Erica Deitz artwork graces cover of Indian Gaming magazine Arts & Entertainment Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Beverly Bidney - September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 “Ghost Horse Guardian,” an acrylic painting by Seminole artist Erica Deitz, appears on the June 2021 cover of Indian Gaming magazine. (Courtesy photo) The June issue of Indian Gaming magazine features artwork by a familiar Seminole artist, Erica Deitz. The 24-by-27 inch acrylic painting “Ghost Horse Guardian” was created in 2002 and
Busy year of development coming for reservations Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 The next phase of the Ahfachkee School expansion in Big Cypress. (Rendering courtesy TCD) Development plans currently underway on paper are scheduled to emerge physically in 2022. According to Tribal Community Development, ground will be broken for large projects on the Big Cypress, Brighton and Immokalee reservations. Here’s an update on
Cheyenne Nunez graduates from USF, gets right to work Education Top News by Beverly Bidney - September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Cheyenne Nunez and her family celebrate her graduation from the University of South Florida on Aug. 21. From left are Justin Gonzalez, Eddy Gonzalez, Edelyn Gonzalez, Joleyne Nunez, Peggy Nunez, Elianna Gonzalez, Cheyenne Nunez, Daliyah Nunez and Daniel Nunez Sr. (Courtesy photo) Cheyenne Nunez graduated from the University of South Florida
Tribal members’ hard work reaps benefits during saw palmetto berry season Community Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Gil Yzaguirre strips berries off a low to the ground palmetto bush Aug. 16 in BIg Cypress. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — The harvest season for saw palmetto berries, or bolitas, is underway and tribal members in Big Cypress and Immokalee lined up for permits to harvest them Aug. 16. The
THPO monitors FPL solar panel project near Big Cypress Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 The solar panels at FPL’s Hammock solar energy center in LaBelle in 2018. (Courtesy FPL) BIG CYPRESS — Since Seminoles have lived throughout the state for hundreds of years, preserving evidence of the past can be a challenge when faced with off-reservation construction projects in areas that are part of the
Acting, importance of culture played big roles in Saginaw Grant’s life Arts & Entertainment News Top News by Beverly Bidney - September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 Saginaw Grant met with tribal students in 2014 at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. (Beverly Bidney) Saginaw Grant, a distinguished Native American actor and hereditary chief and citizen of the Sac and Fox Nation of Oklahoma, passed away from natural causes July 27 at age 85. Grant’s face may have
Feds approve sports betting compact between Seminole Tribe, state Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and the Guitar Hotel. When the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida signed a historic gaming compact in April that would allow sports betting in the state, the Department of Interior had 45 days to approve, disapprove or take no action on
Tribe celebrates Fourth of July 2021 Community Events News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 The Brighton and Hollywood communities each gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July for the first time since the start of the pandemic at a variety of events. The first event of the long weekend in Brighton was a community celebration July 2 that featured competitions, games, food and a kid’s
Tribal artists Erica Deitz, Elgin Jumper finalists for FSU student union installation Arts & Entertainment Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 A rendering of the area in the new FSU student union where art will be displayed on the stairway wall. (Courtesy FSU) When Florida State University reached out to contemporary artists to submit proposals for art that will be on permanent display in its new student union, Seminole artists Erica Deitz
Tribe adjusts but stays active as phase two returns Community by Beverly Bidney - August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 Just 12 days after moving to phase three of reopening, the Seminole Tribe returned to phase two protocols July 17 as Covid-19 cases began to rise in the U.S. The tribe took the step to protect tribal members, the community and employees from the more contagious Delta variant of coronavirus. According