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OPINIONS and LETTERSThank You from theCherokee Children’sCoalitionI want to thank Robin Swayney,manda Bradley, Myra Smith, Lou Jackonand Greg Owle for helping to pullff the Week of the Young Child lasteek. Also, I want to thank the WICepartment for providing all the food,anta’s Land for the signs, Shawnrowe and all the other volunteersho sat up booths for the fair and paricipatedwith the children. A specialhank you to Janice Wildcat and theair grounds crew for helping us withverything. I think we had a very sucessfulweek and all the childreneemed to enjoy the fair.Sincerely,Tammy BradleyCCC ChairpersonThank YouThe Cherokee Cancer Supportroup met last Thursday and dediatedtheir new meeting house at 40oose Creek Rd. behind Jenkins Groerystore. Guest speaker, Ray Kinsland,spoke an uplifting message andpraised the Group, especially coordinatorFlora Bradley, for the 13 years ofservice and caring to the people of thiscommunity. Several folks shared theirstories and personal thanks to theGroup. A ine dinner was catered byGranny's and ended with a beautifulcake from Little Harvey's.There are so many people to thankfor the tremendous blessing of havinga place to meet where people can comefor rest, encouragement and support.This home will be a place where concernsand feelings can freely be expressed.Thank you to Chief Hicks andTribal Council for allowing us to usethis building; to Nancy and HaroldLong for persisting in the endeavor fora meeting home; for Ed Jenks and thefolks at the Tribal warehouse as well asother private individuals for donatingsuch ine furniture . Thank you to theVOC and others for helping with theyard work. Thank you to the CIHA caseworkers who allow the Group to assistwith patients needs.There are no set hours for thehouse to be open at this time, but plansare being made to have it open withvolunteers on a regular basis. Messagescan be left by telephone at (828)497-0788 or by internet at cherokeeCANCERSUPPORTGROUP@yahoo.com. Thank you to Mary Mayhanfor her presentation on care-givingand for her christening the house as"Safe Haven." Visitors are always welcome.The next regular meeting of thesupport group will be Thursday, June 2at 5:30. Potluck is always enjoyed afterwards.For more information youcan contact Flora Bradley 736-4821,Betty Dupree 497-6604, Debbie Sexton736-2287 or Deweese Wolfe 269-8573.Thank YouThe family of John Wayne Rosewould like to express our thanks for allthe acts of kindness and expressions ofsympathy we received during ourDad’s illness and passing. We wouldespecially like to thank the BethabaraChurch and Pastor Eddie Sherrill andmany others for their efforts to comfortus during this loss.May God Bless You All,Debra Rose Slee, James Victor Roseand Joyce Rose JusticeA Special Thank YouPatrick and I would like to thankeveryone that came to help us celebrateour 25 wedding anniversary onApril 30. We were pleasantly surprisedand very happy to see all of ourmany friends, family and supportersthat came out to join us for that happyoccasion.We have been very blessed getting toknow so many people that we now callour friends. We feel encouraged andexcited that the upcoming months willbe unforgettable as we continue tomake even more friends.We also want to thank ChrissyArch and her staff from Plan-AheadEvents for all their hard work andplanning they did for us to make ouranniversary celebration memorable.Again, thank you everyone for allyour love, friendship and support.Signed,Cindy LambertWife of Candidate for Principal Chief,Patrick LambertThoughts from Mr. LedfordCOMMENTARYBy WILLIAM LEDFORDI’ve inally emerged from my selfmposedfunk after the horrible happenngsof last November. To some of you,hose that don’t get or like my stuff, Iaven’t been gone long enough. To thosehat do, and you missed these insightfulords of wit and wisdom…I’m BACK!’ve started a couple of times, more thancouple, to put things down on paper.t’s time for me to offer my points ofiew for your reading pleasure.I want to start by saying thank youo the folks that offered prayers for myather during his illness. The source ofis malady could not be found or corectedat the Cherokee Hospital norould it be found in Sylva. Luckily heas admitted to the hospital in Chapelill where the doctors not only foundthe source but also treated it successfully,ensuring no relapses would occurand…he’s back on his feet again. Had myfather been treated in Durham, theywould have discovered that he is aTarheel fan, and the outcome would’vebeen different. Funny things happen inDukeBack Mountain. I want to addressanother issue regarding my father’s illness.As for those with conspiracy theories,would you like some salt, somebar-b-cue sauce, anything to help youeat those words?I was slightly perturbed by the weakvoter turnout this past November. As aresult of voter apathy, the Republicansgarnered a majority in the House ofRepresentatives and the Democrat majorityin the Senate was slimmed. Sincemost of my readers live on the QuallaBoundary, this should mean little to you.You either work for the tribe or the BIA,Letters PolicyThe