I support tribal sovereignty, which is why I urge our elected officials to remove the constitution as proposed from September’s ballot. If the Constitution as presented does appear on the ballot in September, I will be voting no because it is simply not ready. Here are three reasons why. 

I am writing to you as the Chairwoman of the Qualla Enterprises, LLC Board of Managers. We are united in this response. Four of us are enrolled EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) members and all of us are members of the Western North Carolina community.

I have reviewed the proposed constitution thoroughly and I am unclear as to exactly how changing this constitution will work.  I will lay out what I understand to be the process and pose several questions. 

“Today, my Assignment is to start with the end and then go to the beginning, and finish with Verse 4,” stated, Pastor Tim.  So, I’m going to read the verses but we’re beginning with verse three, and will work our way back up to verse one today. 

Pets have become, for many, a necessary part of our lives. And way beyond our need, we lavish them with their wants or our wants.

Maybe if we had a constitution instead of a charter, things would not have been so frustrating this week. After all, as the Attorney General’s Office puts it, we would be talking about making amendments to it instead of overhauling it wholesale.

If Tribal Council allows Resolution 559 (2023) to stand and the referendum for the constitution passes, it will bring consequences that many voting tribal members might not expect just by reading the words on the pages.