EDITORIAL: Let the Cherokee spirit live
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR The Cherokee people were a proud people. Known as one of the “civilized tribes”, we were known for our intelligence and industry. Cherokees survived one of the most brutal invasions in modern history. And, the Cherokee people not only survived, we thrived. Still today, we fight for our place in modern More...
COMMENTARY: Never a dull moment….issue.
Observations and random thoughts Vol. 2018 1.4 By WILLIAM LEDFORD I keep writing these things and they keep vanishing, volumes two and three have gotten lost in the ether of the internet and things More...
EDITORIAL: One possible solution…maybe three.
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR “Be the change you wish to see in the world.” Mahatma Ghandi We are in great need of an overhaul of government protocol. I am not talking about the people who More...
LETTER: A place of sanctuary for pets
When my wife and I retired from the United States Coast Guard, we moved back to her home town of Cherokee, North Carolina. We had dogs of our own, but we started to notice that there were a lot of stray dogs More...
EDITORIAL: Something smells fishy
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR There are 30 miles of fishable streams on the Qualla Boundary. Those streams have been here for as long as the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Water is not just More...
EDITORIAL: Road Kill
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR When it comes to crosswalk safety on the Boundary, the Tribe and Department of Transportation have made significant progress over years past. Fresh stripes have More...
COMMENTARY: Find your own ocean…and, make it crab-free
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Parts of this column occur many miles off of the Qualla Boundary (aka Cherokee Indian Reservation), but the sentiments very much apply. Years ago, we took my daughter More...
EDITORIAL: Loving the land, water, and wind
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR We are blessed to live in some of the most beautiful land in the world. Next to our people, it is our most valuable and cherished resource. The Qualla Boundary consists More...
COMMENTARY: It’s a brand New Year, hope it ain’t the same as the old year….
Observations and random thoughts 21.2 By WILLIAM LEDFORD It’s a brand new year, 2018. I was thinking about a many things the other day and came to a realization. I wish I had some Minions. More...
EDITORIAL: Right to privacy and responsibility for transparency
By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR The wife and I use an app (short for application-you know, those little do-dads on your phone that make life “interesting”) called Life360. It basically More...