Hard Rock International to present Artist Den’s ‘Live from My Den’ Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming by Beverly Bidney - October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Partnering with Artists Den, Hard Rock International will bring back “Live from My Den” digital concert series for a second season. The series showcases artists performing live in creative spaces at their homes, studios, favorite cities and select Hard Rock locations. The seven-episode series, presented by HRI, can be viewed on
Intertribal Timber Council to collaborate with Department of Interior News by Beverly Bidney - October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 The Intertribal Timber Council, which includes the Seminole Tribe, and the Department of the Interior signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to work together while fighting wildfires on tribal and federal lands. As climate change creates larger, costlier and more complex wildfires, the agreement emphasizes the importance of collaborating on wildland
Horse girl Braudie Blais-Billie earns glowing reviews for essay Arts & Entertainment Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - October 5, 2021October 6, 2021 Braudie Blais-Billie at a family member's property in Quebec, Canada. (Courtesy photo) After a childhood spent riding horses, Braudie Blais-Billie identifies as a horse girl. When she found a call for submissions of essays for a book written by and about horse girls, Blais-Billie jumped at the chance. Her essay “Unconquered” was
Crafters return to Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum village Arts & Entertainment Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - October 5, 2021October 5, 2021 Pedro Zepeda teaches his son Kyle the finer points of carving a bow from a piece of guava wood. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Seminole artisans have returned to the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum village, where they bring history to life through their arts and crafts. For 18 months, the village’s chickees remained
Meet Tracy Sills, PECS’ new dean, mental health and behavioral support specialist Education by Beverly Bidney - October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Tracy Sills (courtesy photo) BRIGHTON — After 22 years as a counselor, teacher and coach at Okeechobee High School (OHS), Tracy Sills was ready for a change. She joined the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School staff as dean and mental health and behavioral support specialist at the start of the school year. One
Tallahassee mural honors Betty Mae Jumper Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 The “Project Daring” mural in Tallahassee depicts, from left, author Zora Neale Hurston, Betty Mae Jumper – the Seminole Tribe’s first chairwoman – and environmentalist Marjorie Harris Carr. (Photo courtesy Amanda Leighty) Betty Mae Jumper, author Zora Neale Hurston and environmentalist Marjorie Harris Carr, all inductees in the Florida Women’s
Tribe, Fort King relationship strengthens with building of chickee Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 Tribal members built this chickee in September at Fort King National Historic Landmark in Ocala. The chickee will be used for educational purposes and other programs. (Photo courtesy Bill Rodriguez) The Seminole Tribe built a large, 20 foot by 40 foot, chickee at the Fort King National Historic Landmark in Ocala
FSU water rights art exhibit features Native influences Arts & Entertainment Education by Beverly Bidney - October 4, 2021October 4, 2021 “Mirror Shield Project” Oceti Sakowin camp, Standing Rock, North Dakota, December 2016, created by artist Cannupa Hanska Luger. (Courtesy photo) An art exhibit focused on water rights and access inspired the new exhibition at the Florida State University Museum of Fine Arts. “A Shared Body,” which runs through Dec. 11, was curated
PECS students delve into tasty experiment Education by Beverly Bidney - September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Ameliana Osceola. (Courtesy photo) When Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School science teacher Renea Salzwedel Finney teaches, she thinks out of the box; the cookie box in this case. Finney combined science with milk and cookies to teach about scientific methods, tools and safety for one tasty experiment Aug. 19. Dubbed the “Great Cookie Dunk
NCAIED launches new magazine Arts & Entertainment News by Beverly Bidney - September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) published its first issue of a new magazine this summer, called NC Magazine. The magazine, which will be published twice a year, will highlight the accomplishments of Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian businesses and entrepreneurs. The first issue features an