Big Cypress Reservation to host strength challenge Community News Sports Top News by Damon Scott - October 26, 2022October 26, 2022 Quenton Cypress has organized the Big Cypress strength challenge to promote physical fitness among tribal members. (Courtesy Seminole Media Productions) Quenton Cypress, the Seminole Tribe’s community engagement manager at the Heritage and Environment Resources Office (HERO), has organized a strength challenge on the Big Cypress Reservation for tribal members and their
Hollywood Culture now led by Francine Osceola Community News Top News by Damon Scott - October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 From left to right are the Hollywood Community Culture Center’s Michael Cantu, assistant manager; Francine Osceola, manager; and Paul Buster, language instructor. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Francine Osceola took the helm as manager of the Hollywood Reservation’s Community Culture Center on Sept. 5. She replaces Bobby Frank,
Native veterans memorial touched by Seminole influence Community Events News Top News by Damon Scott - October 22, 2022October 26, 2022 From left to right are Paul Bowers Sr., Mitchell Cypress and Stephen Bowers wearing Seminole Color Guard regalia in an undated photo. (Tribune file photo) On Veterans Day, Nov. 11, the National Native American Veterans Memorial is to be officially dedicated with a procession and ceremony at its home in
ICWA supporters asked to mobilize ahead of hearing Community News Top News by Damon Scott - October 19, 2022October 19, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Nov. 9 in a case that could decide the future of the Indian Child Welfare Act. (File photo) It’s crunch time for supporters of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). After years of legal wrangling in lower courts, the U.S. Supreme
New Seminole art exhibit to open in Fort Lauderdale Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by Damon Scott - October 6, 2022October 6, 2022 "Dancers" by Tia Blais-Billie is part of the exhibit. (Courtesy image) A new exhibit featuring Seminole artists is coming to the History Fort Lauderdale museum next month. “Chono Thlee: Sparking a new era in Seminole art,” is scheduled to open Nov. 6 and run through Jan. 10, 2023. The exhibit, created in
Brighton dedicates new homes at ribbon cutting Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 From left to right, Brighton Board Rep. Helene Buster, Brighton Councilman Larry Howard, Susannah Servere, President Mitchell Cypress and members of the Baker family react when the ribbon is cut. (Photo Damon Scott) BRIGHTON – The Seminole Tribe held a ribbon cutting ceremony Sept. 2 on the Brighton Reservation to usher
Q & A: Cheyenne Kippenberger talks mental health Community Health News Top News by Damon Scott - September 30, 2022September 30, 2022 Cheyenne Kippenberger, at right, joins other colleagues at a climate conference in Miami earlier this year. (Image via Facebook) Native Americans have one of the highest suicide rates of any group in the U.S. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) list suicide as the second-leading cause of death for
HHS adds $500K toward opioid crises Community Health News Top News by Damon Scott - September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Narcan is used to treat known or suspected opioid overdoses. (Image via Facebook) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services Department (HHS) was recently awarded a $500,000 grant to address the harms caused by misuse of opioids. The funds are part of the tribal opioid response (TOR) grants administered
Hard Rock casino in Illinois breaks ground Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Damon Scott - September 29, 2022September 29, 2022 Hard Rock executives and local officials, including Rockford Mayor Tom McNamara (fourth from right) and Cheap Trick guitarist Rick Nielsen (in black cap), took to the stage for the groundbreaking ceremony. (Image via Twitter) Hard Rock International broke ground Sept. 28 on the Hard Rock Casino Rockford in Illinois, about a
Florida lake with Native slur renamed Community News by Damon Scott - September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 The U.S. Department of Interior, led by Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), has completed its initiative to rename hundreds of geographic sites across the country. (Image via Facebook) A lake in Florida’s Marion County has been renamed as one of 650 geographic sites across the U.S. that were put on a U.S.