4-H kids, animals prepare for virtual show Community Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - January 26, 2021January 26, 2021 Armani Torres holds the lead to her first steer, Buddy, Sept. 28, 2020, in Big Cypress. Armani has put in many hours feeding, cleaning and caring for him and is proud she was able to halter train him and walk him around by herself. (Courtesy photo) Despite no meetings or social
University of Miami program to feature Native American artist Virgil Ortiz Arts & Entertainment Top News by Beverly Bidney - January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 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
Stranded manatee rescued from canal near Moore Haven Community by Beverly Bidney - January 11, 2021January 11, 2021 A manatee stranded in a canal near Moore Haven is rescued by biologists and volunteers on Jan. 7, 2021. (screenshot via SFWMD video) A manatee found stranded in a canal near Moore Haven has a new home after being rescued by biologists from the South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD)
Gestures take place across the country for Indigenous land acknowledgements Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - January 6, 2021January 6, 2021 Bill O’Brien, left, project director of Creative Forces, and Marty Bowers, education coordinator for the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, participate in the National Endowment for the Arts’ Gainesville Creative Forces Summit on Dec. 14. (Image via screenshot) A land acknowledgement is a way to show respect to Indigenous peoples by recognizing them as
Persistence pays off as tribe’s Veterans Building lands Army helicopter from Vietnam War Community Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - December 31, 2020December 31, 2020 A helicopter that served in the Vietnam War has a new home in front of the Florida Seminole Veterans Building on the Brighton Reservation. (Courtesy photo) BRIGHTON — A U.S. Army helicopter whose service ranged from missions in the Vietnam War to a role in “The Walking Dead” TV series,
Everett Osceola provides Seminole insight during Stranahan House online event Arts & Entertainment Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Everett Osceola, left, talks about different aspects of Seminole life and culture with Stranahan House Museum historian Jonathan Axler during a Facebook Live program from the museum Nov. 30. (Image via Facebook) To commemorate National Native American Heritage month in November, the Stranahan House Museum in Fort Laudedale celebrated Seminole life
PECS 5th graders learn about explorers, rights to treasures Education by Beverly Bidney - December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Michelle Pritchard’s fifth-grade class from Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School finished up 2020 with an ethical problem to solve. It was the end of the Exploring Unit, during which the class studied Spanish explorers and their search for “gold, God and glory” in the 1400s and Portuguese explorers Ferdinand Magellan and Vasco
FSU President John Thrasher gives final state of the university address Education by Beverly Bidney - December 30, 2020December 30, 2020 Florida State University President John Thrasher delivers his state of the university address Dec. 2, 2020. (screenshot) Florida State University’s annual State of the University address is a time-honored tradition, one that President John Thrasher has adhered to for six years. On Dec. 2, he delivered his final address to a
DOT task forces don’t back toll roads; recommend more economic, environmental studies News by Beverly Bidney - December 8, 2020December 8, 2020 Three Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) task forces wrapped up more than a year of meetings and open houses to consider how three MultiUse Corridors of Regional Economic Significance (M-CORES) could be built in rural areas of the state. The final reports suggested there is no need for toll roads at
Tribal leaders discuss pandemic’s impact on hard-hit Indian Country Health Top News by Beverly Bidney - December 4, 2020December 4, 2020 Clockwise, Kevin DuPuis, chairman of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; Devon Haynie, U.S. News World & Report assistant managing editor; Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez; and Stacy A. Bohlen, chief executive officer of the National Indian Health Board and member of the Sault Ste. Marie