Chief’s Report for May (ᎠᏂᏍᎬᏗ)

Chief’s Report for May (ᎠᏂᏍᎬᏗ)

By UGVWIYUHI (PRINCIPAL CHIEF) MICHELL HICKS   During the first half of May, I had the honor to accept the Source Water Protection award on behalf of the EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians). I sincerely thank Juanita Wilson for her tireless dedication to this...
FAQ series about Cannabis Release #1

FAQ series about Cannabis Release #1

Submitted by The EBCI Tribal Coordinating Committee (Editor’s Note: The EBCI Tribal Coordinating Committee was established by Ord. No. 622 (2019) and includes the following: Secretary of EBCI (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) Public Health and Human Services...
COMMENTARY: The Bridge to Nowhere

COMMENTARY: The Bridge to Nowhere

By ROBERT JUMPER   Community members were confused. The tribe (Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians) announced that a pedestrian bridge was being installed in the area that many call the downtown business “horseshoe” in Cherokee, N.C. The bridge, proposed to cross...
FBI, CIPD discuss human trafficking

FBI, CIPD discuss human trafficking

By BROOKLYN BROWN One Feather Reporter   CHEROKEE, N.C. – On the afternoon of Thursday, April 25, the Cherokee One Feather held a joint meeting with Special Agents Bianca Pearson and Kaley Kowalsky from the Federal Bureau of Investigations (FBI), and Cody...

COMMENTARY: We need to move cautiously forward

By ROBERT JUMPER One Feather Editor   I am not going to cover new ground here. We have for literally a decade tried to promote the importance of this community being informed and that there is an inherent imperative that the government be transparent in its...