Both nationally and locally, candidates are beginning to startup their campaigns for 2020. But one important election is taking place this year in Western North Carolina. The Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians are a sovereign nation with their own governmental structure. All 12 spots for the members of the tribal council as well as the principal chief and the vice chief are open since their 2 year terms are ending. Robert Jumper, editor of the tribal-owned newspaper Cherokee One Feather, says