Tribal Court Dockets for March 7, 8

This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court.  All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Tribal Court Docket for March 7, 2018 Tribal...

Joyce Sprinkle – obituary

    WEAVERVILLE – Joyce Sprinkle, age 80 of Weaverville, passed away Saturday, Feb. 24, 2018 in Johnson City, Tenn. at the home of her son, Lewis, who was her caregiver. Mrs. Sprinkle was born March 24, 1937 in Swain County to the late Dock and Martha...

EDITORIAL: Something smells fishy

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   There are 30 miles of fishable streams on the Qualla Boundary. Those streams have been here for as long as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Water is not just a commodity to us. It is spiritual. It is a source of...

Body of missing Cherokee man found

  The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Emergency Dispatch received a report of a missing Man on Saturday, Feb. 17.  Jamison Dean “Bear” French, 44, of the Big Cove Community, was reported missing. The Cherokee Indian Police Department and Cherokee Fire Department...