COMMENTARY: Right focus

By ROBERT JUMPER Tutiyi (Snowbird) and Clyde, N.C.   “It is very important to get out and educate for this upcoming election. We need to take a serious look at all candidates. Take the “D’s” (Democrat) and “R’s” (Republican) off the candidates. We must pick the...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Tough choice

By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed.D. (except from “Preacher Spurs”, Christian Faith Publishing, Meadville, Pa., 2022)   Think of all those pursuits we have in life. Every one of us has them. We all wanted to do something, accomplish something, finish something,...
COMMENTARY: Talking Trees Trout Derby is family fun

COMMENTARY: Talking Trees Trout Derby is family fun

By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. Aniwodihi (Painttown)    CHEROKEE, N.C. – The Oconaluftee River erupts into a cavalcade of sparkles as the early morning sunlight hits the water, and the sounds of laughter can be heard coming from the water and banks. Each year, over a...

COMMENTARY: Resilience is exhausting

By BROOKLYN BROWN Tsisqwohi (Birdtown)   For centuries, Native peoples have been defying expectations – we have termed this: resilience. At the onset of colonization, we were characterized as unintelligent, uncivilized savages. Recently, Dr. Brett Riggs and...

SPEAKING OF FAITH: Walk like a man (Part 1 of 2)

By Lamont H. Fuchs, Ed.D. (excerpt from “Preacher Spurs”, Christian Faith Publishing, Meadville, Pa., 2022)   Joshua 1, God tells his people that the land He promised is directly in front of them, but they needed the courage to take it. As New...