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...
by admin | May 1, 2024 | OPINIONS
By Cherokee One Feather Editorial Board Eagle feathers are federally regulated and prohibited from possession by anyone but federally recognized Native American tribes. The federal government regulates the possession of eagle feathers. No one may possess an...
by admin | Apr 30, 2024 | OPINIONS
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON Pastor of Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate Focal passage: 1 Corinthians 15:1-20 Christianity is never to be thought of as being “just a religion”. Each person is to make a firm decision to follow Jesus as...
by admin | Apr 29, 2024 | OPINIONS
By CHRIS SUTTLE Chapel Hill, N.C. On 4/20 I arrived at the dispensary at 9:15 a.m. after picking up my medical card from the EBCI CCB (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Cannabis Control Board) office, barely able to contain my excitement. That excitement...