by admin | Aug 6, 2022 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor “The Tribe hereby declares that the power to exclude is an inherent and essential part of Tribal sovereignty. It is indispensable to the Tribe’s autonomy and self-governance. Further, it is a natural right of the members of...
by admin | Aug 4, 2022 | OPINIONS
By StrongHearts Native Helpline How Advocates Help In the field of domestic and sexual violence, an advocate’s work bridges the gap between a victim-survivor and service providers. They help their contacts recognize abuse, assess the risk of danger and to plan...
by admin | Jul 30, 2022 | OPINIONS
By TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Read 2 Thessalonians 2:7-8 How many of us have realized this world we live in is not the same world in which we grew up? If a person is real young, they might...
by admin | Jul 29, 2022 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor A powerful tribal law and sovereign right of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is that of exclusion, more commonly referred to as banishment. More forceful than simple trespassing, an exclusion may include the...
by admin | Jul 22, 2022 | OPINIONS
By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor How have you been? Have you avoided getting COVID-19? If you haven’t, did you recover? Do you have lasting effects? Was your encounter with the virus life-threatening or more like a cold or flu? The Eastern Band of Cherokee...
by admin | Jul 22, 2022 | OPINIONS
By REV. TIMOTHY L. MELTON, PASTOR (Transcribed by Myra D. Colgate) Cherokee Pentecostal Holiness Church Continued…Read Psalm 112; Reread Acts 16:16-34; 2 Corinthians 11:24-33. Everyone has a purpose. Pastor Tim, “How do I find my purpose?” A purpose will be...