COMMENTARY: Domestic violence awareness and why it matters

  By JAMIE ARNOLD EBCI LEGAL ASSISTANCE OFFICE   I sat down a few days ago with the idea that I would churn out a quick article for October which is Domestic Violence Awareness Month.  I asked myself, “Why is this issue so important to members of the Eastern...

COMMENTARY: Something fishy at the Fairgrounds

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   For years, the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds was an “animal prize” free zone. I know because I was the one who instituted the policy during the years that game vendors with live prizes were turned away. This...

LETTER: Tribal member wants juvenile justice laws changed

  Last year, my wife’s car was stolen from the Casino parking deck. The next day, we got it back with thousands of dollars worth of damages. The three juveniles (tribal members) were caught on video stealing it. The police named them all. Do you know what...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: The calling…ours, too

  REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR CHEROKEE PENTECOSTAL HOLINESS CHURCH   Read and study Acts 9:1-22 (KJV) (“Damascus, Syria, was about 150 miles north of Jerusalem.  Several trade routes were linked there to other cities throughout the Roman world and...

COMMENTARY – “Fall Festival” 2019

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   I remember trying to tow the company line. The centuries old Cherokee Indian Fair has been the most expensive event in the long list of seasonal events that the Tribe sponsors and executes. My bosses, from the time I...