SnowbirdNEST

Soaring above the NEST

Latresa Phillips

Thursday, June 26, 2025

Snowbird NEST Executive Director Erik Oswalt was recently announced as a recipient of the Marquis Who’s Who Award. Photo by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star Tallulah – The Marquis Who’s Who Award has recognized Erik Oswalt as a recipient honoring his dedication to nonprofit and law enforcement.

Students in the Snowbird N.E.S.T. program perform Cherokee songs for visitors from Oklahoma on April 29. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

Transcending generations

Latresa Phillips

Thursday, May 8, 2025

Kathy Johnson displays one of the gift baskets afforded to tribal visitors from Oklahoma on April 29. Tallulah – Staff and students of the Snowbird N.E.S.T.

A ribbon cutting was held as part of Monday’s Snowbird NEST Open House. From left are Janell Rattler, Leslie Oswalt McEntire, Erik Oswalt and Jazlyn McEntire. Photos by Latresa Phillips/The Graham Star

N.E.S.T. open for business

Latresa Phillips

Monday, December 16, 2024

Tallulah – Monday’s rain could not dampen the Open House at the new Snowbird NEST (Native Education Snowbird Traditions) learning facility.

The annual Trail of Tears Walk attracted participants of all ages. Photo courtesy of Angie Knight/SnowbirdNEST

Attendees walk trail ‘where they cried’

Latresa Phillips

Thursday, October 17, 2024

Long Creek – It was a nippy morning as hikers hit the trail early Saturday for the annual Trail of Tears Walk, which commemorates the Cherokee Nation’s journey from the mountains they called home to resettle in Oklahoma during one of the darkest times in American History.