BC community, environmental issues drive Quenton Cypress Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 BIG CYPRESS — Quenton Cypress already has an extensive resume for someone 25-years-old. And there are no signs that he’s slowing down. To start, the Big Cypress resident has worked for the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum in various capacities for almost a decade. He started at age 16 when he enrolled in the
Summit offers lineup of business topics for Indian Country News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 A Native American-owned and operated media company is hosting its second summit focused on business issues significant to Indian Country Nov. 17 through Nov. 20. The Native Business Summit is organized by Native Business, which in addition to the event, operates a magazine, business app and podcast. Native Business was founded in
Native American entrepreneurs get businesses incubator boost News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Two congressional powerhouses who champion Native American issues have seen a new bill they supported signed into law. The law sets up business incubators for Native American businesses and entrepreneurs. It requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development
‘Culturally unidentifiable’ no more: A closer look at repatriation policy change Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 The Seminole Tribe announced Oct. 21 that the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) revised its repatriation policy regarding human remains and funerary objects. The change is a big deal and an effort that took many years and countless hours of work by tribal members and Tribal Historic Preservation Office
‘Historic victory for Indigenous rights’ as NMNH revises repatriation policy News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Seminole Tribe repatriation committee members Tina Osceola, left, and Domonique deBeaubien, went to Washington, D.C. in February to push for changes in the National Museum of Natural History’s repatriation policy. (Courtesy photo) It appears the resolve, advocacy and pressure has yielded results.The Seminole Tribe’s repatriation committee announced Oct. 21 that the
Tribal members prepare to move into first Lakeland Reservation homes Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 When fully completed, phase one of the new Lakeland Reservation will have 47 homes; 17 had been completed by the end of October. (Photo Rick Morales/Jacob Cos.) Building a new housing development takes time – something that hasn’t been lost on Seminoles in the Tampa area. They’ve been long anticipating the
Hard Rock fans get sneak peek of proposed Virginia project News Top News by Damon Scott - October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 A 3D model of the proposed Hard Rock development in Bristol, Virginia, was recently unveiled. (Courtesy Hard Rock) Hard Rock ventures are underway across the globe, even as the hospitality industry has faced new challenges during the Covid-19 pandemic. Hard Rock International unveiled one of its latest partnerships in mid-September with a
Senators: Give tribes more access to CARES Act funds News by Damon Scott - October 7, 2020October 7, 2020 Even as some states continue to emerge from various Covid-19 restrictions, the ongoing hit to the service, tourism and hospitality industries remains profound. Those impacts are especially felt among tribal enterprises within Indian Country – many of which rely heavily on those sectors to fund government operations, programs and services. Because the
Artist’s projects, short film features Bobby Henry, Osceola story Arts & Entertainment Community Top News by Damon Scott - October 6, 2020October 6, 2020 The Seminole Tribe's Heritage and Environment Resources Office is a collaborator with the School House 4 Reimagining Education, pictured here. (Courtesy SH4RE) An Oct. 7 film screening and virtual art exhibit opening by Pensacola artist Sean Linezo has many connections to the Seminole Tribe. Linezo is the artist-in-residence at the nonprofit School
New Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center up and running in Hollywood Community Health by Damon Scott - October 5, 2020November 2, 2020 The new Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center opened earlier this year on the Seminole Estates portion of the Hollywood Reservation. (Carlos Fuentes photo) HOLLYWOOD — The unconquered spirit of the namesake of the Hollywood Reservation’s new medical building is alive and well despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center