The community should craft the governing document for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Certainly, the community will want legal guidance for the process. That is just a reality of our times. We have become a society of vague language, with multiple meanings and motives attached to the words we write.

Several years ago, the One Feather started a weekly informational graphic we call the Tsalagi Minute.  I think it would be neat to see Tsalagi Minute signs made, featuring some of these graphics, that could be placed around the Qualla Boundary – most specifically in and around downtown Cherokee and the cultural district. 

I’m a huge nerd and a fan of puns so I love the Cherokee word for squirrel – saloli.  One of my favorite dad jokes is, “How does a squirrel cross the road? Saloli”.

You and I, as tribal members, have given lip service to the development of a constitution for decades. The most recent effort was six years in the making. Outreach programs, advertising, community club learning sessions, websites, social media pages, and more were provided to the community over those six years.