EDITORIAL: Longer terms for Council members     

by Anthony Brown | Jun 20, 2016 | OPINIONS

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Government-“the political direction and control exercised over the actions of the members, citizens, or inhabitants of communities, societies, and states; direction of the affairs of a state, community, etc.; political...

LETTER: Where is the return from fiber optic investment?

by Anthony Brown | Jun 9, 2016 | OPINIONS

  Several years back, as most tribal members remember, our Tribe, along with the approval of the Investment Committee, decided it would be a good thing to invest millions in a fiber optic network. We did! As a little memory refresher, I’ll add, this investment...

EDITORIAL: The best things in life are free and in Cherokee      

by Anthony Brown | Jun 2, 2016 | OPINIONS

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Spring has sprung and folks are looking for great opportunities to spend great family time in Cherokee. We have some great natural attractions to enjoy from the Island Park downtown to Mingo Falls. The total cost to...

Observations and random thoughts Vol. 9: Redskins is a racist slur issue

by Anthony Brown | Jun 1, 2016 | OPINIONS

  By WILLIAM LEDFORD   I’ve read a lot of comments regarding the racist slur used for the Washington NFL team. Mostly I’m baffled by the sheer ignorance expressed by supporters of the R word. The Webster dictionary identifies it as a slur and the...

EDITORIAL: Why the primary process is important to leadership selection         

by Anthony Brown | May 27, 2016 | OPINIONS

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   There has been some discussion about the possibility of eliminating the primary process from the election scheme for future EBCI tribal elections. Some of the concern arose because write-in candidates came in after the...

EDITORIAL: It takes money, education and trust to make money   

by Anthony Brown | May 20, 2016 | OPINIONS

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   The Eastern Band of Cherokee Nation is known as being the biggest economic engine in western North Carolina. Since the advent of the casino, government jobs and retail has expanded at an incredible rate. The Tribe has...