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 few weeks, but very much enjoy working for the Eastern...

USET elects new leaders during annual meeting

  (Note: The One Feather requested from USET a full slate of candidates who sought office as well as the vote tally for each race, but this information was not received by press time.) SENECA NATION OF INDIANS TERRITORY— During the recent United South and Eastern...

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 Chief Richard G. Sneed. He introduced and got passed a...

Two fatalities in head-on collision

  On Thursday, Oct. 18 at approximately 1:02pm, Cherokee Indian Police Department Officers were dispatched to a head-on collision in the area of US 19 and Macedonia Road. The preliminary investigation reveals a 2009 Nissan Altima, operated by Zachariah Lightening...