COMMENTARY: Harm reduction treads close to enabling

by | Jan 11, 2019 | OPINIONS

  By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF   Addiction has plagued our Tribe for decades. Alcoholism has been one of our oldest battles, but certain drugs have arrived on the scene, and that has made for new and probably uglier battles. While the drugs and the...

COMMENTARY: Shutdown needs to end soon

by | Jan 7, 2019 | OPINIONS

  By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF   So much in this region and with our Tribe centers around the federal government. Just for starters, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has a highly visible presence here. Indian Health Service provides a significant chunk of...

COMMENTARY: Running for you in 2019

by | Jan 4, 2019 | OPINIONS

  Dear Readers, This year is my year… our year! November 2018 brought us a historical event and this past week we witnessed something  that is quite inspiring – 110 new women members of Congress were elected for a total of 127 women now elected to...

EDITORIAL: Mourning the death of the role model

by | Jan 3, 2019 | OPINIONS

    By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Role model = a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others. (merriam-webster.com) “When I grow up, I want to be like (fill in the blank).”  When I was a boy, there were those who...

EDITORIAL: Orphans, Elders, and Victims

by | Dec 17, 2018 | OPINIONS

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians is one of the most family-minded communities in the world. No municipality I know comes together like this one when trouble arises. Whether it is sickness, poverty, or some other...