Chief vetoes Cannabis Study resolution

  By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   A resolution authorizing a feasibility study to be performed to look into the “issues and impacts associated with legalization of cannabis” on tribal lands of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been vetoed by...

Joseph Feather – obituary

  Joseph Feather, 72, of Cherokee, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015 at the Cherokee Indian Hospital. He was born Sept. 11, 1943 in Cherokee to the late Jonah Feather and Minnie Smith Feather. Joe was a vibrant character.  When he entered a room, his presense...

Stanford adds Cherokee Language class

    By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF   EBCI tribal member Constance Owl might go to school across the country, but she still gets to speak and hear her native language.  The Stanford University sophomore, a recipient of the Gates Millenium...