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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.

Big Cypress hosts ceremony to mark Memorial Day

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The last stop on the walk was at the memorial wall. (Damon Scott) BIG CYPRESS – Big Cypress Health and Human Services Department staff organized a ceremony May 25 to mark Memorial Day for the Seminole Tribe. About 30 tribal members, tribal employees, and others met at the Seminole Veterans Memorial

Solano starts new position at EAO

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Randee Solano stands outside of the Hollywood headquarters building May 18. (Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – Tribal member Randee Solano started a new job May 1 as a technology project manager in the Seminole Tribe’s Executive Administrative Office (EAO). Solano was offered the position after she graduated from the Emerging Leaders Program

‘Seeing Red’ exhibition focuses on MMIP

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Big Cypress Councilwoman Billie places her red-painted hand on a board to symbolize the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP). (Gordon “Ollie” Wareham) BIG CYPRESS – The missing or murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) movement has seen increased visibility in recent years from the public, government officials, the media and

Q&A: Bullington, CBH tackle tribe’s fentanyl cases

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HHS recently had a video produced about the fentanyl crisis. (Screenshot) The rate of fentanyl overdose deaths across Indian Country has skyrocketed in recent years. Health officials say the cheap and potent opioid has largely replaced heroin and oxycodone as the most significant addiction threat. The Center for Behavioral Health (CBH)

Partnership: Remember boarding school survivors

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Children stand on the grounds of the Indian boarding school at Fort Simcoe, Washington, around 1900. (Yakima Valley Museum) Preserving the oral histories of Native American boarding school survivors recently got a boost of federal funds. The Department of Interior (DOI) announced a partnership April 26 with the National Endowment for the

Navajo Tech first to offer doctoral program

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The school held an event to celebrate the new program in April. (NTU/Facebook) Navajo Technical University (NTU) has established a doctorate degree in philosophy in Diné culture and language sustainability, beginning in the fall 2023 semester. The degree is a first among the three-dozen U.S.-based tribal colleges and universities (TCUs) –

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