During the Legislative Hearing on the Lumbee Fairness Act on the afternoon of Wednesday, Nov. 5, United States Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, made some remarks that are damaging to the Cherokee people – Cherokee Nation, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians, and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians – and the rest of Indian Country.

Scripture References: Proverbs 14:12, Romans 1:28, Hebrews 5:14, 1Kings 3:9

My name is Michael Stamper, and I have the honor of serving as the Council Representative for the Painttown Community. If you’re unfamiliar with me, I began my role in January 2023, filling the remaining months of the term vacated by the late and great Miss Tommye Saunooke. Since then, I’ve had the great privilege of being re-elected twice to continue serving the Painttown Community.

If you have ever seen Karyl Frankiewicz, you have seen her smile and you have seen her wonderful spirit.  She brings a smiling face and joy to everyone and every event she attends. 

We live in a world where Satan has such a great hold on our society that we are forced to abide by the perversion of law and social acceptance of sin. How do we combat the constant influence of sin in our lives, education, media, and entertainment?

Conveying the news is a sacred trust. That is why, over the course of over a decade as editor of the Cherokee One Feather, I have focused my journalistic role to be one of gatekeeping.

When pursuing healthy living habits people often find themselves between a rock and a hard place.  Many of the prescriptions and suggested cures come with lengthy laundry lists of warnings and possible contradictions.  Every pharmaceutical TV advertisement ends with a rushed litany of reported side effects.  Sometimes the possible cures or prescriptives seem worse than the ailments! 

Are we too stupid to know? A former tribal official stated in a leadership meeting that we would just be too confused by getting information on our projects and finances, so it is better to let the government handle it without community involvement.