by admin | Oct 9, 2018 | OPINIONS
There’s an amendment on your ballot (North Carolina state election) that would require everyone to have a photo ID in order to vote. Sound like a good idea? It’s not. If you vote for this, you’re buying “a pig in a poke.” The proposed amendment does not say...
by admin | Oct 8, 2018 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR Although to make law, the election year has been shortened to begin January; we are now within 12 months of our tribal elections. At that time, we will be selecting our leaders. The offices of Principal Chief, Vice...
by admin | Oct 8, 2018 | OPINIONS
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF Is the Charter and Governing Document legally our governing document or isn’t it? This is a question that has continued ever since it was adopted, by Council resolution, in 1986. Legal or not, it wasn’t adopted by the...
by admin | Oct 4, 2018 | OPINIONS
On July 30, 1965, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law legislation that established the Medicare and Medicaid programs. Are you or someone in your family receiving Medicare benefits? If so, you are among many others currently benefitting from this...
by admin | Oct 1, 2018 | OPINIONS
By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF Midterm elections are a little more than a month away, and all of the elected offices are of importance. However, it seems there’s a movement afoot to keep ballots from being cast, which always benefits the side of our...
by admin | Sep 28, 2018 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR For as long as I can remember, a day of the Cherokee Indian Fair has been reserved to honor the veterans of the United States military. Service to community and country has always been important to the Tribe and Native...
