Jake Swimmer is a Native American cartoonist and graphic designer and enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

Yes, I support the exchange program’s efforts to reduce the spread of disease, but I don’t feel good about it.

So much in this region and with our Tribe centers around the federal government.

November 2018 brought us a historical event and this past week we witnessed something that is quite inspiring – 110 new women members of Congress were elected for a total of 127 women now elected to Congress… and two of those are the first ever Native American women!

Role model = a person whose behavior in a particular role is imitated by others. (merriam-webster.com)

What started as a conversation in my living room turned into an experience over 200 years in the making.

This time of year, Christmas, people across our Tribe and the country tend to soften and be more generous, with our money, if not our time.

I’ve covered governments both on and off tribal land. They’ve ranged from Tribal Council and its committees to school boards, from county commissions to town councils and aldermen.