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...
by admin | Dec 5, 2016 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR There is an elephant in the room. He hasn’t been conspicuous because he isn’t moving around, breaking furniture or tipping over glasses and gravy boats…yet. The problem is that if you wait for an...
by admin | Nov 28, 2016 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR Every candidate for office in Tribal elections made a point of saying that they believe in open government and the people’s right to know what is going on with regard to the handling of the community’s affairs. From...
