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🌱 The Cherokee blacksmith behind an 1843 pistol

Cherokee, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Greetings Cherokee! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • The Cherokee blacksmith behind an 1843 pistol
  • Hicks brings Cherokee priorities to Ager's congressional transition
  • Cherokee police response questioned at commission meeting

Also on today's calendar: Syringe Services Mobile Unit: Big Y Gym and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Clouds and sun with a shower, with a high of 67 and low of 46 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with occasional rain, temps: high: 56, low: 35.
  • Friday: Rain and snow showers; colder, with a high of 44 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Cherokee .28 Caliber Percussion Pistol (si.edu) — A pistol made in present-day Cherokee in 1843 preserves the work of Salola, an Oconaluftee Cherokee blacksmith whose name appears in English and Cherokee inscriptions. William Holland Thomas sent the distinctive underhammer pistol to the Patent Office in 1845 as evidence of Cherokee industrial skill.
   

2. Ugvwiyuhi Hicks selected to serve on Congressman-elect Ager's transition committee (theonefeather.com) — Principal Chief Michell Hicks will bring the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians' perspective to Congressman-elect Jamie Ager's transition committee. Hicks identified infrastructure, economic development and federal resources as regional priorities. The 23-member committee will help guide Ager as he prepares to represent western North Carolina beginning Jan. 3, 2027.
   

3. Cherokee Police Commission holds November meeting; Chief Justice Letts gives presentation on magistrates (theonefeather.com) — A reported hourlong wait for police after a gun incident drew questions at Cherokee's Police Commission meeting Nov. 10. A department attorney said officers were handling a serious wreck and understood the armed person had left, explaining that active emergencies take priority. Commissioners also heard about training and proposed standards for tribal magistrates.
   

4. Three decades in, Alpha Pi Omega builds Indigenous sisterhood nationwide (dailytarheel.com) — Bella Garcia, who grew up in Cherokee, says she has found confidence and support in Alpha Pi Omega, the Indigenous sorority founded at UNC in 1994. Now spanning 25 chartered chapters, the organization builds connections among Native women while helping campus communities understand their distinct cultures and traditions.
   

5. OBITUARY: Margaret Maxine Lambert (theonefeather.com) — Margaret Maxine Lambert, who attended Cherokee High School, died Nov. 2 at 91. She cared for six children during her naval officer husband’s extended absences, and her obituary remembers her devotion to family. Burial was scheduled at Lambert Family Cemetery in Cherokee.
   

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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Stay in the loop with what's happening in Cherokee

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