LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Reader remembers Chief Youngdeer

  Dear Editor, Never have I been more impressed with an individual upon an initial meeting, than I was with Chief Robert Youngdeer. In the 1980s, I had the privilege of interviewing him regarding the plight of captive bears in some Cherokee exhibits.  It was late...

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: On the passing of Chief Youngdeer

  A friend in Cherokee emailed me recently to tell me that former Principal Chief Robert Youngdeer has died. I worked for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians for 15 years, and I have to say that he was one of the most remarkable people I ever met. He was a war...

COMMENTARY: Trump and Metamucil…issue

  Observations and random thoughts Vol. 2018 1.8 By WILLIAM LEDFORD   I read the opinion regarding intravenous drug users who are currently guests of our local Heartbreak Hotel and the used syringes that are now everywhere on the Rez. I identify because...

COMMENTARY: Students, be thankful for your fortune

  By JOSEPH MARTIN ONE FEATHER STAFF   Sitting in a Tribal Council discussion over changes in educational funding policy got me thinking. The issues were over whether to pay for students’ parking as a part of the Tribe’s funding for college students to...