. A community member may only...
View ArticleFirst Spring Gardening Fair planned for April
Principal Chief Patrick Lambert is hosting Cherokee’s first Annual Spring Garden Fair on Friday, April 8 and Saturday, April 9 at the Cherokee Indian Fair Grounds. The Garden Fair is the first event...
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Park seeks Oconaluftee Roving Volunteers
Great Smoky Mountains National Park is recruiting volunteers to assist park visitors by roving the Oconaluftee River Trail, Mountain Farm Museum, and fields along Newfound Gap Road near the...
View ArticleState Employees Association scholarships available
The State Employees Association of North Carolina will offer a total of 47 annual scholarships in 2016 for active SEANC members, their spouses and independent children. Scholarships also will be...
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SCC to present screenings of Cherokee language documentary
Dr. Walt Wolfram, executive producer of First Language: The Race to Save Cherokee, will be at SCC for screenings of the documentary on March 28-29. (Photo by Daniel Kim) SYLVA – The Native American...
View ArticleFriends, family endow Kenneth Haigler scholarship through SCC Foundation
SYLVA – For many years, Kenneth Haigler, an EBCI tribal member, helped students in Southwestern Community College’s radiography technology program learn and grow by supervising their clinical...
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