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Author: Daniella Hakim

As a cum laude graduate from Florida International University with a Bachelor of Science in Journalism, Daniella's current work can be attributed to the three years she spent reporting and overseeing editorial processes with Caplin News and The Miami Herald. Daniella joined the Tribune in 2025. You can contact her at daniellahakim@semtribe.com.

‘Remaining Native’: Running in remembrance of Indigenous survival

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Kutoven Stevens at the Stewart Indian School Cemetery in "Remaining Native." (Courtesy photo) Kutoven Stevens pictures himself running for his life as his great-grandfather once did at eight years old. Stevens’s great-grandfather, Franklin, was among hundreds of children who resisted assimilation by running away from federally funded, church-run boarding schools across

Montana Cypress’s ‘Becoming Buffalo,’ featured at Native Reel Cinema Festival

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Montana Cypress plays the lead role in "Becoming Buffalo" as Buffalo Tiger. Cypress is joined by Seminole and Miccosukeecast members, Doc Native, Marshall Sanders, Troy Sanders and Daniel Tommie. (Photo by Kevin Ondarza) Buffalo Tiger was a celebrated figure amongst the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and Montana Cypress’s childhood in Ochopee.

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