Seminole Veteran Profile – Billie Micco Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 Billie Micco was drafted in 1968 and served for two years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Micco was going to college in Oklahoma when he received the draft letter. He was soon sent to Fort Gordon in Georgia to complete basic training and then it was on
Kiana Bell discovers passion for traditional basket making Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — What most people see is the finished product, not all the behind the scenes work and care that happens along the way. Kiana Bell experienced the reality quickly though, as she moved through the process of completing a traditional Seminole basket. “There’s a side to basket making that most people
As USET turns 50, Seminole Tribe’s impact recognized Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 CHOCTAW, Miss. — Betty Mae Jumper was the first female chairwoman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida in 1967. But during her long and eventful life, she also founded the United South & Eastern Tribes in 1969. The Seminole Tribe would go on to establish and maintain a constant and
Census 2020 officials focus on full Native American count Community News by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Indian Country has much to gain, and potentially lose, when Census 2020 arrives next year. As a result, officials are spreading the word now about how the count – which takes place every 10 years – is important to tribes. Native Americans and Alaska Native populations were undercounted by 4.9 percent in
ICWA challenge to be reheard by Fifth Circuit Community News by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Tensions are high once again as the fate of the Indian Child Welfare Act is back up for review in a rehearing. The 1978 law has been in and out of legal limbo for more than a year. The latest action came Nov. 7 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Joe Dan Osceola’s life, influence celebrated by USET Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019December 5, 2019 CHOCTAW, Miss. — The Seminole Tribe lost one of its longtime greats on June 9 when Joe Dan Osceola passed away at 82. Osceola was the Tribe’s first president 50 years ago, when he was just 32. That distinction also made him the youngest Tribal president on any council throughout all
Guitar Hotel joins architecturally unique global structures Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 12, 2019November 12, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — The Guitar Hotel – all 450 feet of it shaped like back-to-back guitars – is now open at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. As the first guitar-shaped hotel in the world, it is now part of the ranks of out of the ordinary structures the
World’s first Guitar Hotel, conquered Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — Big name celebrities – Johnny Depp, Morgan Freedman, Khloé Kardashian, Joe Manganiello, Bella Thorne, Jeremy Piven and more – strutted along the red carpet in their finest fashions and flashed their brightest smiles. But there was no doubt who the real stars were at the Seminole Hard Rock
Seminoles celebrate Hard Rock expansions Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 6, 2019November 6, 2019 After years of plans and on-the-ground work, the Tribe has completed two major expansions on what is now unquestionably its two flagship Hard Rock integrated casino-resorts, both in Florida. The centerpiece of Hollywood’s $1.5 billion project is the now open 638-room Guitar Hotel – a 450-foot high one-of-a-kind architectural marvel. The
Miss Florida Seminole to build bond with Ainu people Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 5, 2019November 5, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — Durante Blais-Billie hit the ground running after she was crowned Miss Florida Seminole July 27. She’s already appeared at many Tribal events, programs, a symposium and the grand opening of the Guitar Hotel. She recently appeared at Florida State University’s Homecoming, too. That’s just a taste. As part of her