Tribal Court Dockets for Sept. 5 and 6

  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 Wednesday, Sept....

EDITORIAL: Lurking in the parking lot

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   “It’s 10:00. Do you know where your children are?” In 1967 and running through the late 1980s, a media campaign asked this question of parents as high crime rates resulted in concern and community-wide curfews around...

Sam Biddix – obituary

  Sam Biddix, age 73, of Sylva, passed away on Saturday, Sep. 1, 2018 at Cherokee Indian Hospital surrounded by his loving family after a brief illness. He was the husband of the late Lucy Biddix and the son of the late Newt and Margaret Biddix. He was a retired...

Polly Ann Rattler – obituary

  Polly Ann Rattler (Corn Husk Doll Master), 63, of the Birdtown Community, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, Aug. 31, 2018. A native of Cherokee, she was the daughter of Elsie Wolfe Rattler of Cherokee and the late Leroy Rattler. In addition to her...