EDITORIAL: What must it be like to be banished? 

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   According to the Municode for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Section 2-1, Subsection B, “The Tribal Council shall have the power to exclude other persons from Cherokee trust lands when necessary to protect the...

LETTER: Next generation now

  When you look at the outside world from through your front door, one has to wonder where are we going?  Who is going to lead?  Who is going to make decisions?  Who will step up?  Who will do the work? A generation of technogeeks are growing up.  Writing in...

COMMENTARY: Pageant coordinator responds to ideas

  (Note: This letter is a response to a commentary entitled “Support Miss Cherokee…and, a new pageant format”, by Scott McKie B.P., printed in the Oct. 22 One Feather as well as a letter entitled “Reader agrees with pageant ideas”, by reader Mary Brown, printed...

EDITORIAL: Diversify 

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   The Principal Chief recently released the figures for our individual per capita checks, and the numbers are up. Roughly, we will be seeing an extra $300 (over previous December). Thanks to the dedicated work of the...

LETTER: Was the price too high?

  When the decision was made to purchase the Tallulah Mound property, it seemed that a couple, if not all council members, were a little bit confused about the price. Some would say that all tribal members would be confused when it comes to the purchase price of...