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...
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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!
Two Views of Markwayne Mullin
Is Markwayne Mullin a "real" Cherokee, or is he a "Pretendian?" Is he good for the Cherokee people? Will he be a good leader for the Department of Homeland Security? Not surprisingly, the answer depends on whom you ask. Here are two very different views, one by a...
New paper contributes important — and often missing — perspective to wilderness conservation and Indigenous land stewardship
Wilderness Watch recently alerted its membership to an important new paper entitled "Wilderness, Indigenous land zones and regionality in North American forests,” that contributes an important—and often missing—perspective to current conversations about wilderness...
The Scott Ashcraft Story
The Asheville Watchdog published a fascinating article about former National Forest archaeologist Scott Ashcraft, whose tireless investigation into the Forest Service's misuse of the sacred lands of the Cherokee people did not bring about the result he sought. What...
Solar Panels Go Up At New Kituwah Academy
report from Cherokee One Feather, photo credit Katie Tiger Participants in the conservation club at New Kituwah Academy, known as Judaculla’s Kids, recently made history. The students flipped a switch on a solar power system for the school that will provide nearly...
Land Back – Franklin NC Relinquishes Noquisiyi Mound
The Noquisiyi Mound in Franklin, North Carolina, was part of a Cherokee mother town hundreds of years before the founding of the United States, and it is a place of deep spiritual significance to the Cherokee people. The name Noquisiyi means "the star...