The Guitar Hotel and Seminole Hard Rock won Global Gaming Awards that were announced Oct. 27, 2020. (Courtesy Seminole Hard Rock) HOLLYWOOD – Seminole Hard Rock and its Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood were big winners in the seventh annual Global Gaming Awards (GGA), which held
Author: Kevin Johnson
From Okeechobee to Chicago, Silas Madrigal adjusting to college basketball, big city
Silas Madrigal, a 2020 Okeechobee High School graduate, is continuing his academic and basketball career at North Park University in Chicago. He is shown here with North Park coach Tom Slyder. (Courtesy photo) After an outstanding basketball career at Okeechobee High School, Silas Madrigal was determined to keep playing, even if
NABI sets dates for 2021
The resumption of NABI is set for July 2021. (Alonso Parra photo) The Native American Basketball Invitational (NABI), which annually features more than 1,000 young players from Indian Country, including the Seminole Tribe, is planning for the tournament to be held in 2021. The Seminole Tribe is one of seven major
Strong season ends for Okeechobee as Brahmans look toward promising future
Okeechobee’s Elle Thomas delivers a serve in a Class 5A regional quarterfinal against Archbishop McCarthy on Oct. 21, 2020, in Southwest Ranches. (Kevin Johnson photo) SOUTHWEST RANCHES – After one final team huddle and a last “one, two, three, 'Chobee” cheer, the Okeechobee High School volleyball team said goodbye to a
Arizona State’s law school starts Indian gaming and self-governance programs
Arizona State University's new Indian gaming and self-governance programs are led by Ann Marie Bledsoe-Downes (Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska), left, and Lawrence Roberts (Oneida Tribe of Wisconsin). (ASU photo) Indian gaming and self-governance – two areas that carry plenty of significance for tribes throughout Indian Country – are the focus of
Nearly $1M awarded to Seminole Tribe from HUD
Native American tribes have been awarded $100 million as part of the U.S. Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Indian Community Development Block Grant Imminent Threat Program. The funding includes $900,000 to the Seminole Tribe of Florida. HUD Secretary Ben Carson made the announcement Aug. 31. According to HUD, the funding “will
Okeechobee’s Carriss Johns rushes for TD in first high school game
Tribe/PECS connections prevalent on Moore Haven High football team
Brady Keeper, from Pimicikamak Cree Nation, re-signs with Florida Panthers
Brady Keeper, of the Pimicikamak Cree Nation in Canada, appears in an NHL game with the Florida Panthers. Keeper re-signed with the team Aug. 31 for a one-year contract. (Florida Panthers/NHL photo) SUNRISE — Brady Keeper will remain a member of the Florida Panthers organization for his second professional season. Keeper, a
