COMMENTARY: Shopping for the best gifts

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   By now, most of us are in full shopping mode. Even if we were not lured out by “Black Friday” or bunkered in with our digital devices scrolling through vast buying options of “Cyber Monday,” we...

EDITORIAL: Why did the One Feather go free?

  Cherokee One Feather Editorial Board   The Cherokee One Feather Editorial Board recently (September 2019) reviewed the revenue streams of the paper and the history of rack sales (those copies of the One Feather that you may pick up at various retail...

COMMENTARY: It is more than just hurt feelings

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   The squeaky wheel gets the grease. I have always hated that saying. The euphemism implies that if you ask long enough and loudly enough, eventually, you will get what you need. You see it being taught to children by...

COMMENTARY: The irony of Thanksgiving

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   I think it is a little ironic that Native American Heritage Month is the same month as Thanksgiving. For many Native Americans, the day is a reminder of pain, starvation, disease, forced removals, and marches, costing...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: We can truly have it all…

  By MYRA COLGATE CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH   “Don’t tear your clothing in your grief but tear your hearts instead.  Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love.  He is eager...