by admin | May 7, 2018 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR We consider ourselves to be a sovereign nation. We take pride in the fact that we have a government separate from the municipalities around us, and the state and federal governments apart from us. We feel that the band...
by admin | Apr 30, 2018 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR My vote won’t count, they have already made up their minds. Hundreds of millions of dollars are spent every election cycle to get names, faces, and biographies in front of your eyes to convince you to cast your vote...
by admin | Apr 24, 2018 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR People love Cherokee, North Carolina, and many people call and come to the Boundary looking for ways to make a connection with the people, culture, and history of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. We have thousands...
by admin | Apr 23, 2018 | OPINIONS
Dear Editor: On April 5, the vote taken in Tribal Council to ban all outside media is quite disturbing; all council members voted for the ban except for one. With that action, every one of us had our constitutional rights violated. Our right to a free press...
by admin | Apr 16, 2018 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR It is easy to take the place you live for granted. I have lived in the mountains of western North Carolina most of my life. As a good friend and former coworker used to say, I have fished these streams and walked these...
by admin | Apr 9, 2018 | OPINIONS
By CHEROKEE ONE FEATHER EDITORIAL BOARD The cause of a free and open press took a hit last week, albeit a symbolic one, in the Tribal Council Chambers on Thursday, April 5. A member of the press, Holly Kays from The Smoky Mountain News, was directed to...