OBITUARY: Solomon David Owl “Sonny Boy”

OBITUARY: Solomon David Owl “Sonny Boy”

Solomon David Owl “Sonny Boy”, 82, of Cherokee, N.C., passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.  He was born in Cherokee, N.C. on Sept. 3, 1942 to the late Quincy Adam Owl and Winne Mae Junaluskie Owl. Solomon was a great man of...
OBITUARY: Mary Jane Bigwitch Ferguson

OBITUARY: Mary Jane Bigwitch Ferguson

Mary Jane Bigwitch Ferguson, 74, passed away Dec. 20, 2024 at Cherokee Indian Hospital surrounded by family and friends after an extended battle with Multiple Myeloma. She was born Sept. 23, 1950, to the late Loyd and Savannah Sneed Bigwitch. She was a graduate of...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: EBCI needs a constitution

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: EBCI needs a constitution

Robert, Thank you for your excellent commentary about the Cherokee Constitution in last week’s One Feather.  I moved to Cherokee in 1978 and, shortly thereafter, became involved with the writing of a constitution while working at Legal Services.  Over the years...