Tearful goodbye for longtime, beloved Recreation employee Sports by Eileen Soler - September 2, 2015September 2, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Children waved farewell signs, wept a few tears and in unison shouted, "We will miss you!" during a retirement party for Hollywood Recreation Department employee Kristin Duda, who devoted more than two decades of her life to the lives of Tribal members. "I’m sad because every time when I
Hendry makes new move toward FPL power plant Community by Eileen Soler - July 30, 2015 CLEWISTON — Despite pleas from Seminole Tribe of Florida members and environmentalists to stop Florida Power & Light (FPL) again from building a massive electric generating plant on land next door to the Big Cypress Reservation, Hendry County Board of County Commissioners voted for comprehensive land plan changes that could
Battle to block Everglades bicycle roadway revs up Community by Eileen Soler - July 30, 2015 EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK — Just past the asphalt that makes up U.S. 41 from Krome Avenue in Miami to San Marco Road in Collier County lies wetlands rich with flora, wildlife, prehistoric secrets and scores of Miccosukee and Seminole families. Beneath the highway, also called Tamiami Trial, is buried history from
Teens learn how global warming impacts Tribes nationwide Education by Eileen Soler - July 30, 2015 SHEPHERDSTOWN, W.Va. — Indian Country teens confronted a global problem during the first Inter-Tribal Youth Climate Leadership Congress at the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service’s National Conservation Training Center. The 89 high school students from 28 tribal communities that span the nation from the arctic Alaska North Slope to the steamy
Brody goes to Washington for president’s Gen-I gathering Education by Eileen Soler - July 30, 2015 WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama’s push to improve the lives of Indian Country youth through his Generation Indigenous (Gen-I) initiative advanced midsummer when Native teens and young adults united in Washington, D.C. for the first White House Tribal Youth Gathering. Seminole Tribe member Broden "Brody" Osceola Hagen, 16, of Naples, attended
Native musicians push to place Native artists in national spotlight Community by Eileen Soler - July 1, 2015July 10, 2015 HOLLYWOOD — Musicians Ted Nelson, of Hollywood Reservation, and Lee Tiger, of the Miccosukee Tribe, are determined to crush the stereotype of Native American music and elevate its presence in the industry. The two, recently off of a two-show gig at the Seminole Casino Classic in Hollywood, will triple bill July
Luncheon lauds legion of tribal foster parents Community by Eileen Soler - July 1, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Family Services Department counselor Fred Mullins called the Foster Parent Appreciation Luncheon a "very special late morning for very special people." He described the foster parents as the Tribe’s SEAL Team Six. "You are the ones who, 24 hours a day, are there to go in and help
Ahfachkee high schoolers graduate with flying colors Education by Eileen Soler - July 1, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Small in numbers but rich in memories, Ahfachkee School’s Class of 2015 graduated May 29 in front of family members, friends, alumni and staff. With the flags of the Seminole Tribe, United States and Florida unfurled in the background at the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium and the iconic
Ahfachkee kinder grads step up to big kid school Education by Eileen Soler - July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 BIG CYPRESS — Prayers and pledges helped usher 13 of Ahfachkee School’s tiniest students into the next level of learning May 28 during the kindergarten Class of 2015 graduation. "The book of Proverbs says we should train these children up the way they should go and when they are old they
PECS sports banquet highlights achievement Sports by Eileen Soler - July 1, 2015July 1, 2015 BRIGHTON — Student-athletes with good sportsmanship, great attitudes and the best examples of Seminole spirit were rewarded with cheers and trophies in the new gymnasium at the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School athletic banquet. "You are a reflection of what is wonderful about our athletes, coaches and teachers," said the Brighton Reservation