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Smokies celebrates National Park Service 100th Birthday
National Park Service employees celebrate the Centennial during a celebration in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Thursday, Aug. 25. (Photos by Jack Williams/NPS) Great Smoky Mountains...
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Tribe gearing up for 2017 motorcycle event
A “kick-off” press conference for the 2017 Cherokee Blue Ridge Run will be held on Thursday, Sept. 8 from 5-9pm at the Wheels Through Time Museum in Maggie Valley. (ROBERT JUMPER/One Feather) Tribal...
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Blythe named AISES region representative
Chloe Blythe, a EBCI tribal member and a Fellow in the Jones-Bowman Leadership Award program (JBLA), has been selected to serve as the Region 7 Representative for the American Indian Science and...
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Miss Cherokee report for July, August 2016
Miss Cherokee Taran Swimmer (right) is shown with her great grandmother, Amanda Swimmer, at the 25th Silver Anniversary of Tsali Manor held at Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Hotel on Thursday, July 14....
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Cherokee Youth Social Entrepreneurship Venture benefits Costa Rican Schools
Tuya Café is part of the Costa Rica Eco Study Tour, a leadership development program that educates students in the areas of cultural diversity, service, environmental sustainability, and...
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Qualla Arts and Crafts turns 70
Ethelyn Conseen holds a rivercane basket at the entrance to the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual. (Photo by Clemens Kalischer, courtesy of Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual) By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER...
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WCU prognosticator: Leaf color quality will hinge on temperature trends...
CULLOWHEE – Leaf-lookers, stay tuned. The quality of the fall colors in Western North Carolina’s mountains this year will depend on the temperatures recorded from September through the typical peak...
View ArticleCherokee Rodders Club awards scholarships
The Cherokee Rodders Car Club recently awarded the first Bob Smith Memorial Vocational Scholarships. The first recipients of the scholarships funds are: John Jenkins; Chase Crowe; and Ryan Tranter....
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Miss Cherokee Taran Swimmer’s final report, farewell
ANTHEM: Miss Cherokee Taran Swimmer sings the “Cherokee National Anthem”, as Warren Dupree stands at attention, at an unveiling ceremony for a statue honoring PFC Charles George at the Charles George...
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2016 Cherokee Indian Fair Schedule
A display of flour corn won a blue ribbon in the Young Adult Agriculture Division for Jalen Motola at last year’s Cherokee Indian Fair. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather) Tuesday, Oct. 4 Parade Day 9am –...
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Download your Remember the Removal Ride application
Download an application for the 2017 Remember the Removal Ride below. Applications are due in the Cherokee Choices office by Thursday, Nov. 10. Remember the Removal Bike Ride application
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Qualla Parkway Partners program launching
PARTNERS: A new program, called Qualla Parkway Partners, will involve trained volunteers stationed at the Lickstone Ridge Overlook on the Blue Ridge Parkway. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather) By SCOTT...
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Belt retires from WCU Cherokee Center
Roseanna Belt, WCU Cherokee Center, stands in front of the Center sign on Friday, Sept. 30 – the day of her retirement from the Center after a 15-year span in the position. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One...
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WCU professor receives Cherokee honor for preservation of culture,...
AWARD IN OKLAHOMA: Participating in the presentation of the Cherokee National Worcester Award during the 64th annual Cherokee National Holiday Awards in Tahlequah, Okla. are (from left) Miss Cherokee...
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Park plans 420-Acre Prescribed Burn in Cades Cove
PREVENTION: A previous prescribed fire burns in Cades Cove. One is planned this week for Oct. 4-6. (NPS photo) Great Smoky Mountains National Park and Appalachian Piedmont Zone fire management staff...
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Blackfox translates EPA Activity Book into Cherokee language
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) established the Lorax Activity Book project to implement the “Making a Visible Difference in Communities Across the Country” initiative. From the EPA...
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AROUND THE REZ: Homecoming is a welcome event
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF What do Dakota Fanning, Jessica Simpson, Paula Abdul, and Renee Zelweger all have in common? And, no, this isn’t a “horse walks into a bar” joke. They were...
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Museum hosts Archaeology Day
Tyra Maney (seated), Museum of the Cherokee Indian staff, writes visitor’s first names in the Cherokee syllabary during Archaeology Day at the Museum on Saturday, Oct. 15. (DAWN ARNEACH/One Feather...
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WNC Leadership Initiative holds graduation
COULTER GRADS: Shown (left-right) – Lisa Weeks, Molly Phillips, Sara Ruth-Posey, Kim Winter, Jon Feichter, Judy Andrews-Carpenter, Sharon Robertson, and Jeremy Wilson. (ROBERT JUJMPER/One Feather)...
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