Spencer Battiest to be honored with diversity award Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - March 8, 2024March 8, 2024 Spencer Battiest HOLLYWOOD — Seminole Tribe singer, songwriter, actor and producer Spencer Battiest and two longtime stars from the entertainment industry will be honored March 9 when they are scheduled to receive Harvey Milk Medals at the 8th annual Diversity Honors program. The program will be held at Hard Rock Seminole Casino
New townhomes available for sale in Seminole Park Community News Top News by Calvin Tiger - February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Phase III of Seminole Park includes 11 three-bedroom townhomes and 18 four-bedroom townhomes. (Photo Calvin Tiger) HOLLYWOOD — The tribe’s Real Estate Department held an open house Jan. 24 for Seminole Park phase III townhomes that are currently under construction on the Hollywood Reservation. Eighteen tribal members attended the open house;
Auction proves to be big hit with tribal members Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - February 13, 2024February 13, 2024 Michael Onco, left, and Chaska Osceola examine heavy equipment at a tribal auction Jan. 25, 2024, in Big Cypress. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Tribal members came from every reservation to try their luck, not in a casino, but at an auction of everything from the kitchen sink
Tribal Fair & Pow Wow runs Feb. 9-11 in Hollywood Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Aaron Lewis. (Courtesy photo) HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Tribal Fair and Pow Wow will be held Feb. 9-11 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. The highly anticipated event draws hundreds of dancers and drummers every year, who compete for prize money in a variety of categories. Competitive dance competitions will
Makeup artist Petra Battiest making name for herself in LA film, TV industry Arts & Entertainment News Top News by Beverly Bidney - February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 Petra Battiest, right, applies makeup to acress JaNae Collins at an Apple Plus/Screen Actors Guild event in Los Angeles. Collins's acting credits include "Killers of the Flower Moon" and "Reservation Dogs." (Courtesy photo) Since moving to Los Angeles in April 2024, Petra Battiest has seen her career as a professional
ERMD helps expand sweetgrass harvest areas Community News Uncategorized by Beverly Bidney - January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Donna Frank, left, shows ERMD biological technician Mandy D’Andrea how to identify and pick sweetgrass during an outing in Immokalee Nov. 16. (Photo Beverly Bidney) In her quest for the perfect sweetgrass to make traditional Seminole baskets, Donna Frank has traveled far and wide both on and off the reservations. Frank
Artist Elgin Jumper hits the road à la Highwaymen Arts & Entertainment Community News Uncategorized by Beverly Bidney - January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Elgin Jumper talks to art lovers Jill and Mike Malchow about his paintings Dec. 14, 2023, on the Brighton Reservation. The Malchows were visiting Brighton from Indiana. (Photo Beverly Bidney) Inspired by the Jim Crow-era artists known as the Florida Highwaymen, Seminole artist Elgin Jumper has been creating and selling his
Ahfachkee, PECS students visit governor for Native American Heritage Month event Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - January 11, 2024January 11, 2024 Gov. Ron DeSantis stands with winning essay contest winners. (Photo Beverly Bidney) TALLAHASSEE – Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School and Ahfachkee School students commemorated the end of Native American Heritage Month on Nov. 28 in Tallahassee, where Gov. Ron DeSantis hosted them at a reception in the governor’s mansion. Native American Heritage Month
Tribe’s FSU relationship grows stronger with new center Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - December 29, 2023December 29, 2023 The center will be located in a home on FSU’s campus. (Courtesy photo) The Seminole Tribe’s relationship with Florida State University in Tallahassee has increasingly gained a foothold beyond the sports world. In February, the school will open the Native American and Indigenous Studies Center (NAIS), located on campus in a
Sports life leads Mary Huff to Brighton Recreation Community News Sports Top News by Damon Scott - December 27, 2023December 27, 2023 Mary Huff, center, with Okeechobee High School softball players Elle Thomas, left, and Jacee Jumper, right, in 2020. (Kevin Johnson) The Seminole Tribe’s Mary Huff was hired as the Recreation Department site manager on the Brighton Reservation. Her first day on the job was Nov. 27, 2023. She oversees the department,
