COMMENTARY: What sovereignty actually means in 2026

COMMENTARY: What sovereignty actually means in 2026

By UGVWIYUHI (Principal Chief) MICHELL HICKS   As we enter a new year, there have been more public conversations about Tribal sovereignty and that attention creates opportunity. But when important ideas are discussed more widely, it matters that they are understood...
SPEAKING OF FAITH: Back to work, Part 1 of 2

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Back to work, Part 1 of 2

By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed.D. (https://preacherspurs.com)   Scripture references: Ephesians 2:8-10, James 2:26, Rom 16:1-16, Colossians 3:23-24, Hebrews 12:15, Ecclesiastes 11:4-6, Psalms 90:17, 1 Corinthians 15:58 Many of us have worked in the ministry alongside...
COMMENTARY: Educate, don’t opinionate

COMMENTARY: Educate, don’t opinionate

By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C.   Okay, this is probably one of my most unpopular topics, particularly to my colleagues. I really have an issue with media outlets that attempt to manipulate public opinion by injecting media bias, or that of...
COMMENTARY: Educate, don’t opinionate

LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Happy with Fitness class experience

I want to share my experience with our community in hopes that more of them will take advantage of what I feel is a great opportunity. There is a fitness class being offered at the Fitness Center through the Physical Therapy Department of the Cherokee Indian Hospital...