Seminole-Broward partnership featured on CBS broadcast Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 An ongoing collaboration between the Seminole Tribe and a Broward County judge has caught the attention of the CBS4 News television station in Miami. The station aired a story Feb. 27 about Seminole Tribal Court and Judge Jose Izquierdo of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, located in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Izquierdo hears family court cases involving
ICWA supporters anxiously await court ruling Community News Top News by Damon Scott - February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 The waiting game is on. The latest court hearing in the battle for the health of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) took place Jan. 22 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans. Sixteen judges gathered for the rare en banc hearing to determine if
Register now for Native American veteran memorial procession Community Events News Top News by Damon Scott - February 27, 2020February 27, 2020 The organizers of a ceremony to mark the opening of the first memorial to honor Native American veterans are seeking those who want to be part of history. The National Native American Veterans Memorial is set to be dedicated on Veterans Day, Nov. 11. A procession will take place before the dedication ceremony. Organizers are encouraging
NIHB: Indian Country needs to contact Congress on SDPI Community Health News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 The long-term funding of a critical diabetes program for Indian Country continues to be in jeopardy and has become an ongoing battle for health care advocates. The latest in a string of short-term renewals of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians, or SDPI, expires on May 22. Groups like the National Indian Health
‘Americans’ exhibit considers Native American imagery Arts & Entertainment News Top News by Damon Scott - February 21, 2020February 24, 2020 An ongoing exhibition that opened in 2018 at the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., got some renewed attention this week. The museum’s director, Kevin Gover (Pawnee), was the guest on C-SPAN’s “Washington Journal” program Feb. 20, as previously reported by the Seminole Tribune. During the one-hour call-in show, Gover discussed
Organizers get ready for 4-H show and sale in Brighton Community Events News Top News by Damon Scott - February 20, 2020February 20, 2020 BRIGHTON –The Seminole Indian 4-H livestock show and sale will take place in Brighton next month at the Fred Smith Rodeo Arena. The two-day event is a culmination of months of hard work for dozens of 4-H youth. Last year’s event took place in Big Cypress, but it rotates between the two reservations now.
‘Warriors’ invited to join Big Cypress competition Community News Sports Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - February 12, 2020February 18, 2020 BIG CYPRESS – You might want to add “Eye of the Tiger” to your playlist for this one. What’s thought to be the first-ever “Seminole Warrior Competition” is set to take place Feb. 29 on the Big Cypress Reservation. The event is designed as a version of what the CrossFit Games look like. Those competitions include
Oscar winner dedicates award to Indigenous kids Arts & Entertainment News Top News by Damon Scott - February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 Something very rare happened at the 2020 Academy Awards on Feb. 9. Taika David Waititi, a New Zealander of Māori descent, won an Oscar for best adapted screenplay for his movie “Jojo Rabbit.” He is the film’s director and one of the producers and actors as well. Waititi joined a very small handful
Native American ties with Oscars a (very) slight one Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by Damon Scott - February 7, 2020February 7, 2020 The Academy Awards are Feb. 9 and rarely does the public agree with all of the nominees put forth by those who vote, let alone those who emerge as the ultimate winners. One film this year might be of interest to Indigenous People – “Jojo Rabbit.” The director and one of its producers are Indigenous themselves
Pipeline projects still attract wary Native American eyes Community News by Damon Scott - February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 Four years after protests began at the site of the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL), oil drilling and pipeline projects continue to threaten Native American communities and the environment. DAPL is one of the most well-known, along with the Keystone Pipeline System. DAPL’s underground oil pipeline is 1,172 miles long and begins in