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Author: Beverly Bidney

Beverly Bidney has been a reporter and photographer for The Seminole Tribune since 2012. During her career, she has worked at various newspapers around the country including the Muskogee Phoenix in Oklahoma, Miami Herald, Associated Press, USA Today and other publications nationwide. A NAJA award winning journalist, she has covered just about everything over the years and is an advocate for a strong press. Contact her at beverlybidney@semtribe.com.

Tribal cattle owners ship calves to feedlots

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Todd Johns herds a group of calves into place July 12, 2023, in Brighton. The calves were loaded onto a cattle truck headed for Oklahoma. (Photo Beverly Bidney) July’s record-breaking heat did not deter 61 tribal cattle owners in Brighton and Big Cypress from shipping about 3,400 calves to feedlots in

PECS’ send-off party gets summer rolling

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Mattie Platt, left, and Grace Osceola entertained and delighted the crowd with their dance moves during the summer send-off fashion show. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School celebrated the end of the school year with a “Super Summer Send-off” party in its gym May 23. Parents were invited

Eighth graders say goodbye to PECS

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Lewis Gopher Jr., the grandson of Lorene Gopher, presents the Lorene Gopher award to Ila Trueblood on May 26, 2023. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School eighth graders bid farewell to the school that nurtured and taught them for most of their lives with one last parade through

Ahfachkee celebrates topping off

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Workers guide the final construction beam during a topping off ceremony May 11, 2023, at the Ahfachkee School on the Big Cypress Reservation. (Photo Beverly BIdney) BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee School students, teachers and staff watched as the final steel beam was positioned into place during the topping off ceremony for

PECS welcomes back 2023 graduates

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High school graduates from the class of 2023 return to their former school – Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School – for a grad walk May 19, 2023. From left to right are Bryce Ward, Leviticus Billie, Charlie Armstrong, Wyatt Hines and Winnie Gopher. (Photo Beverly Bidney) Members of the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter

Ahfachkee celebrates class of 2023

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The Ahfachkee School graduating class of 2023 poses together May 22, 2023. From left to right are Billie Cypress, Maggie May Jimmie, Akira Cabral, Cyiah Avila, Maria Villarreal, Kassim Stockton Jr., Rosalinda Jimmie and Anthony Wells. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Resplendent in white caps, gowns and patchwork, eight Ahfachkee

Seminole woman sculpture installed near Tampa

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The “Sovereign” statue, which depicts a Seminole woman in traditional patchwork clothing, is part of the landscape at Riverview’s Pebble Park near the Alafia River, southeast of Tampa. (Courtesy Nicole Milligan) A bronze sculpture of a Seminole woman, complete with patchwork designed by tribal member Jessica Osceola, was installed April 28

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