by admin | Oct 25, 2018 | OPINIONS
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...
by admin | Oct 23, 2018 | OPINIONS
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...
by admin | Oct 23, 2018 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR Tis the season to get scared. Halloween is a time we get weird and spooky. Some folks are not into the scary stuff. No ghosts. No zombies. No vampires. No werewolves. I think some people were forever traumatized by...
by admin | Oct 22, 2018 | OPINIONS
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...
by admin | Oct 20, 2018 | OPINIONS
I live in Murphy and am an avid mountain biker. My husband and I traveled to Cherokee to ride the Fire Mountain mountain bike trail, and we would like to express how much we enjoyed your trails. The trails are well-maintained and just an absolute blast. We will...
by admin | Oct 16, 2018 | OPINIONS
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Comet Financial Intelligence’s website (www.cometfi.com) has a ticker that updates every few seconds showing the total student loan debt for Americans. As of the publishing of this commentary, it is...
