NEWS ka-no-he-daOICA hosts a <strong>Cherokee</strong> Basket ShowAs part of celebrating <strong>Nov</strong>ember as Native American Month, SouthwesternCommunity College’s Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts is hosting a <strong>Cherokee</strong>Baskets Show in its gallery on Tribal Bingo Road. <strong>The</strong> show, which continuesthroughout <strong>Nov</strong>ember, is a combination of work from the Qualla Arts and CraftsMutual and a historical display from the Clay County Historical Association.“<strong>The</strong> work on loan from the Qualla Arts and Crafts Mutual is a testimony tothe tradition, craftsmanship and attention to detail involved with creating eachbasket,” said OICA program director Jeff Marley. “<strong>The</strong> historical display from ClayCounty Historical Association depicts a <strong>Cherokee</strong> woman engaged in the creationof a river cane basket. Everything is historically accurate, including cloths, tools,and even the basket.”Info: Jeff Marley 497-3945; or on the web at southwesterncc.edu/inearts/-SCCTribal Council Agenda – Thursday, <strong>Nov</strong>. <strong>17</strong>8:30am – Reports and Announcements9:00am – Oconaluftee Institute for Cultural Arts Advisory Board – Jeff Marley9:10am – Marion Teesateskie desires to be recognized as sole owner of Parcel No.405 located in Snowbird Community (Item No. 1)9:20am – Last will & testament of Reba Mandalean Reagan Rose (d) (Item No. 2)9:30am – Last will & testament of Solomon Queen (d) (Item No. 3)9:40am – Last will & testament of Edward Johnson Pheasant (d) (Item No. 4)9:50am – Last will & testament of Ear Ray Swayney (d) (Item No. 5)10:00am – Successors in interest to William Bird (d) recognized (Item No. 6)10:10am – Mutual-help house assignments (Item No. 7)10:20am – Request that Marsha Hicks be approved as director of the MadisonHornbuckle Children’s Cancer Foundation (Item No. 8)10:30am – CDOT authorized to submit application to the BIA HPP Program seekingup to $1 million for Old River Road reconstruction project (Item No. 9)10:40am – Amendment to Res. No. 670 (11) – correction in parcel number anddescription (Item No. 10)10:50am – Ronald & Linda Bowman desire Tribal Council approve transferswithout signature of Zane Edward Bowman (Item No. 11)11:00am – EBCI join with the heirs of Dora Saunooke Johnson in a declaratoryjudgment to be iled in the <strong>Cherokee</strong> Court to declare the ownership interest ofthe respective parties (Item No. 12)11:10am – Tribal Council supports and endorses provisions jointly prioritized bythe NIEA and NCAI in the reauthorization of the ESEA (Item No. 13)11:20am – Appointments of Adele Jacobs Madden to serve on the InvestmentCommittee through Sept. 30, 2016 (Item No. 14)- Appointment to serve on the Investment Committee through Sept. 30, 2013(Item No. 14a)11:30am – Tabled Res. No. 1 (11) – Tony Berhisel requests $25,907.02 for damagesto property in Wolftown Community (Item No. 15)11:40am – Tabled Res. No. 8 (11) – Amendment to Christmas Check gift to includeall handicapped members, regardless of age limit (Item No. 16)11:50am – Tabled Ord. No. 9 (11) – Request to amend <strong>Cherokee</strong> Code, Chapter50B, Domestic Violence (Item No. <strong>17</strong>)1:00pm – Tabled Ord. No. 10 (11) – Request to amend <strong>Cherokee</strong> Code, Chapter14-34.11, Aggravated Weapons Offense (Item No. 18)1:10pm – Tabled Ord. No. 11 (11) – Request to amend <strong>Cherokee</strong> Code, Chapter16B-5(c) – TBE Budgetary and inancial authority (Item No. 19)1:20pm – Tabled Ord. No. 