Living, learning history at PECS culture camp Education Top News by Beverly Bidney - May 7, 2019May 7, 2019 BRIGHTON — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students brought history to life in April as they learned to live as their ancestors did at culture camp. The annual culture camp days featured age-appropriate hands-on tasks and activities on April 17 for grades 7-8 and April 18 for grades 4-6. On the first
Groundbreaking held for nine homes at Brighton’s Knots Landing Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - May 7, 2019 BRIGHTON — Surrounded by an abundance of love and love bugs, Tribal officials broke ground April 23 for nine new homes in the Knots Landing area of Brighton. Tribal Council and the Board joined forces and worked together on the project. “This is the opportunity to bring more Tribal members back
Big Cypress cattle foreman Andre Jumper: right at home on the range Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - May 7, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — Andre Jumper is the embodiment of his family’s legacy. Like his grandfather Jonah Cypress before him, Jumper was named Big Cypress cattle foreman in January. “I’m a cowboy so I like to do what a cowboy does,” said Jumper, 23. “I come from a long line of cowboys;
Naples community celebrates Earth Day Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - May 7, 2019 NAPLES — The Seminole Tribe's Naples community joined about 1 billion other people in 192 countries worldwide April 22 to celebrate Earth Day. To mark the day, the community planted three cypress trees next to the Juanita Osceola Center and celebrated Seminole heritage with a gar fish demonstration, pumpkin fry bread
Big Cypress celebrates Mabel T. Frank residential community groundbreaking Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - May 7, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — Tribal Council and Board members joined members of the Big Cypress community April 11 for the long-awaited groundbreaking of the Mabel T. Frank residential project, the first large development on the reservation. The 71-acre community will be comprised of 33 rental homes on quarter-acre lots and 17 1.5
Rodeos take center stage on reservations Community Sports Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2019 IMMOKALEE — Cowboys and cowgirls came from as far away as Tennessee to compete in the John Jimmie Memorial Ranch Rodeo March 8 and 9 in Immokalee. Crowds filled the stands both nights to watch the action. A ranch rodeo is a far cry from a typical rodeo; there are no
Seminole Shootout captivates crowds in Immokalee Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2019 IMMOKALEE — Hundreds of history buffs, schoolchildren and tourists watched history come to life at the second annual Seminole Shootout Battle Reenactment from March 1-3 at the John Jimmie Memorial rodeo grounds in Immokalee. Tribal and non-tribal reenactors played out a scene from the three Seminole Wars, which ran from 1816-19,
Seniors’ excellent adventure at Billie Swamp Safari Community News by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — Seminole seniors played tourist for a day when they gathered Feb. 27 at Billie Swamp Safari in Big Cypress for an adventurous senior culture day. Airboat rides, swamp buggy tours, alligator wrestling and a traditional Seminole meal including freshly-caught garfish were on the agenda for the day, as
Sweet pickins for Immokalee sweetgrass Community News by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2019 IMMOKALEE — Seminole sweetgrass baskets are an iconic part of the Tribe’s culture, but can be challenging to make. First and foremost the all-important sweetgrass is difficult to find and can’t be bought in a garden store. The grass used to be abundant in the state, but with land development sweetgrass
Hard-working 4-H’ers and their animals show off in BC Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 2, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — After months of hard work and perseverance, about 70 4-H youth realized the fruits of their labor at the Seminole Indian 4-H show and sale on March 21-22 at the Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena in Big Cypress. The kids, who received their calves last summer and their pigs