by admin | Jan 20, 2017 | OPINIONS
By WILLIAM LEDFORD This is the first issue of 2017 and Trump has finally been sworn in, it’s now been some time now since the election was decided and the reality show that is President-elect Trump with his “victory tour”, transition team, cabinet...
by admin | Jan 16, 2017 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR We can never be too grateful. With all the opportunities and challenges that this new year will bring, we shouldn’t forget those people and things that make our lives better. Our emergency services workers were praised...
by admin | Jan 5, 2017 | OPINIONS
I want to bring up an issue. A lot of tribal members have really great paying jobs and have to work with the public. So, why is it so hard to work with us? The people that answer the phones sound so happy to have a great job. Their rude, unhelpful and if...
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR “In order to provide equal representation to all members of the Eastern Band, the members of the Tribal Council shall, in their deliberations, cast votes on a weighted basis, with the weight of each vote determined by...
by admin | Dec 12, 2016 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR Each year, all tribal employees are required to sit through one hour of drug awareness training (supervisors and managers get to endure a second hour of “how to catch a drug user and what to do if you catch one”...
by admin | Dec 7, 2016 | OPINIONS
Dear Editor, During this last year I made multiple attempts to contact the Chief and Council members by electronic mail and even visited his office once at which point I was directed away by the attending officer when I asked a discreet question about Cherokee...