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Damon is a multimedia journalist for the Seminole Tribune. He has previously been an editor and reporter for digital and print media in Florida and his home state of New Mexico. Send him an email at damonscott@semtribe.com.

Tribe’s FSU relationship grows stronger with new center

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The center will be located in a home on FSU’s campus. (Courtesy photo) The Seminole Tribe’s relationship with Florida State University in Tallahassee has increasingly gained a foothold beyond the sports world. In February, the school will open the Native American and Indigenous Studies Center (NAIS), located on campus in a

Sports life leads Mary Huff to Brighton Recreation

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Mary Huff, center, with Okeechobee High School softball players Elle Thomas, left, and Jacee Jumper, right, in 2020. (Kevin Johnson) The Seminole Tribe’s Mary Huff was hired as the Recreation Department site manager on the Brighton Reservation. Her first day on the job was Nov. 27, 2023. She oversees the department,

3 questions with Tara Backhouse on museum’s achievement

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The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s reaccreditation was announced in November 2023. (Courtesy photo) The Seminole Tribe’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on the Big Cypress Reservation was one of 41 museums to be reaccredited by the American Alliance of Museums (AAM) in 2023. The AAM made the announcement in a Nov. 28, 2023, news release. Fewer

Brendan Osceola Latchford graduates from FSU

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In back, from left to right, are Bradley Osceola Latchford, Brendan Osceola Latchford and Brady Osceola Latchford. In front, from left to right, are Bella Rose Osceola Latchford, Braden Osceola Latchford, and Bailey Marie Osceola Latchford. (Courtesy photo) The Seminole Tribe’s Latchford family added another Florida State University graduate to its

‘Road to Healing’ tour makes final stop

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The “Road to Healing” tour made a stop in Anchorage, Alaska, in October. (NABS Facebook) Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland’s (Laguna Pueblo) “Road to Healing” tour made its last stop in Montana on Nov. 5. It was the last in a series of U.S. stops that began in July

Big Cypress hosts veterans memorial walk

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The group ended the walk at the memorial wall. (Damon Scott) BIG CYPRESS – Members of the tribal community gathered in Big Cypress on Nov. 8 to recognize veterans in advance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11. Seventeen people participated in a memorial walk at the Big Cypress Veterans Memorial Fitness

Chupco featured on cover of LDL Magazine

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Chupco is one of several Indigenous People featured in the magazine’s October issue. (Keyra Juliana Espinoza Arroyo) Tribal member Tomasina Chupco is featured on the cover of LDL Magazine’s October 2023 issue, which focuses on Indigenous culture. LDL is a Palo Alto, California-based print and digital publication that highlights entrepreneurs, small businesses,

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