COMMENTARY: A supporter of renaming EBCI

COMMENTARY: A supporter of renaming EBCI

By JONAH LOSSIAH One Feather Staff   Writer’s note: this a response to a commentary written by Cyndi Lambert titled ‘What’s in a name? We should be the Eastern Cherokee Nation’ published on July 16. I agree that the name ‘Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians’ (EBCI)...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Each person has a purpose…

By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Continued from last week… Acts 16:16-34, 2 Corinthians 11:24-33 When God got hold of Paul, everything changed and turned around.  Pastor Tim said, “I don’t...
OBITUARY: Ricky Benny Jumper

OBITUARY: Ricky Benny Jumper

Ricky Benny Jumper, 53, of the Snowbird Community of Robbinsville, passed away Thursday, July 14, 2022, at his residence. He was the son of Jeanette Smoker and the late Jeremiah Jumper. In addition to his mother, he is survived by his son, Lyle Jumper of Robbinsville;...

COMMENTARY: The community wants your best.

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   At our next tribal election, you will be making a decision that will affect how we are governed. You might say that we do that every election and to a certain extent, you would be right. Deciding who will sit in the seats of...