The next regular Tribal election for Council and Board representatives will be held May 10. Residents of Big Cypress, Brighton, Immokalee, Hollywood, Fort Pierce and Tampa are eligible to vote if they are registered. Anyone who moved from one reservation to another, or moved to a reservation from off of a
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Jessica Osceola, Velma Kee Craig to appear Feb. 25 in virtual event for Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete
Seminole artist Jessica Osceola will appear with Diné artist Velma Kee Craig in a virtual event Feb. 25 sponsored by the Museum of Fine Arts St. Pete. “Common Thread: A Conversation Between Artists Velma Kee Craig and Jessica Osceola” will be live from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. Osceola, a ceramist, sculptor
THPO mapping project centers on community participation
PECS immersion students mark 100th day of school
Arrow “Herake” Johns holds her writing assignment and a photo of what she may look like at 100 years old. (Courtesy photo) KyLynn “Vpeyet” Lawrence dons a shirt filled with hearts along with a crown and construction paper glasses in celebration of reaching the 100th day mark with school. (Courtesy photo) BRIGHTON
PECS sixth grade virtual walk raises money for South Sudan
Oreste Perez walked 9.1 miles and Timothy Urbina walked 9.144 miles during the fundraiser for Water for South Sudan and helped the class raise $684 to assist the Sudanese people with access to clean water. (Courtesy photo) BRIGHTON — Sixth graders at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School put themselves into the shoes
New Native American studies program begins at University of Miami
This drawing by Seminole descendant Chelsey Ford is being used as the cover of the course syllabus. (Courtesy image) The University of Miami introduced its new Native American and Global Indigenous Studies (NAGIS) program with the spring semester Jan. 25. The first course, “Introduction to Native and Indigenous Peoples and Perspectives,”
Tribe gains control of BC wetlands, saving millions
BIG CYPRESS — Starting in the 1990s, the U.S. government aimed to restore the water system on the Big Cypress Reservation with a project that was supposed to rehydrate wetlands, improve water quality and enhance water storage capacity. Instead, the Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation Water Conservation Project never worked
4-H kids, animals prepare for virtual show
University of Miami program to feature Native American artist Virgil Ortiz
A sample of work from Native American artist Virgil Ortiz (Cochiti Pueblo), who will be featured in a virtual program Jan. 14, 2021, by the University of Miami's Lowe Art Museum. (Photo virgilortiz.com) The Lowe Art Museum at the University of Miami will host Native American artist Virgil Ortiz and Native
