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SPEAKING OF FAITH: Everyone is called, have you chosen?

God never said to just sit around nor even just attend a church.  I read things like “Go ye therefore into all nations, baptizing them in the Name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.”  We can almost hear a person say, “Well, that’s good, I’ll just lay out until next Sunday then.”  No, that’s not how it works, either.  Let me give you a benchmark.  Having started, I need to finish this. 

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COMMENTARY: Ripple effect

As a person of the male gender, I am probably not the best judge of how to treat women. I think the people who are the best equipped to give instruction on a subject are the ones who live it. But I also believe that there are some basic guidelines of living that allow guys to know how to treat people.

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The Wall of Healing: Vietnam War Veteran’s Day

The 58,267 names on the Vietnam Wall in Washington commemorate and memorialize the American warriors who died in the conflict in southeast Asia.  Many of its horrors live today in the minds and hearts of those of us who served.  Much was lost in that war in addition to the lives of our fighting men and women. 

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SPORTS ᏍᎦᏚᎩ

OBITUARIES ᏧᏂᏲᎰᏒ

OBITUARY: Rebecca “Becky” Bigwitch

OBITUARY: Rebecca “Becky” Bigwitch

Rebecca “Becky” Bigwitch, 66, of Cherokee, passed away following an extended illness on Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022 in her home in the Wolftown Community of Cherokee. Becky was loved and was preceded by her late father, Leroy Reed, and late mother, Winona (Watty) Reed.

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HAPPENINGS

Upcoming Pow Wows for Aug. 29-31

Note: This list of pow wows was compiled by One Feather staff.  The One Feather does not endorse any of these dances. It is simply a listing of ones occurring throughout the continent.  Please call before traveling.    Cherokee National Holiday Pow Wow. Aug. 29-30 at...

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Swain/Qualla SAFE to hold benefit golf tournament

Swain/Qualla SAFE will hold a Benefit Golf Tournament at the Smoky Mountain Country Club in Whittier on Saturday, Sept. 6.   Prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third place teams as well as closest to the pin and the longest drive. A light lunch will be...

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

New Releases on Canyon out of this World

Three new releases by Canyon Records rock the pow wow arena, those long highways on the way to the dance, your computer, and anywhere else you can listen to them. Bear Creek, Tha Tribe, and Cree Confederation are three of the top northern contemporary groups in the pow wow world today and they all deliver on new releases.

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Letter of the Law: A review of Standing Bear is a Person

Standing Bear is a Person demonstrates that the American public has a history of becoming involved in unique court cases. Stephen Dando-Collins discusses a court case that has all the elements that evoke public interest today–sympathetic defendants, romance, and dramatic events.

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