Racism against Cherokee longstanding, chief says. Hicks said Cherokee student-athletes, both boys and girls, have heard “hateful slurs, degrading chants and outright threats” for years ...

Hicks said the community is proud of the Cherokee girls basketball team for how it responded. "Despite the hostility they faced, our student-athletes showed true strength, perseverance, and class ...

Teachers, adults made racist gestures, threats to Cherokee High girls’ basketball players in NC, Principal Chief Michell Hicks said.

Swain County Sheriff Curtis Cochran retires while facing multiple sex crimes charges. NC, tribal and federal authorities ...

"This significant moment honors our ancestors and strengthens our connection to this sacred land," said Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Chief Michell Hicks in a written statement. Who was Clingman?

In Cherokee syllabary, it looks like this: ᎫᏬᎯ Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Principal Chief Michell Hicks submitted the proposal in January following an effort started in 2022.

“I think this is definitely headed in the right direction, but I still need additional information,” Principal Chief Michell Hicks of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians said about the ...

The highest peak in the sprawling Great Smoky Mountains National Park is now called by its Cherokee name ... our connection to this sacred land," Cherokee Chief Michell Hicks said in a ...

Kuwohi is the Cherokee name for the mountain and has always been known as that to the Cherokee people. Skip ... The request was submitted by the EBCI Principal Chief Michell Hicks in Jan. 2024 ...

Teachers, adults made racist gestures, threats to Cherokee High girls’ basketball players in NC, Principal Chief Michell Hicks said.

Teachers, adults made racist gestures, threats to Cherokee High girls’ basketball players in NC, Principal Chief Michell Hicks said.

Teachers, adults made racist gestures, threats to Cherokee High girls’ basketball players in NC, Principal Chief Michell Hicks said.