by admin | May 20, 2024 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER Community members were confused. The tribe (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) announced that a pedestrian bridge was being installed in the area that many call the downtown business “horseshoe” in Cherokee, N.C. The bridge, proposed to cross...
by admin | May 17, 2024 | OPINIONS
By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed. D., excerpt from Preacher Spurs Christian Faith Publishers, 2022 I remember a song I often sang in church as a kid. It was, “What a Friend We Have in Jesus”. Does anyone remember that one? It seems so long ago. I believe that...
by admin | May 13, 2024 | OPINIONS
By RAY MOOSE Mt. Pleasant, N.C. In 2001, Jenean Hornbuckle, an Eastern Band of Cherokee artist, and I were hired to produce a statue of Selu. Selu was the Cherokee mother of corn. My first step into the project was to read the Selu story. In the story, Selu and...
by admin | May 10, 2024 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor Family tourism became of primary interest to the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians as a source of income in the 1950’s. As lumber harvesting declined on the Qualla Boundary, it seemed the best, most achievable resource to tap....
by admin | May 10, 2024 | OPINIONS
By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed. D., excerpt from Preacher Spurs Christian Faith Publishers, 2022 Divisions happen every day; they happen to families, businesses, partners, friends, brothers, sisters, and churches. There are people who seek to divide or cause disunity...
by admin | May 3, 2024 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor The Qualla Boundary is a wonder of nature. We are a gateway to the Great Smoky Mountains National Park and the Blue Ridge Parkway. While Gatlinburg and Tennessee have successfully marketed themselves as the “Gateway to the...
