Cherokee Comicon prepares for opening weekend
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF Starting Friday, Aug. 23, the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) will be hosting its first Cherokee Legends Comicon at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. It is a three-day event and will feature numerous guest speakers, vendors, music and a cosplay contest. The EBCI’s Destination Marketing team has More...
EBCI member realizes dream of being a published author
Annette Saunooke Clapsaddle, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, looks off her porch with her son. She is working on a novel, “Even as We Breathe”, which is due to be published next summer. (JONAH More...
Qualla Creations opens new, art-based storefront
Laura Blythe, center, cuts the ribbon to officially open Qualla Creations, a Cherokee Historical Association business, on the afternoon of Friday, July 12. The business is located in downtown Cherokee. (SCOTT MCKIE More...
Joy Harjo named Nation’s 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry
Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced on Wednesday, June 19 the appointment of Joy Harjo as the nation’s 23rd Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2019-2020. Harjo, a member of the Muscogee Creek More...
Los Moralitos Circus bringing a family tradition to Cherokee
BY JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF To say that the circus is a family tradition for the Vazquez family would be an understatement. Jonathon Vazquez, whose Los Moralitos Circus is coming to Cherokee More...
Hill to receive Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The fall 2019 recipient of the Ucross Fellowship for Native American Visual Artists is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). Noted EBCI multi-media More...
BOOK REVIEW: “Sovereign Entrepreneurs” sets the groundwork for Native entrepreneurs
By SABRINA ARCH “Sovereign Entrepreneurs, Cherokee Small-Business Owners and the Making of Economic Sovereignty”, written by Courtney Lewis, is a must read for anyone that has a business or is More...
Fariello receives Lifetime Achievement Award
Author and curator Anna Fariello was given a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Folk Art Center during the annual meeting of the Southern Highland Craft Guild recently. (Photo contributed) Author and curator More...
Cherokee Bluegrass Festival set for June 6-8
Special to the One Feather The Grascals Adams Bluegrass, LLC, has announced that the Cherokee Bluegrass Festival will be held at Happy Holiday RV Village and Campground at 1553 Wolfetown Road in Cherokee. More...
Michigan metal band coming back to Cherokee for show
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Michigan-based heavy metal band Heartsick will return to Cherokee to headline a five-band show next month. Heartsick, fresh off their sophomore album release More...