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COMMENTARY: Cultural appropriation and commercialism….issue
I want to start this edition with my best wishes to the family of Dr. Wolfe who has walked on.
Tribal member gets candid about election experiences
One Feather staff sat down recently with Mary “Missy” Crowe, an EBCI tribal member from the Yellowhill Community, who wished to express her thoughts and experiences with the tribal election process. This is a transcription of that discussion. The One Feather has not attempted to verify or confirm or determine the accuracy of any factual or legal allegations made by Ms. Crowe and the things said in the interview are hers and hers alone.
EDITORIAL: Representing all the people
I have heard Tribal Council and community members discuss the possibility of one person, one vote in tribal government for many years.
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Thank you youth for courteous treatment
Several months ago, I had surgery on my knee and during that time I was debilitated, it was necessary for me to use a walker.
LETTER: Tribe should capitalize on Cherokee Bottled Water enterprise
Isn’t it ironic how tribal leaders, and members alike, still seem to struggle with ideas of ways that would best benefit our Tribe when it comes to diversification of our business interest?
EDITORIAL: Living in dependence
I am a student of government. I hate politics, but I gravitate to discussion of public issues, and one leads to the other.
EDITORIAL: Let the Cherokee spirit live
The Cherokee people were a proud people. Known as one of the “civilized tribes”, we were known for our intelligence and industry.
COMMENTARY: Never a dull moment….issue.
I keep writing these things and they keep vanishing, volumes two and three have gotten lost in the ether of the internet and things that I wrote about then are old news now.
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