Owachige Osceola’s 2013 death draws new attention Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 HOLLYWOOD – It’s been almost nine years since 27-year-old Owachige Osceola, of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, was found dead in her apartment in Norman, Oklahoma. The Norman Police Department and Osceola’s family say she was murdered, but no one has ever been charged. However, the case has received more
SWEP students get inside look at Hard Rock operations Community Education Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Damon Scott - August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 The SWEP tour gathered at the oculus water feature at the Hard Rock Hollywood on July 14, 2022. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD — Ten students in the Seminole Tribe’s Student Work Experience Program (SWEP) had a chance to see some behind the scenes features of the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Tribe celebrates its Hollywood class of 2022 Community Education News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 2, 2022August 2, 2022 Chef Stephanie “Pyet” DeSpain talked to graduates about her life and career. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD — The Seminole Tribe held a celebration of its Hollywood-area high school graduates and those who have received advanced degrees at an event July 26 at the Seminole Estates on the Hollywood Reservation. Hollywood and Broward
Hard Rock lays groundwork for Wisconsin casino-resort Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News by Damon Scott - July 29, 2022July 29, 2022 Menominee Tribe Chairman Ronald J. Corn Sr. (Menominee Tribe Facebook) Hard Rock International (HRI) has purchased 60-acres of land for $15 million in Kenosha, Wisconsin, to develop a casino-resort with the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin. The Village of Bristol, which owned the land, approved the deal July 19. The land deal
New Covid-19 vaccine available, Broward monkeypox cases rise Community Health News by Damon Scott - July 28, 2022July 28, 2022 This image from the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy shows monkeypox on a man’s chest and arm. (Photo: Berkay Ataseven/iStock) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services (HHS) department is offering a new Covid-19 vaccine to adults called Novavax. It is intended as a primary vaccine for
Court’s ruling causes Indian Country unease News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - July 25, 2022July 25, 2022 The U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in late June that has many in Indian Country concerned. (File photo) The Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta decision handed down in late June by the U.S. Supreme Court has caused unease among many in Indian Country. The decision expands the states’ authority over Native lands. The
‘Healing’ tour next step in boarding school initiative News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - July 21, 2022July 21, 2022 The Mt. Pleasant Indian Industrial Boarding School in Mt. Pleasant, Michigan, was established by Congress in 1891. (Photo: American Indian Boarding Schools Facebook page) The Secretary of the Department of the Interior, Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), began a “Road to Healing” tour July 9 in Oklahoma as part of the ongoing
Southern rockers meet Seminole superfan Richard Osceola Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - July 20, 2022July 21, 2022 Richard Osceola, left, gifted Charlie Starr of Blackberry Smoke a Seminole vest and hat outside of Revolution Live in Fort Lauderdale on July 14, 2022, prior to the band’s concert that night. (Photo Calvin Tiger) FORT LAUDERDALE – If you give Richard Osceola the chance, he’ll talk to you about music
Record set straight: Thorpe gets his gold medals (again) News Sports Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - July 20, 2022July 20, 2022 After 110 years, Jim Thorpe is once again an Olympic gold medalist. (Wikimedia Commons) Legendary athlete Jim Thorpe was the first Native American to win a gold medal in an Olympics. He won two – in the decathlon and pentathlon – in the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, 110 years
‘Groundbreaking’ Native TV series debuts on AMC Arts & Entertainment News by Damon Scott - June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Zahn McClarnon, left, and Kiowa Gordon play tribal police officers in the series. (AMC Facebook) Another mainstream television series has been added to a growing list of Native-led productions. “Dark Winds” is based on a book series by Tony Hillerman and is described as a psychological thriller that follows two Navajo police