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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 adjusts but stays active as phase two returns

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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

Team effort makes calf shipping run smoothly

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Makayla Torres herds calves into the pen leading to the cattle hauling truck during Big Cypress calf shipping July 14, 2021.(Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Hurricane Elsa and other scattered thunderstorms didn’t stop calf shipping in Brighton and Big Cypress from July 5th to July 15th. Every year, rain or

Erica Deitz painting chosen to represent NICWA at Orlando conference

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Seminole artist Erica Deitz’s “Homecoming” painting. (Courtesy NICWA) A watercolor painting by Seminole artist Erica Deitz was chosen to be the visual centerpiece at the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) conference April 3-8, 2022, in Orlando. Deitz’s “Homecoming” painting depicts a Seminole camp scene complete with chickees, women cooking over the

Robert O’Donnell graduates police academy, joins SPD

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From left, SPD Lieutenant and tribal member Allen Colon, Assistant Chief Kevin Tyrie, Cadet and tribal member Robert Hunter O’Donnell, Sergeant Emily Malave and Police Chief John G. Auer at O’Donnell’s graduation in Fort Myers. (Courtesy photo) Ever since he was a child, Robert Hunter O’Donnell always wanted to go

Big Cypress gathers for Memorial Day program

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President Mitchell Cypress, left, attends the Memorial Day program at the Seminole Veterans Memorial Fitness Trail in Big Cypress on May 31, 2021. (SMP photo) Memorial Day in Big Cypress had an air of normality to it, if only because people attended in person rather than on computer screens. A few dozen

Native American Languages Act, 30 years and counting

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Teacher Rita Gopher, far left, in the PECS immersion classroom on a typical day since returning to campus. (Courtesy photo) Congress passed the Native American Languages Act in 1990 to support and protect the rights of Native Americans to use their languages. The passage of the bill allowed tribes throughout the

FSU homecoming pep rally no longer called ‘Pow Wow’

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Florida State University officially changed the name of its annual homecoming pep rally from “Pow Wow” to “Homecoming Live.” Usually a fall event, homecoming was held this year April 5-10 due to the pandemic.Activities included a reverse-style parade in which floats, parade entries and performers remained stationary while spectators drove through

Haskell president removed amid free speech controversy

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Jared Nally is editor of the Indian Leader, Haskell Indian Nations University student newspaper. ( Photo Gary Rohman/FIRE) Jared Nally became a student journalist to be more involved in campus life instead of taking a job at a fast food restaurant. “I thought if I worked at the paper I’d be at

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