Beloved Man Chief Youngdeer passes away
GREAT HONOR: Gregory Hunt (standing), Marine Corps League president, bestows the Chapel of the Four Chaplains Legion of Honor Bronze Medallion upon Beloved Man and former Principal Chief Robert S. Youngdeer during a ceremony at the Steve Youngdeer American Legion Post 143 headquarters on the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 28, 2017. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One More...
RUNNING: Hundreds brave rain for Cherokee harvest race
WINNERS: James Quattlebaum (left) and Ricky Flynn, both from Greenville, SC, came in first and second place overall in the Cherokee Harvest Half Marathon on the morning of Saturday, Oct. 20. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One More...
Principal Chief’s Report for Oct. 19
By PRINCIPAL CHIEF RICHARD G. SNEED Shiyo! I hope everyone is enjoying this beautiful fall weather and all the activities associated with this change in seasons. I have been very busy these past More...
ICWA decision brings push back from Tribe
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF The federal district court decision of Brackeen v. Zinke, which ruled that the Indian Child Welfare Act was unconstitutional, has prompted a response from Principal More...
“We’re Still Here”: Chamber singers make statement with N.C. Symphony
MESSAGE: The Cherokee Chamber Singers perform “Si Otsedoha: We’re Still Here” with the North Carolina Symphony at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center on the evening of Thursday, Oct. 18. (SCOTT MCKIE More...
Council representative seeks lower threshold for contracts
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF Currently, contracts with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians that are $50,000 or higher in value require approval of the Business Committee before the Principal More...
EBCI tribal lands named High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
The lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians have been named a High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) as was announced recently by James Carroll, deputy director of the Office of National Drug More...
Indian Child Welfare Act ruled unconstitutional, tribes vow to protect Native children
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF FORT WORTH, Texas – The future of a law designed to help ensure the survival of tribal cultures and place Native American child custody decisions in the hands More...
Constitution could come before voters in 2019
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF Those behind the latest effort to bring a new constitution to a vote plan for that to coincide with the Principal Chief’s election next year. Ever since the Charter More...
Hernandez named Little Miss Cherokee
LITTLE MISS: Morgan Hernandez, a member of the Deer Clan from the Big Y Community, was named 2018-19 Little Miss Cherokee during a pageant held at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds on the evening of Thursday, Oct. More...