Immokalee SWAMP youth learn about Council duties Education by Beverly Bidney - July 13, 2016 IMMOKALEE — To give a group of Seminoles Without Addictions Make Progress (SWAMP) youth a glimpse at the business of running the Tribe, Immokalee Council Project Manager Pete Aguilar, Jr. invited the youngsters for a tour of his office May 27. He let each one sit at his desk and
Immokalee Boys & Girls Club shines thanks to Sherwin-Williams volunteers Community by Beverly Bidney - July 13, 2016September 8, 2016 IMMOKALEE — To celebrate the fifth annual National Painting Week, 28 willing and able-bodied Sherwin-Williams volunteers painted the Immokalee Boys & Girls Club May 24. With so many paint rollers and brushes working, the drab brown building was transformed quickly into a much lighter shade called sensational sand with jay blue
From start to finish, these students have seen it all at Pemayetv Emahakv Education by Beverly Bidney - July 13, 2016 BRIGHTON — The first class to attend Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School from kindergarten through eighth grade buried a time capsule June 3 to commemorate its time at the Brighton school. The capsule – which contains an eighth-grade class photo, students’ journals and letters to themselves in 10 years, a class T-shirt,
NIGA opens new Washington conference center Community by Beverly Bidney - July 12, 2016July 12, 2016 The National Indian Gaming Association opened the doors to the new Stanley R. Crooks Tribal Leaders Conference Center at its headquarters in Washington, D.C. June 14. NIGA’s headquarters, located across from the Library of Congress and a short walk to Capitol Hill, makes access to members of Congress easier for the
Longest Walk comes to Seminole reservations Community by Beverly Bidney - July 8, 2016 BIG CYPRESS — Led by American Indian Movement co-founder Dennis Banks, 36 determined Native Americans left San Diego in February and began the Longest Walk 5, a 3,600-mile march against drug abuse and domestic violence in Indian Country. The walk is scheduled to arrive in Washington, D.C. in mid-July. In early
Panther sightings abound in BC Community by Beverly Bidney - July 8, 2016 BIG CYPRESS — Surrounded by woods, Maria Marcano has manned the Big Cypress rock mining office for nearly five years. About the most exciting thing she’s seen are trucks loaded with material on the scale. That all changed on June 9 when a panther strolled by her window in the
Indian Country converges at Gathering of Nations Community by Beverly Bidney - June 29, 2016June 30, 2016 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.—Thousands of Native Americans, including 32 seniors from the Big Cypress Reservation, flocked to Albuquerque, New Mexico last month to celebrate culture and heritage at the 33rd annual Gathering of Nations Powwow and Miss Indian World pageant. About 3,000 drummers and dancers representing 700 Tribes from the U. S., Canada
Immokalee Boys & Girls Club honors law enforcement during National Police Week Education by Beverly Bidney - June 16, 2016 IMMOKALEE -- The Immokalee Boys & Girls Club showed its appreciation and respect for the Seminole Police Department on May 20 by presenting officers with a poster they created commemorating National Police Week. “We want to thank the police for being there for us,” said Denise Gonzales, 9. The youth made the
Education outside the classroom as students learn from Public Works Education by Beverly Bidney - June 16, 2016 BRIGHTON — The Public Works Department welcomed Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students and seniors to its Brighton facility May 19 for an insider’s look at what the department does to ensure award-winning water flows through Brighton faucets. The Brighton water treatment plant won first place in March in the Best Tasting
Museum exhibit evokes fond memories of talented Jimmie Scott Osceola Uncategorized by Beverly Bidney - June 16, 2016June 16, 2016 BIG CYPRESS — By all accounts, the late Jimmie Scott Osceola was a talented artist, gifted storyteller and renowned horse whisperer. An exhibit of his artwork opened May 16 at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and will be on display through Oct. 16. At the opening reception May 20, family and friends