Chief Sneed responds to Sen. Burr’s “mean-spirited” op-ed
By PRINCIPAL CHIEF RICHARD G. SNEED EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS Senator Richard Burr published an op-ed in the Charlotte Observer that attacks the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians and the Cherokee people for opposing his Catawba off-reservation casino bill and his Lumbee recognition bill. He also attacks a bipartisan group of More...
Oconaluftee Job Corps and others to remain open
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Almost a month after federal officials announced that nine Job Corps Civilian Conservation Centers (CCCs) were slated to close, that decision has been reversed. More...
EBCI one of first tribes to start AISES Chapter
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) is one of the first tribes in the country to start an AISES (American Indian Science and Engineering Society) Chapter. More...
Ray Kinsland remembered at funeral service
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF His coffin draped with the flag of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI), the Tribe and community that he loved and served for over six decades – More...
Voter turn-out for EBCI Primary almost 39 percent
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Almost 39 percent (38.97 percent) of registered voters of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) cast a ballot in the Primary Election held Thursday, June More...
Constitution Resolution withdrawn at June Council
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF June 13 marked the date of another Tribal Council session with no real answers for a proposed Constitution for the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI). The EBCI More...
Ray Kinsland, “Helper of Young Men”, passes away
Ray Kinsland watches closely as the Braves scrimmage Gatlinburg-Pittman (Tenn.) at Ray Kinsland Stadium on the afternoon of Aug. 14, 2014. (SCOTT MCKIE B.P./One Feather photos) By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE More...
Politicians working to save Job Corps programs
By SCOTT MCKIE B.P. ONE FEATHER STAFF Last month, students and staff at the Oconaluftee Job Corps Civilian Conservation Center (CCC) found out that the Center was one of nine nationwide slated to More...
Tribal Court Docket for June 12
This is a criminal docket date for the Cherokee Tribal Court. All of the defendants listed have only been charged with the crimes/offenses listed and should be considered innocent until proven guilty in More...
CCS Board choses new athletic director at called meeting
By JONAH LOSSIAH ONE FEATHER STAFF The Cherokee Central Schools (CCS) Board of Education called for a previously unscheduled meeting on Monday, June 10 at 4:45 p.m. and approved Sean Ross as the new More...