Cherokee One Feather is available as a forum for any opinion or point of view concerningissues of general interest. Letters should be typed, exclusive to the One Feather.Letters must be signed and should include a name, address and phone number. Only thename and town (if writer resides outside of Cherokee) will be printed. Letters critical ofspecifically-named minor children will not be published. Unsigned letters will not beconsidered for publication at all. The One Feather will not accept poetry submissions asa letter or requests for pen pals.Disclaimer: the opinions expressed on the Opinions pages do not necessarily reflectthe views of the Cherokee One Feather, the Principal Chief, the Vice Chief or Tribal Councilof the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.and you have health insurance. Or if youdon’t and you’re enrolled or marriedinto the tribe, then you can go to theCherokee Hospital for free. But, outsidethe Rez a lot of economically disadvantagedpeople are destined to get sickand suffer because they were not able toacquire insurance and choose a primaryphysician or they had to try to get enrolledin Medicare which screens peoplebetter than some of the mortgage companies,or they lost their jobs and insurance.The health insurance industry issimply a multi-billion dollar business,and they stand to lose a lot of proit forcorporate bonuses as a result of this law.The lobbyists of the healthcare insuranceindustry offer many perks to lawmakersand some, John Boner of Ohiocomes to mind, love the free perks, junkets,etc, that they receive. They are themain opponents, and by proxy, theirpuppets in elected ofice that stand tolose some of those corporate sponsoredjunkets to golf courses and parts unknown.For those of you who get our informationfrom the Fox News channel orRush Limbaugh, I’m sorry but this lawIS good for America. Why should thesick be held hostage by the insurancebusiness? FYI, there are no “death panels.”It’s nearly that time for the EasternBand to head to their polling places intheir respective communities and voteto elect a new Principal Chef, er…Chiefto lead us into the 20teens. I now know,inally, who is campaigning out thereother than the Emperor and the guywho makes more than the Emperor.Three other suckers… er …candidateshave tossed their hats into the ring. Let’sask the important questions of our candidatesbefore we cast our votes.1. Don’t we have term limits?2. Should any tribal employee, regardlessof position, earn a larger tribalsalary than the Principal Chief?3. Shouldn’t all candidates seek psychologicalevaluation?4. What does each candidate have tooffer that’s better than any of the others?5. Why would a person want a big redtarget attached to their backs?6. We need more per capita. What willyou do to address that?7. The tribe is in a deicit. How will youwork to get us out of the red ink?8. Our per capita needs to be removedfrom taxable status. Can you work withthat?9. We need qualiied people to promoteour powwow. Will you work withthat?see LEDFORD next page8 cherokee one feather THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011
Cherokee Boys ClubWeekly ReportCLUB SCHEDULE:Monday, May 16 – Health Screen – 8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m. (CBC Conference Room)Wednesday, May 18 – Board of Directors Meeting – 8:30 a.m.Thursday, May 19 – Safety Committee Meeting – 11:30 a.m. (Agelink School AgeBuilding Conference Room)Friday, May 27 – Last Day of School; Early Release; GraduationMonday, May 30 – Memorial Day Holiday (Club and Tribe)THANK YOU!Thank you to Faye Bird and to Mr. Lackey’s First Grade Class for their artworkhanking their bus drivers during Bus Driver Appreciation Week. Ms. Bird came tohe Club and displayed the drawings and thank you notes on the Club’s main coridorwall. Everyone enjoyed reading the comments the children made, especiallyhe bus drivers! All of the Club’s bus drivers were treated to a good meal on Thursayas a small token of our appreciation.NEW CHILDREN’S HOME COTTAGE UPDATEThe Cherokee Children’s Home recently received funding from the Cherokeereservation Foundation to design and pursue architectural design work and plansor new and environmentally friendly Children’s Home cottages. The current cotageswere constructed over 40 years ago and have provided shelter, security andtability for almost 2,000 youth.Tentative sites being considered for the new facility include the current Chilren’sHome location on Children’s Home Loop and property owned by the Boyslub on Goose Creek Road in the Birdtown Community.The Preservation Foundation has also provided funding to the Children’s Homeo engage a fundraising consulting irm to train and assist staff in creating strongerundraising skills to support annual and capital campaigns and leadership developent.SEQUOYAH CLASSIC GOLF TOURNAMENTPreliminary plans have begun for the 6th Annual Sequoyah Classic Golf Tourament.The tournament will be held on Thursday, August 25 and Friday, August6 at the Sequoyah National Golf Club. Proceeds from this tournament beneit theherokee Children’s Home, the Bill Taylor Scholarship