EDITORIAL: A vibrant economy needs business and community engagement
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR People love Cherokee, North Carolina, and many people call and come to the Boundary looking for ways to make a connection with the people, culture, and history of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. We have thousands of people who come from surrounding counties who buy their meals, sundries, shoes, More...
LETTER: Tribal member upset with media ban
Dear Editor: On April 5, the vote taken in Tribal Council to ban all outside media is quite disturbing; all council members voted for the ban except for one. With that action, every one of us had our constitutional More...
EDITORIAL: The natural attraction of Cherokee
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR It is easy to take the place you live for granted. I have lived in the mountains of western North Carolina most of my life. As a good friend and former coworker More...
EDITORIAL: Freedom of speech takes a step backward
By CHEROKEE ONE FEATHER EDITORIAL BOARD The cause of a free and open press took a hit last week, albeit a symbolic one, in the Tribal Council Chambers on Thursday, April 5. A member of the press, Holly More...
COMMENTARY: Cultural appropriation and commercialism….issue
Observations and random thoughts Vol. 2018 1.5 By WILLIAM LEDFORD I want to start this edition with my best wishes to the family of Dr. Wolfe who has walked on. He was a Cherokee National treasure. More...
Tribal member gets candid about election experiences
Note: One Feather staff sat down recently with Mary “Missy” Crowe, an EBCI tribal member from the Yellowhill Community, who wished to express her thoughts and experiences with the tribal election process. More...
EDITORIAL: Representing all the people
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR I have heard Tribal Council and community members discuss the possibility of one person, one vote in tribal government for many years. It is a topic of discussion More...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you youth for courteous treatment
Several months ago, I had surgery on my knee and during that time I was debilitated, it was necessary for me to use a walker. Being an avid sports fan, I started attending basketball events at the high More...
LETTER: Tribe should capitalize on Cherokee Bottled Water enterprise
Isn’t it ironic how tribal leaders, and members alike, still seem to struggle with ideas of ways that would best benefit our Tribe when it comes to diversification of our business interest? Especially when More...
EDITORIAL: Living in dependence
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR I am a student of government. I hate politics, but I gravitate to discussion of public issues, and one leads to the other. The Jackson County Board of Commissioners More...