December 12, 2017 - The Cherokee One Feather

Tribal member to run Benge Route of Trail of Tears

by admin | Dec 12, 2017 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Around 1,200 Cherokee people walked from an area near Fort Payne, Ala. to Oklahoma on what is known as the Benge Route of the Trail of Tears. Kallup McCoy II, an EBCI tribal member, is going to run that route this...

FOOTBALL: Coach Briggs named co-SMC Coach of the Year, numerous players named All-Conference

by admin | Dec 12, 2017 | SPORTS di-ne-lv-di-yi

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Just days after claiming its first-ever state football title, accolades began flowing in for the Cherokee Braves football team. Kent Briggs was named co-Smoky Mountain Conference Coach of the Year along with David...

EDITORIAL: One meaningful gift you could give for your family this Christmas

by admin | Dec 12, 2017 | OPINIONS

By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR “Strange, isn’t it? Each man’s life touches so many other lives. When he isn’t around he leaves an awful hole.” – Clarence the Angel in the 1946 film “It’s a Wonderful Life” I don’t mean to be a downer in the...