Blythe to speak at WCU commencement

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   Driver Blythe, an EBCI tribal member, will make history as he delivers the commencement speech at an upcoming Western Carolina University graduation.  He will be the first American Indian student to ever deliver a...

Rev. Winford D. Sanders – obituary

  Rev. Winford D. Sanders, 87, of Cherokee, went home to be with the Lord Saturday, Nov. 24, 2018. A native of Little River, Tenn., he was the son of the late James and Berthie Winchester Sanders. He was a member of Towstring Baptist Church. He was preceded in...

EDITORIAL: A double-edged sword

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   The EBCI tribal government recently announced the long-standing practice of random drug testing of tribal employees had been researched and found to be a violation of rights protected under the (federal) constitution....

Campaign finance practices questioned

  By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF   While tribal officials of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have argued for years that donations to political candidates have been necessary to get favorable representation, some have questioned the practice. Critics...

Dr. Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer – obituary

    God called in his time and grace on Saturday, Nov. 24 for Amanda Sequoyah Swimmer, 97 years old. Born on Oct. 27, 1921 to Molly Davis Sequoyah and Runningwolfe Sequoyah, she was preceded in death by her husband, Luke Swimmer; one daughter, Mary Ellen...