Ensley wins by one vote following recount

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The race for one of the Yellowhill Tribal Council seats was close following the general election on Thursday, Sept. 3, and it got closer after a recount.  Following the general election, unofficial results were...

Island Park facelift set to continue

    By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The second part of the Island Park Restoration Project is set to begin in the next few weeks.  The project has the goal of improving the shoreline of the Oconaluftee River to prevent erosion as well as make...

Tribe set to purchase Tallulah Mound land

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is set to purchase close to 12 acres in Graham County, and in doing so will take ownership over an historical Cherokee site.  The land, known as the Tallulah Property, home to the...

Lambert wins Chief’s race in landslide

    Patrick Lambert ran away with the Principal Chief’s race in Thursday’s general election with 70.99 percent of the total vote.  With a total of 2,599 votes, Principal Chief-elect Lambert bested Gene “Tunney” Crowe who got 917 (26.52 percent) and write-in...

Tribes hold historic meeting at Red Clay

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   RED CLAY, Tenn. – For the first time since Removal, all three federally-recognized Cherokee tribes met in Council at Red Clay during a meeting on Friday, Aug. 28.  Leaders of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, the...