EDITORIAL: It’s not about a statue
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR A reader and tribal member sent a commentary to the One Feather. She wanted to report what she felt was a racial discrimination against her during a negotiation for a vehicle at an Asheville dealership. A salesperson, through tone, language, and text conversations, seemed to confirm that the person More...
EDITORIAL: Street crime in Cherokee
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR We live on some of the most beautiful lands in the world. For many years, they remained mostly untouched by most human hands. We took only what we needed for self More...
COMMENTARY: Why hemp? Three reasons why hemp is our future
By WOLFTOWN REP. JEREMY WILSON What is hemp? Hemp, although not marijuana, is often associated with it. Hemp derives from Cannabis Sativa, which also associates with marijuana. However, hemp does not More...
LETTER: Harry’s on the Hill update
(Note: This is an update on an issue described in a commentary published at theonefeather.com on Thursday, May 31. This update letter is dated the following day, Friday, June 1.) First and foremost, More...
EDITORIAL: Coconuts and apples
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER STAFF “Muslim brotherhood & planet of the apes had a baby=vj.”-Rosanne Barr tweet, referring to former Obama aide Valerie Jarrett. “You know, Ivanka, More...
COMMENTARY: Tribal member experiences discrimination at Harry’s on the Hill
It has been a while since I have had a different vehicle and thought about trading mine. I found a couple of SUVs that I liked at Harry’s on the Hill in Asheville near Sam’s Club. As we drove up to More...
LETTER: Mother wants memorial for son
This Labor Day, I want to remember my son, Patrick Bradley Allison (Feb. 2, 1973 – April 14, 2015), who was killed three years ago while on his job to make the roads safer for his community. He worked More...
EDITORIAL: Buying a pig in a poke
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR It is common practice in politics, whether it is incumbents, candidates, or representatives of special interests, for people to use extremes to get their point across More...
LETTER: Tribal member wants to go home
I have asked several tribal offices for help, to no avail. My home has been destroyed from numerous break-ins by family and their cronies. I really would love to live in my home on Wrights Creek. The More...
EDITORIAL: Thank and serve the living, as well as the dead
MEMORIAL: Graves in the Yellowhill Veterans Cemetery are adorned with American flags on Memorial Day, aka “Decoration Day”, on Monday, May 29, 2017. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather) By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER More...