Tribal Fair and Pow Wow to return in February

by From Press Release - October 4, 2021September 19, 2024

Pow Wow participants gather in February 2020, the last time the event was held in-person. (Photo Beverly Bidney) HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Tribe will host its annual celebration of Native culture and arts – the Seminole Tribal Fair and Pow Wow – on Feb. 25-27, 2022, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel

Music festival fundraiser to be held in Everglades City

by From Press Release - October 4, 2021October 4, 2021

The Bank of Everglades building in Everglades City. (Courtesy photo) EVERGLADES CITY — A music festival featuring Raiford Starke, J. Robert, Val Wisecracker, The Florida Boys and others will be held Nov. 6 at the Rod & Gun Club, 200 W. Broadway, in Everglades City. The event is a fundraiser to

FSU water rights art exhibit features Native influences

by Beverly Bidney - October 4, 2021October 4, 2021

“Mirror Shield Project” Oceti Sakowin camp, Standing Rock, North Dakota, December 2016, created by artist Cannupa Hanska Luger. (Courtesy photo) An art exhibit focused on water rights and access inspired the new exhibition at the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. “A Shared Body,” which runs through Dec. 11, was curated

NCAIED launches new magazine

by Beverly Bidney - September 16, 2021September 16, 2021

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) published its first issue of a new magazine this summer, called NC Magazine. The magazine, which will be published twice a year, will highlight the accomplishments of Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian businesses and entrepreneurs. The first issue features an

Erica Deitz artwork graces cover of Indian Gaming magazine

by Beverly Bidney - September 16, 2021September 19, 2024

“Ghost Horse Guardian,” an acrylic painting by Seminole artist Erica Deitz, appears on the June 2021 cover of Indian Gaming magazine. (Courtesy photo) The June issue of Indian Gaming magazine features artwork by a familiar Seminole artist, Erica Deitz. The 24-by-27 inch acrylic painting “Ghost Horse Guardian” was created in 2002 and

Music fundraiser to be held in Everglades City

Arts & Entertainment

by The Seminole Tribune - September 7, 2021September 7, 2021

Bank of Everglades. (Courtesy photo) EVERGLADES CITY – A music festival featuring Raiford Starke, J.Robert, Val Wisecracker, The Florida Boys and others will be held Nov. 6 at the Rod & Gun Club, 200 W. Broadway, in Everglades City. The event is a fundraiser to renovate the historic Bank of Everglades

Acting, importance of culture played big roles in Saginaw Grant’s life

by Beverly Bidney - September 3, 2021September 19, 2024

Saginaw Grant met with tribal students in 2014 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. (Beverly Bidney) Saginaw Grant, a distinguished Native American actor and hereditary chief and citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, passed away from natural causes July 27 at age 85. Grant’s face may have

Montana Cypress delivers taste of Native life to movie biz

by Damon Scott - August 17, 2021September 19, 2024

Montana Cypress The Miccosukee Tribe is a relatively small one – tightly knit – with about 700 tribal members. It makes Montana Cypress fairly certain he’s the only one to pack up and make his way from the reservation to Southern California to direct, produce and act in films. “Growing up, I

Native film projects selected for funding, TV broadcasts

Arts & Entertainment

by From Press Release - August 11, 2021August 11, 2021

Katsitsionni Fox (Mohawk) LINCOLN, Neb. — Each year, Vision Maker Media funds media projects intended for PBS broadcasting that represent the cultures, experiences and perspectives of Native Americans and Alaska Natives. Films are reviewed by a panel of public media programmers and Native American filmmakers, and board approved based on Native involvement,

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum set to reopen

by The Seminole Tribune - August 10, 2021September 19, 2024

The tribe's Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on the Big Cypress Reservation will reopen Aug. 21, 2021, after being closed to the public since March 13, 2020, due to the pandemic. (Photo Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) BIG CYPRESS – The Seminole Tribe will reopen its Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on Aug. 21. The date coincides with the museum’s