by Anthony Brown | May 2, 2016 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR On March 3, I joined millions of people who have learned that their mother had died. It seems like this should not be an earth-shattering event. I mean that, with so many mothers passing away each year, it shouldn’t be...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 25, 2016 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR With any luck, the Editorial Board of the Cherokee One Feather will be speaking with Tribal Council on the issue of free press for the tribal community in the next session. We have two proposed resolutions that are...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 19, 2016 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR As we go to press, the community is dealing with the aftermath of a forest fire that, according to our Principal Chief’s office, has burned approximately 50 acres of timber, flora and fauna. As we moved to and from our...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 11, 2016 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR As a tribal member, I was left a little bewildered by the Tribal Council sessions of the last week of March and the first week of April. It ran the gambit of alleged unethical hiring practices at the Gaming Commission...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 8, 2016 | OPINIONS
You don’t have to live within the Boundary to admire Chief Lambert’s courage and determination to clean up tribal government. Everyone here in Jackson County who’s heard the news of his efforts to make tribal government fair and honest again...
by Anthony Brown | Apr 4, 2016 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR The Oconaluftee Island Park is one of the most frequently visited destinations in Cherokee. It is a great place to enjoy a walk, share a picnic with the family, or relax with your fishing line dangling in the river....