Film career blossoms for Miccosukee Tribe’s Montana Cypress Arts & Entertainment Community by Derrick Tiger - April 3, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — Montana Cypress’ fascination with film began as a young child who had, as he describes, devoted parents who would drive from the Miccosukee Reservation – in the middle of the Everglades – to movie theaters in Miami. “I remember seeing “Saving Private Ryan” when I was only nine, “Escape
Dancers, drummers, pageantry highlight Seminole Tribal Fair and Pow Wow Arts & Entertainment Community News by Beverly Bidney - March 1, 2019September 20, 2024 HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Tribal Fair and Pow Wow lived up to its name as it wowed participants and visitors alike from Feb. 8-10. The 48th annual celebration of Native arts and culture drew large crowds at the Hard Rock Event Center in Hollywood. “This is one of the coolest stops
‘Road Trip to Saint Augustine’ Arts & Entertainment by The Seminole Tribune - March 1, 2019September 20, 2024 by Elgin Jumper Let me paint a picture for you, if I may. I was published by the University of Arkansas, at Little Rock, in 2006. Nightfall, my first collection of poems has certainly kept me busy ever since. Indeed, I’ve read from the chapbook, and performed the poems on many
HRI enters casino venture in California: Partners with Enterprise Rancheria tribe Arts & Entertainment News by Damon Scott - February 12, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole owned Hard Rock International (HRI) has entered into a hotel and casino partnership with Northern California tribe Enterprise Rancheria. HRI will manage the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain, scheduled to open this year. The partnership constitutes a management and brand license agreement, according to
James Billie named Florida Folk Heritage Award recipient Arts & Entertainment Community by The Seminole Tribune - February 12, 2019 TALLAHASSEE — Former Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman James Billie has been named a recipient of the 2019 Florida Folk Heritage Awards. The announcement was made Jan. 15 by the Florida Secretary of State’s office. The Folk Heritage Awards are given to outstanding folk artists and advocates who have made longstanding
Shared traditions take their place in Seminole history Arts & Entertainment Community by Tara Backhouse - February 12, 2019 If you’re familiar with Seminole history, there are a lot of things you may recognize immediately as essential to our mission: a piece of patchwork, a doll or basket, and perhaps a historic photograph or postcard. At the Museum we’re happy to see those, but we also love to uncover
From New York to Miami, Spencer Battiest sings, acts with Native pride Arts & Entertainment by Kevin Johnson - February 6, 2019September 20, 2024 MIAMI — These are busy times for Spencer Battiest, and that’s just fine with the multitalented 28-year-old full-time musician and part-time actor from the Hollywood Reservation. Battiest finished up 2018 by acting in a Broadway-hopeful musical in New York City. He started the New Year by joining his Mag7 teammate Supaman
Big Cypress celebrates Christmas in style (there was ice skating, too) Arts & Entertainment Community by Damon Scott - January 7, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — The Big Cypress community came out in large numbers Dec. 15 to celebrate Christmas at its annual gathering. Tribal Members and families socialized underneath a huge tent filled with large round decorated tables at the Junior Cypress Rodeo Complex from about 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Lining the perimeter
Princess portraits now part of Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum décor Arts & Entertainment Community by Beverly Bidney - January 7, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — Portraits of Seminole royalty now grace the same wall at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum where Tribal Council photographs are prominently displayed. The formal portraits of Miss Florida Seminole Cheyenne Kippenberger and Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Allegra Billie were added Nov. 19 above the entrance to the theater for all
Memories of the Big Cypress Reservation 1954-1956: Frank and Raquel Wood Arts & Entertainment Community by Mary Beth Rosebrough - January 7, 2019 In 2013 the Museum received a letter from Frank and Raquel Wood. Accompanying the letter was a DVD with pictures, taken on the Big Cypress Reservation, and pages of memories. The following is excerpted from those pages. In August 1954 we arrived in our new home on the Big Cypress Reservation.