Chief’s Monthly Report for October 2016

  By PRINCIPAL CHIEF PATRICK LAMBERT   Over the course of the past month there have been many events and activities to help us all grow as a community and bind us all tighter as a family! Following is a review on a few of these events and a report on my...

EDITORIAL: Enhancing our economy with respect and urgency

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   We hear it all the time – mostly about our history, culture and people. We have pride in who we are and what has made us the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. We are protective of our identity. One of the sources...

EDITORIAL: It is time to engage!        

  By ROBERT JUMPER ONE FEATHER EDITOR   Last week, on Monday, Oct. 3, a candidate forum was held at the Chief Joyce Dugan Cultural Arts Center. The first half of the forum included Jackson County Board of Commissioner candidates and the Swain County Board of...