When we started discussing the possibility of having debates among the candidates, one of our stated goals was to turn down the volume of the rhetoric and have the candidates’ voices heard. I think we have done a fair job of doing that over the past decade and a half of tribal elections.

It just so happens that we are in a season of election of our tribal leadership. And this is not a commentary on whether I think anyone, or any group, is either weak or strong in their leadership mindset.

Jesus’ love for those He ministered to is not the average Sunday morning churchgoer we see today.

As the Constitution Convention gears up to vote on how to proceed with a constitutional referendum for registered voting members of the EBCI, I wanted to comment on something that has puzzled me and that is worrying me.

As we enter the last laps of the mid-term election process, it is a good idea sometimes to go grab a cup of coffee (or tea if that is your beverage of choice), get in a comfy, peaceful place, and ponder those things you hear or pick up during an average day on the Rez.

I hope to encourage church fellowship to follow God’s commission and commandments to make disciples who love one another.

Nobody, not one LGBTQ person should be unable to get married on the Rez nor be unable to have their marriages recognized.

Katelynn Ledford-McCoy is a light and source of inspiration in the Cherokee community.  She was recently chosen to be on the Native Women Run (NWR) team for the Chicago Marathon set for Sunday, Oct. 12.