by admin | Aug 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
We are writing today in response to Representative Edwards’ letter insisting members of Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) vote against the legalization of marijuana use. For a moment we are setting aside our disagreements with Representative Edwards about the...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | OPINIONS
By CHRIS SUTTLE Chapel Hill, N.C. While I believe everyone has the right to voice their opinion, I would be turning my back on the industry I love and have been a part of for over 25 years if I did not point out numerous problematic and uninformed statements...
by admin | Aug 28, 2023 | OPINIONS
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON Pastor Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read 1 Peter 3:15 They would also testify and go on to tell us what part God had been doing that week. They would tell us the most amazing things! I remember hearing them say, “We were hungry, and...
by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor The month of October is bookended with two exceptionally fun and exciting events. The signature event for the tribe is the Cherokee Indian Fair which runs Oct. 3-7, although the initial information from the Fair committee is...
by admin | Aug 23, 2023 | OPINIONS
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. One Feather Asst. Editor CHEROKEE, N.C. – Last evening, I uploaded a photo I took of men of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) playing stickball during the Annual Kituwah Celebration in June. That photo was almost immediately...
by admin | Aug 19, 2023 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor We need to figure out, as a tribe, how we want to disseminate information to our community. As you know, there is an incredible amount of information that is relevant to our community discussed in the Tribal Council sessions....