100 years ago – The birth of Betty Mae Jumper Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Betty Mae Jumper talks to a group of children in this undated photo. (File photo) The 100th anniversary of the birth of Betty Mae Jumper, one of the Seminole Tribe’s most accomplished leaders, is April 27. The legacy of Jumper’s life is evident throughout the tribe, including in the pages of the
Cattle drive continues generational legacies in Big Cypress Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 On horseback, Big Cypress cattle foreman Andre Jumper drives the cattle from the spillway to the Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena during the 25th annual Junior Cypress Cattle Drive on the Big Cypress Reservation on March 25, 2023. In the swamp buggy are honorary trail boss and cattle woman Mary Jene
Emma Brown opens real estate company Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 At center, Okeechobee Mayor Dowling Watford and Emma Brown cut the ribbon at the opening of Brown & Company Realty on March 23, 2023. (Photo Beverly Bidney) OKEECHOBEE — Emma Johns Brown cut the ribbon on her new real estate business, Brown & Company Realty, on March 23 in Okeechobee. The business
Seminole art exhibition opens at Ringling Arts & Entertainment News Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Alongside fellow artists, Pedro Zepeda speaks to the audience at the opening of “Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art” on March 18, 2023, at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. (Photo Beverly Bidney) SARASOTA — “Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art,” a groundbreaking art exhibition of more than 100
Nick the Native releases new music Arts & Entertainment Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Nick Zepeda (Photo Dennis Elliott) Nick Zepeda, aka Nick the Native, has been writing songs since he was a child, when he would find a quiet space in his garage and write beats on his mother’s laptop computer. Since then, Zepeda, a Seminole who lives in Naples, has released two EP (extended
THPO still on guard, but hopeful on repatriation efforts News Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Tina Osceola (Photo Beverly Bidney) FORT MYERS — Tina Osceola spoke to members of the Southwest Florida Archaeological Society on March 15 at the IMAG History and Science Center in Fort Myers, where she described what repatriation of ancestors means to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the work being done
Brighton Field Day Festival attracts thousands Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 From left to right are Brighton Board Rep. Helene Buster, FSU head football coach Mike Norvell, Brighton Councilman Larry Howard, Renegade team owner Allen Durham, Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr. and Hollywood Councilman Chris Osceola. (Mike Norvell/Twitter) BRIGHTON — Thousands of people attended the 84th annual Brighton Field Day Festival from
Indigenous activists notch victory at Jupiter property Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Indigenous activists celebrate after the town of Jupiter's Historical Review Board voted unanimously Feb. 16 to deny a permit for a developer to dig at a site containing Indian mounds. From left to right are Robert Rosa of the American Indian Movement, Jupiter resident Jessica Namath, Seminole tribal member Martha
Jimmy Osceola art exhibit opens at Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 Jimmy Osceola’s paintings are on display as guests at the Feb. 1 opening view the exhibit. (Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — The late Seminole artist Jimmy Osceola depicted Seminole life, culture and history in paintings he created over 30 years. The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is honoring his body of work in a
Washington trip provides learning experience for Seminole students Community Education News Top News by Beverly Bidney - March 10, 2023March 10, 2023 At the White House, from left to right, Leviticus Berry, Cece Thomas, Liyah Alvarado, Hadyn Billie, Ty Martinez, Jaylee Jimmie, Lavin Billie and Izaiah Billie. (Beverly Bidney) WASHINGTON, D.C. — After a pandemic-imposed three-year hiatus, 10 Seminole students attended the Close Up Washington/USET Impact Week Youth Summit held Feb. 3 to