Analenisgi moving into new locations this week
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Analenisgi program will open in a new location, at the Cherokee Indian Hospital campus, later this week. Analenisgi Adult Outpatient and Recovery Center Services will open at the new location on Thursday, Aug. 6, and Analenisgi Child and Family Services will open on Friday, Aug. 7. “There will More...
Cherokee Speakers Council discusses language teaching and the Atlanta Braves
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF KITUWAH MOUND – The Cherokee Speakers Council held its monthly meeting on Thursday, July 30 at the Kituwah Mound site to decide upon matters regarding More...
Jackson County confirms fourth COVID death
The Jackson County Department of Public Health (JCDPH) has confirmed that a recent death in a Jackson County resident is related to COVID-19, bringing the total COVID-19 deaths in the county to four. The More...
EBCI using CARES Act funds to supplement programs for tribal members
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The CARES Act (Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act) was signed into law by President Trump in late March, and funds from that have now been received More...
Slide closes U.S. 19/74 in Nantahala Gorge
BRYSON CITY – A band of heavy rains late Friday night, July 31 started a mudslide that closed U.S. 19/74 in the Nantahala Gorge. N.C. Department of Transportation officials arrived on the scene, about three More...
Council Agendas for Aug. 4 (Budget) and Aug. 6 (Tribal)
Budget Council Agenda – Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 Tribal Council Agenda – Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 More...
Weekly COVID-19 updates with Dr. Bunio (July 29)
ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORT Each week, Chris McCoy, director of EBCI Communications, interviews Dr. Richard A. Bunio, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority executive clinical director, about current COVID-19 More...
Dr. Bunio addresses direct contact, gatherings, and travel
ONE FEATHER STAFF REPORT The Cherokee One Feather presented Dr. Richard A. Bunio, Cherokee Indian Hospital Authority executive clinical director, with several questions surrounding COVID-19 precautions. More...
Cherokee Nation creates new language department to focus on preserving language, generating more proficient speakers
TAHLEQUAH, Okla. — The Cherokee Nation is establishing a new language department that will directly oversee the tribe’s Cherokee Immersion School, a team of translators and the Cherokee Language Master More...
Tribal leaders decide on long-term care master plan for Hospital
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF A long-term care campus, to serve the needs of the elders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, is now one step closer to coming to fruition. Tribal leaders More...