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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.

Seniors’ excellent adventure at Billie Swamp Safari

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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

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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

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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

Tribe, THPO continue to seek return of thousands of artifacts

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  WASHINGTON -- The Seminole Tribe of Florida is fighting with the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) for the repatriation of remains of about 1,500 individuals and tens of thousands of artifacts. The battle isn’t new; the Tribal Historic Preservation Office has been trying to get the items

In D.C., Seminole students excel in Close Up USET program

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WASHINGTON — The Seminole Tribe of Florida had the largest contingent of students in the annual Close Up and United South and Eastern Tribes program from March 2-8 in Washington, D.C. Out of the 98 high school students from 17 tribes who participated, 24 were Seminoles. Although the students toured

Indiantown historical marker honors Betty Mae Jumper

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INDIANTOWN — Born and raised in a camp in Indiantown to an Indian mother and an Irish father, Betty Mae Tiger Jumper was lucky to have survived childhood. Equally fortunate is the Seminole Tribe, who benefited from her lifetime of accomplishments. As a “half breed” she could have been put to

Starting Line Foundation donates to Ahfachkee PTSO

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BIG CYPRESS — The Ahfachkee School’s Parent Teacher Student Organization received a donation of $700 from the Starting Line Foundation on Feb. 14. Founded by Mario and Lorraine Posada, Starting Line Foundation’s mission is "to encourage, equip and empower individuals which in turn will foster a growing movement of leaders

Tribe celebrates 81st Brighton Field Day

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BRIGHTON — The 81st annual Brighton Field Day Festival and Rodeo had something for everyone. Held Feb. 15-17, the fun-filled event attracted more than 5,000 people from the region who came to enjoy the music, entertainment, rodeo, Indian relay races, shopping and food. As a bonus, visitors also learned about Seminole

PECS celebrates Heart Month with aerobic activities

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BRIGHTON — February has been linked to heart health since it was designated American Heart Month in 1964, with the goal of raising awareness of cardiovascular disease- the No. 1 killer of all Americans. According to reports by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Department of Health

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