EDITORIAL: Where do we go from here?   

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   It has been an eventful year. The most significant of which for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians was the election of a new principal chief after 12 years, three consecutive terms, under a single administration. In...

Cherokee Central Schools honors elders

  The Cherokee Central Schools Cultural Department recently held its annual Honor the Elders event at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center.  Emcee Shawn Crowe read interviews, provided by the honoree’s grandchildren and other interviewers, during the event....

Museum offering free programs in December

  The Museum of the Cherokee Indian will offer free programs through the end of December.  The “Cherokee Friends” will provide guided tours of the exhibits and programs on making fire, storytelling, and traditional weapons. “We hope that people will come out to...

Tabled Ordinances for December

The following ordinances were deemed Read and Tabled during the Tribal Council session on Thursday, Dec. 3: Tabled Ord. No. 53 (2015) Tabled Ord. No. 54 (2015)   The following ordinances were re-tabled during the same session: Tabled Ord. No. 7 (2015) Tabled Ord....