COMMENTARY: Condemned if you do. Condemned if you don’t.

COMMENTARY: Condemned if you do. Condemned if you don’t.

By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C.   I have watched some of the confirmation hearings, and there is a bit of a troubling trend starting to appear…again. For many years, confirmation hearings were not a thing on the Qualla Boundary. Appointments...
OBITUARY: John William Lucord III

OBITUARY: John William Lucord III

John William Lucord III, 86, of Henrico, Va., entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, July 7, 2026. John was preceded in death by his parents, John M. Lucord Jr. and Pearl Huckstep. John lived a life defined by faith, service, and devotion to his family and community....
EBCI MMIWGP Database community input meeting held

EBCI MMIWGP Database community input meeting held

By BROOKLYN BROWN BIGMEAT One Feather Reporter    CHEROKEE, N.C. – A community input meeting was held on the evening of Thursday, July 9 at the Pam Taylor Gymnasium in Aniwodihi (Painttown) by the Office of the Principal Chief to discuss the ongoing build...
This Week in Native News

This Week in Native News

Compiled by ANN TOINEETA One Feather Intern   White House releases report criticizing the Smithsonian’s presentation of Native American history  The White House “released a 162-page report accusing the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History...