Cherokee Times No Indian tribe in exercising powers of self-government shall make
or enforce any law prohibiting the free exercise of religion, or
abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press, or the right of the
people peaceably to assemble and to petition for a redress of
grievances.
SANTA FE, N.M. — Retired state worker Joyce Pankey
cast her absentee ballot in New Mexico's primary election last month
thinking that she alone knew which of the candidates she favored.
Wrong. Read More.
Residents of Cherokee were arrested in Tennessee and
charged with armed robbery, according to the Cherokee One Feather. I
don't really have a comment on the story itself, but I do have to note
the source to the One Feather: The Pigeon Forge (Tenn.) Police
Department. Read More.
I was always sickened by the community reports from
Principal Chief Michell Hicks. They often glossed over reality and were
nothing more than self-serving horn tooting. I resisted his demands to
place them on the front page because to do so blurs the line between
public relations and journalism. Had I had qualified supervision who
was truly interested in protecting the One Feather's credibility
instead of helping her King of Utopia grandstand, that supervision
would've stood behind me.
Anyway, with the One Feather's new tabloid, magazine-styled
format, the placement of the latest chief's report amounts to front
page coverage. Here's point by point debate (something he hates) on his report. Read More.
NASHVILLE - The last act of an outgoing commission in the
state of Tennessee was to recognize six groups claiming to be Native
American tribes as tribes. The act has drawn criticism from
federally-recognized Cherokee tribes in Oklahoma and North Carolina.
Read more.