COMMENTARY: Where the water ran

  By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Staff   “That really hit close to home.” You hear that every time a tragedy strikes a person or a community. Maybe it is a family member. Maybe a next-door neighbor. It could be a metaphoric statement, saying that you relate to...

COMMENTARY: Living under a rock

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   I get it. You are in the river cooling off. You get bored. You see a bunch of cool, smooth, almost symmetrical stone, river rock that has been worn smooth by years of polishing by the rushing waters of the river. First, you...

EDITORIAL: Tribe mourns the loss of a true champion

Cherokee One Feather Editorial Board   A dark cloud fell over the Qualla Boundary and the entirety of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians on Friday morning as word spread about the tragic death of a young tribal member who was a true champion in life. Anthony...