COMMENTARY: Adult Education

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   In many professions, it is common for folks to assume knowledge and want to tap into it. Example, if a doctor goes out for a meal, it is very likely that someone will identify him or her as a doctor, and then at least one...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Trust God’s plan for us

By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Read Colossians 3:9-10 Continued from last week… “This new truck is crazy and all in a good way.”  “I can say, okay, Ford, set the cruise control at...
COMMENTARY: Why are teachers leaving?

COMMENTARY: Why are teachers leaving?

By MARY HERR Cherokee, N.C.   In recent years, we have seen a number of people leaving the teaching profession or moving to other states for higher salaries among other reasons. According to the NC Department of Public Instruction, the percentage of teachers...
COMMENTARY: Just like old times

COMMENTARY: Just like old times

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   Only a few days away from the beginning of the Cherokee Indian Fair. It has been a long time coming for those of us who remember the pre-pandemic days of fun and laughter at the Cherokee Indian Fairgrounds. For those who were...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Growing in the spirit…

By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church   Read Colossians 1:9-10 We, as believers, are to not only live, but to live in the Realm of the Spirit. The fact is we are not just human beings, we are living...
COMMENTARY: Why are we so quiet?

COMMENTARY: Why are we so quiet?

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   There are some passionate, involved people who believe that our tribe needs a constitution. They believe that in it is imperative to the ongoing health of our people to have rights restored that were neglected when the tribe...