This PBS-NC documentary tells the story of the efforts of the Cherokee people of the Snowbird community in Graham County NC to preserve their language, customs, and traditions before they disappear completely. Hosted by St. James Episcopal Church on W State St in...
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Coming Up: 30th Annual Celebration of the Acquisition of the Sacred Kituwah Mound
For 176 years, the site of the original Mother Town of the Cherokee people, on the banks of the Oconaluftee River near present-day Bryson City, was held in ownership by the settler-colonizer people. But in 1996, under the leadership of Principal Chief Joyce Dugan, the...
Cherokee One Feather Statement on Artificial Intelligence
We at the Alliance for Beyond Land Acknowledgement depend upon the Cherokee One Feather as a primary source of information for and about the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Border Wall Construction Is Desecrating Sacred Sites
Indigenous leaders say that in the Trump Administration’s rush to build border walls, contractors are desecrating Native American sacred places and cultural sites at an unprecedented pace. Barrier construction has ramped up along the 1,954-mile (3,145-kilometer)...
Shalana Yates named director of the WCU Cherokee Center
Western Carolina University has appointed Shalana Yates as director of the Cherokee Center, bringing to the role a strong background in nonprofit operations, tribal government, and leadership. Yates is a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and a proud WCU...
Don’t Catch All the Fish
In his masterful memoir "We Survived the Night," Julian Brave Noisecat (Canim Lake Band Tsq'secen of the Secwepemc people) retells the widely-held mythology about How Coyote Freed the Salmon, and relates the origins of the communal spirit that allowed his people among...
The ‘Indian Problem’ is Back
Please check out this opinion piece from Native News Online. Click on the link below. The ‘Indian Problem’ is Back—This Time in a Supreme Court Argument Over Birthright Citizenship by Levi Rickert April 13, 2026 Throughout history, the United States government...
OBITUARY: Lloyd Knowles Arneach Sr.
We of the Alliance for Beyond Land Acknowledgement were saddened to learn of the passing of Beloved Elder Lloyd Knowles Arneach Sr., who passed away on Friday, April 3, 2026. We want to express our condolences to Lloyd's family, his loved ones, and to all who knew...
Language is medicine: 5K Walk/Run for Cherokee Language Revitalization
With a nice breeze blowing over Kituwah, the Mother Town of the Cherokee, the sound of the Cherokee language was in the air on the sunny spring morning of Saturday, March 28. Madison Hye Long, a member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) and Cherokee...
Annual Kituwah Celebration
Want to have a fun way to learn more about Cherokee culture? Save the date June 6, 2026 to join the 30th annual celebration of Kituwah!!! Enjoy social dances, entertainment, stickball demonstration, food and interacting with the community!