CIPD Arrest Report for Feb. 26 – March 3, 2024

CIPD Arrest Report for Feb. 26 – March 3, 2024

The following people were arrested by the Cherokee Indian Police Department and booked into the Anthony Edward Lossiah Justice Center. It should be noted that the following defendants have only been charged with the crimes listed and should be presumed innocent until...
COMMENTARY: Not all is vanity

COMMENTARY: Not all is vanity

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   When I first heard members of the community discussing their desire to have their own vehicular license plate, I thought they were talking about a tribal tag like many other federally recognized tribes now produce and...
Qualla Boundary Civil Preparedness meeting held

Qualla Boundary Civil Preparedness meeting held

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   CHEROKEE, N.C. – The local Planning Committee Quarterly Meeting was held at the Shawn Blanton EOC Building on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The meeting was conducted by Mollie Grant, from EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians)...
OBITUARY: John Allen Bigmeat

OBITUARY: John Allen Bigmeat

John Allen Bigmeat, age 50, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2024. John is the son of the late Robert Edward and Nancy Jane (Blackfox) Bigmeat. He is survived by brothers, Noel “Coon” Bigmeat and Wesley Wildcat; uncle, Wiggins Blackfox; and aunt, Sarah...
Tribe’s cannabis dispensary set to open on 4/20

Tribe’s cannabis dispensary set to open on 4/20

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor   CHEROKEE, N.C. – The first cannabis dispensary in the State of North Carolina will open next month in Cherokee, N.C. The Great Smoky Cannabis Company, operated by Qualla Enterprises, LLC, an entity of the Eastern...