by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
By ELAINE SLOCUMB, RN, Ph.D. Bryson City Did you know that Swain County has the shortest life expectancy in the state? In 2022 the average life expectancy in Swain County was 70.6 years. For comparison, the statewide average was 77.7 years, 7.1 years longer than...
by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter Our community is plagued by the opioid crisis. This is not news. We all know. We’ve seen young people dying on the street. Kids. Kids we used to know. Kids we used to coach, teach or raise. Kids we used to play with or go...
by admin | Sep 30, 2023 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor The 2023 Tribal election was an education in referendum politics. The reactions and decisions made provided a window into the collective mindset of the government and legal establishment that is serving our people. Late 2020....
by admin | Sep 28, 2023 | OPINIONS
By CHEROKEE ONE FEATHER EDITORIAL BOARD CHEROKEE, N.C. – The tribal flag of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) flies outside of the Ginger Lynn Welch Complex – the building where the office of the Cherokee One Feather is located. But, that flag flies...
by admin | Sep 26, 2023 | OPINIONS
With Governor Roy Cooper agreeing to, but not signing the State Budget, the NCGA (North Carolina General Assembly) can now begin to close shop for the 2023 legislative session. There are still several bills the GOP will push through with their supermajority control...
by admin | Sep 24, 2023 | OPINIONS
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON Pastor, Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate Scripture Reference: 1 Peter 3:15, Hebrews 10:38 & 11:6, Romans 14: 18, 21, 23, Zephaniah3:17, Psalm 23 Are we shouting with each person over what God’s already...