12 (11) – Request to amend <strong>Cherokee</strong> Code, Chapter16A-5(c) – TCGE Budgetary and inancial authority (Item No. 20)1:30pm – Tabled Ord. No. 13 (11) – Request to amend <strong>Cherokee</strong> Code, Chapter16-2.13 – TGC Budgetary and inancial authority (Item No. 21)1:40pm – Tabled Res. No. <strong>17</strong> (11) – Big Cove Community requests pull-offs andparking areas (Item No. 22)1:50pm – Tabled Res. No. 18 (11) – Request for privacy fence, KOA Campground,Big Cove Community (Item No. 23)2:00pm – Tabled Res. No. 21 (11) – TERO involvement in design process of allbuildings built using Tribal or Federal dollars (Item No. 24)2:10pm – Tabled Res. No. 28 (11) – Quitclaim agreement approved without signatureof Sarah Katherine Taylor Bernhisel (Item No. 25)- Banishment items- TOP Ofice10 cherokee one feather THURSDAY, NOVEMBER <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2011</strong>
NEWS ka-no-he-daWCU PhotoMiss <strong>Cherokee</strong> Kristina Hyatt (left) is shown with WCU <strong>Cherokee</strong> Center directorRoseanna Belt at the recent WCU Native American Expo.Western Carolina Universityheld its third annual NativeAmerican Expo last weekfrom <strong>Nov</strong>. 7-9. <strong>The</strong> exhibitortion of the Expo was excellent andas contributed to by many particiantssuch as the <strong>Cherokee</strong> Middle andlementary School, the Oconoluftee Intituteof Cultural Arts, <strong>Cherokee</strong> reatedprograms at WCU, RTCAR, andany others.<strong>The</strong> opening ceremony featured auncheon and performances by theherokee Elementary School TradiionalSingers led by instructors NaalieGrant and Lisa Toineeta, and thend grade class from the New Kituwahcademy accompanied by Bo Lossiah,ainy Brake and Louise Brown. HawkTawodi) Brown graced the ceremonyith lute music and a special appearnceby Miss <strong>Cherokee</strong>, Kristie Hyatt,ontributed to the opening of thevent. Special thanks go to Yolaneyonell, associate director of Programsor Intercultural Affairs at WCU for hernwavering guidance and leadershipn creating a successful Expo. Listed byrade are the CES Traditional Singers:st: Tanin Esquivel, Tanis Esquivel, EliahHamilton, Brandon Martinez, AntoioLorenzo, Cristofer Rivera, Kyraest, Ariyonna Hill-Maney, IdalisCrowe, Jade Geroge, Ellise Stamper.2nd: Lucian Davis 3rd: Zoey Walkingstick,Destiny Mills, Kaleigh Bushyhead,Ian Crowe,Jordyn Martin, Tyler Hines,Shoni Panther, Kaslyn Driver. 4th:Maiya Davis, Lauren Luther. 5th: SylasDavis Ietan Reed-Littlejohn, JulianMartin. New Kituwah Academy 2ndgrade: Nokwisi Smith (Haley Smith),Kwana Wasidvni (Makala McGaha),Iwodi Toyanida (Praire Toineeta, SalalisiTela (Abigail Taylor), and Unole Atsi(Donnavin Groenewald.)We had presentations and panelsgeared toward educating the universitycommunity and any others in attendance.All were outstanding andthere are too many to discuss here.<strong>One</strong> example was a panel on “IndianIdentity” featuring Carrah Swimmer(Absentee Shawnee and Western<strong>Cherokee</strong>), Kerry Bird (Sisseton-WahpetonOyate/Lumbee), Kaitlyn Blaylock(EBCI), Kevin Jackson (EBCI) andArigon Starr (Kickapoo). Pictured inthe photo is Miss <strong>Cherokee</strong>, KristieHyatt and the director of the WCU-<strong>Cherokee</strong> Center, Roseanna Belt. If youhave any questions or would like tovolunteer to help us next year or anytime,please contact the <strong>Cherokee</strong> Center497-7920 or emailrbelt@email.wcu.eduTHURSDAY, NOVEMBER <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2011</strong>cherokee one feather11