Endowment and the CheroeeYouth Center. Mark these dates on your calendar – more information will beorthcoming.JOB OPPORTUNITIESThe Boys Club is currently advertising for a Carpenter Helper for the Construcionand Facilities Department. Please see the Employment Section of this issue ofhe Cherokee One Feather for additional information.The Club is also advertising for OJT (On-the-Job Training) summer positionsor high school and college students. Please see the Employment Section of thisssue of the Cherokee One Feather for additional information.CONGRATULATIONSCongratulations to the Cherokee Middle School and Cherokee High Schoolands for an outstanding Spring Concert last Thursday night.Congratulations to each student who was recognized at the Cherokee Highchool Academic Banquet on May 2. Fifty-six students were recognized – 24 Senors,13 Juniors, 13 Sophomores and 6 Freshmen.Congratulations to all students who earned Annual Tribal Educational Awardshat were presented Monday, May 9.Congratulations - As of May 9 these young men were included in the All-WestrnNorth Carolina Baseball Leaders: Batting Average: Troy Arch, John Roper, Jesselanton, Skylar Bottchenbaugh and Corbin Wright; RBIs – John Roper; Stolen BasesJohn Roper, Corbin Wright, Jesse Blanton and Taylor Toineeta; Pitching – Corbinright; and Strike Outs – Corbin Wright. These leaders are selected from 1-A, 2-A,-A and 4-A schools.Congratulations to the Lady Braves Softball Team who won the irst round ofonference Championship games at Cherokee on Monday. They were slated to playurphy at John Crowe Recreation Park on Tuesday evening.NEWS ka-no-he-daImportant Date for EBCI SSI RecipientsIf you are an enrolled member of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians andyou received a per capita check, the deadline for your per capita receipts to beturned in to the Franklin Social Security Ofice is June 15. This deadline has beenset in order to avoid a lapse in beneits.The EBCI SHIP ofice is currently available to accept your receipts at their of-ice located at 43 John Crowe Hill Rd., (across from Cherokee Cablevision). Theofice is open M-F 7:45am – 4:30pm.Denise Bradley, EBCI SHIP Ofice, and Regina Brooks, Social Security Ofice,will be set up in the large conference room in the Health & Medical AdministrationBuilding on June 15 from 8am – 4pm to accept receipts as well.- EBCI SHIP OficeBig Cove Community Watch (BCCW)Invisible Pens for Community Watch Members: BCCW is giving invisiblepens to all people who join community watch. The pens use ink that can only beseen by ultraviolet light or black light. This pen is useful to mark property suchas electronics and other household items. You can use your pen to make a markthat only you know such as initials, last 4 numbers of SS#, or a symbol of yourchoosing. Mark your item in an inconspicuous location and in the event it isstolen, it can be identiied by the use of a black light. If you have already joinedCW I will be coming around to deliver your pen. If you need to borrow a blacklight, CW can lend you a light until you get your property marked. If you wantmore information or would like to join BCCW please contact me at 828-538-0044or email at kolanvyi@gmail.com.- Bo Taylor, Community Watch CoordinatorDNA Testing Schedule for June 2011The following dates are available to schedule appointments for DNA collectionat the Enrollment Ofice:June 1-3 (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday)June 9 and 10 (Thursday & Friday)June 17 (NO TESTING THIS FRIDAY)June 24 (Friday)Testing will resume each Friday the month of July 2011. Appointments will bescheduled from 8am – 11am and 1pm – 3pm. Call the Enrollment Ofice to schedulean appointment: Melanie Lambert 497-8109, Nakeysha Kemp 497-8112, KathieMcCoy 497-8111, Nancy Maney 497-8110- EBCI EnrollmentLEDFORD: Commentary from page 810. Did I mention per capita issues?We need to step back, take a close look, and then close our eyes and throw thatdart at the circle with the names.1. What more or little can you do to help/hurt us if we re-elect you?2. Will an activist with no tribal government experience be willing to listen beforeyelling?3 If we elect you, will you abide by the rules of the BIA right-of-way and removeyour encroachment?4 How will years spent as a government issue operative enable you to help thetribe?5 Can you last longer than the last female Principal Chief?Finally, I want to apologize to Ms. Nancy Longtongue. Ms. Nancy, I do apologizefor some harsh statements I made in one of my previous ramblings. I realized thatyou were doing the members of the Eastern Band a great service by revealing thenature of some of the inner workings in tribal government. We need transparentgovernment, and since no one in there wants to be upfront, we need your networkof diligent informatives. So, I would like you resume your writings to accompanymine because actually you’re better at this than me. I think I’m funnier, but youhave more insight. Nancy, please come home.THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2011cherokee one feather9
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