Cali Osceola, 6, meets Santa at the Big Cypress Christmas celebration on the grounds of the Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena. (Photo Kevin Johnson) Osceola Billie, left, and Brysen Billie show the gifts they picked out at the Big Cypress Christmas celebration on Dec. 12. (Photo Kevin Johnson) Kids have a blast on

Happy holidays to you and your families, from the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. Christmas and the New Year are times for celebration, but also for recollection and thought. We remember times gone by and we wonder what is to come. These days we all have our own interests and activities,

WASHINGTON — Women have been a predominant creative force behind Native American art, yet their individual contributions, for centuries, have largely remained unrecognized and anonymous. In the first major thematic exhibition to explore the artistic contributions of Native women, “Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists” celebrates the achievements of these

BIG CYPRESS — As the nation’s official poet, the U.S. poet laureate aims to promote and raise the national consciousness of reading and writing poetry. As the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo takes it a step further. The most important aspect of her duties as Poet

By: Marian Rizzo OCALA — The fourth annual “A Fight For Freedom: Attack on Fort King” event drew 1,000 visitors to the Fort King National Historic Landmark on the weekend of Dec. 7-8. Hosted by the city of Ocala and the Fort King Heritage Association, the activities set the stage for

BIG CYPRESS — The American Indian Arts Celebration’s headlining comedy group the “1491s” made lemonade during their performance on Nov. 1. As it is every year, the first day of the AIAC is school field trip day. More than 600 school kids attended every event in the tent which included

There’s no doubt the movie business has often had a questionable past with how Native Americans are portrayed in film, but there was no question to the Hollywood honor bestowed to Wes Studi for the quality of his work as a Native American actor. Studi (Cherokee) became the first Native

WEST PALM BEACH — One of these days Aubee Billie isn’t going to be shocked when she lands a leading role. But that time hasn’t arrived yet for the budding young actress and singer from the Brighton Reservation. As a sophomore at The King’s Academy prep school last spring, she