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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.

Tribe takes leadership role in climate resiliency compact

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(Editor's note: This article appeared in the Aug. 31, 2021, Seminole Tribune. The online article has been updated to include the full name of the compact). The Tribal Council unanimously voted Aug. 6 to join the Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact in a leadership role. The goal of the group,

Intertribal Timber Council to collaborate with Department of Interior

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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

Crafters return to Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum village

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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

Tallahassee mural honors Betty Mae Jumper

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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

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