HOLLYWOOD — Agnes Motlow and Jean Fontana remember when there were only about 40 employees working for the Seminole Tribe. Today there are about 17,000. Both women witnessed enormous change in their 40 years as Tribal employees, and both have learned to adapt to the changes gracefully. "Maybe a handful of people

BRIGHTON — Animals of all shapes and sizes were on display at the 27th annual Seminole Indian 4-H Show and Sale in Brighton Feb. 11-12. Heifers, calves, steer, pigs, bunnies, chickens, sheep, turtles and even a few puppies headlined the event; but the real stars were the hard-working youth who

IMMOKALEE — Actor Kevin Costner has two, Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones and comedian George Lopez each have one. Linda Beletso’s sweetgrass baskets are so fine, they can be found in the homes of the rich and famous. "My cousin went to a pow-wow in Orlando about 15 years ago," said

BIG CYPRESS — Team roping is a popular rodeo sport. Roping cattle by the horns is the cowboy’s job; raising cattle with the best horns for the sport is Moses Jumper Jr.’s job. As a fourth-generation cattleman, Jumper has cattle in his blood. His company J-Cross Roping Cattle LLC raises small

MOORE HAVEN — The Seminole Tribe has been an important participant in the annual Chalo Nitka Festival in Moore Haven since it began in 1948 to celebrate the paving of what was then Main Street, and they were out in force March 2 at this year’s festivities. A quintessential small-town celebration,

 CHOKOLOSKEE — A traditional Native American canoe journey takes a group of people to distant destinations. In the Pacific Northwest, the watery treks can take weeks and cover hundreds of miles in the open ocean. The Seminole Tribe recently completed its first modern canoe journey down the Turner River in Big