Emergency Management creates FEMA synergy Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Damon Scott - May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 The FEMA training group at Hard Rock included tribal members from across the country. (Courtesy photo) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Emergency Management Department continues to build on its status as a model for others across Indian Country. One of the strategies has been to build relationships with the Federal Emergency
Seminole business savvy traced to trading post era Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Damon Scott - May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum director Gordon “Ollie” Wareham talks about the tribe’s trading post era in the Dorothy S. Osceola Memorial Library on the Hollywood Reservation on May 24. (Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – Entrepreneurship within the Seminole Tribe didn’t start when it officially acquired Hard Rock International in 2007, it began more than
Big Cypress hosts ceremony to mark Memorial Day Community News Top News by Damon Scott - May 28, 2023May 28, 2023 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 Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 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
Jumper receives high school diploma with son Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 Joyce Jumper, left, with her son Corey Jumper. (Courtesy photo) Joyce Jumper grew up on the Brighton Reservation and started working when she was 15. Life circumstances pushed her to leave high school, so she thought she’d try to earn a GED certificate. It didn’t happen, and time marched on, with
‘Seeing Red’ exhibition focuses on MMIP Community News Top News by Damon Scott - May 26, 2023May 26, 2023 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 Community Health News Top News by Damon Scott - May 24, 2023May 24, 2023 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 News Top News by Damon Scott - May 16, 2023May 16, 2023 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 Education News Top News by Damon Scott - May 5, 2023May 5, 2023 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) –
Xaydrien Billie Bowers recognized with ‘Star Student’ award Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - May 4, 2023May 4, 2023 Xaydrien Billie Bowers, second from right, stands on stage with four other awardees from Highpoint Academy. (Photo Damon Scott) MIAMI – The Seminole Tribe’s Xaydrien Billie Bowers was recognized with a 2022-2023 ISSF “Star Student” award at a luncheon April 26 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Miami Airport & Convention