Obama's Election Offers Hope For Change for the Eastern Band Too

The election of Barack Obama, the country's first black president, overcomes nearly insurmountable odds. It also offers hope that we as a people can overcome any obstacle. The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians has been in a quagmire for more than 20 years. What Obama showed us is that we as a people can accomplish anything. We can take our government back.
This week's opinion piece is on just such a subject. If we band together, we can take our government back regardless of what the old order thows in our way. Remember that in 2009 and 2011. The piece can be read here.
http://www.cherokeetimesonline.com/Opinion.html