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Kevin Johnson is senior editor. He has worked for The Seminole Tribune since 2014. He was previously an editor, photographer and reporter for newspapers in Southwest Florida and Connecticut. Contact Kevin at kevinjohnson@semtribe.com.

Wes Studi urges donations for Indian Country amid COVID-19

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Wes Studi appears in a public service announcement asking for donations to help Native American communities impacted by COVID-19. (PWNA PSA) When Wes Studi speaks, Indian Country listens, and the hope is that others will, too. The Oscar-winning actor has earned a well-respected aura through his legendary Hollywood career that has

Okeechobee High seniors receive more than $1.2M in scholarships

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The Seminole Tribe's Kamani Smith, left, and Kaleb Thomas were among the Okeechobee High School class of 2020 scholarship recipients. (Kevin Johnson photos) Okeechobee High School senior Aubrey Pearce, a former Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School student, earned several scholarships. Okeechobee High School’s stage normally would be a

Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa to reopen May 21

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Elvis Presley’s gold piano graces the atrium at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa during an unveiling July 11, 2019. (Photo Beverly Bidney) TAMPA – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will reopen its doors to the public at 7 p.m. on May 21 under new safety guidelines.

New president named at Haskell Indian Nations University

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Dr. Ronald Graham - Haskell Indian Nations president (Ronald Graham Facebook) Haskell Indian Nations University has a new president. The Lawrence,  Kansas, college will be led by Dr. Ronald Graham, who has an extensive history in education and law enforcement. Tony Dearman, director of the Bureau of Indian Education, made the

COVID-19 deaths reach 100 for Navajo Nation

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Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez talks to CNN's John King on May 11, 2020. (CNN) The Navajo Nation reported that the number of its citizens who have died from COVID-19 reached 100 as of Sunday. The grim figure comes as the Navajo Nation, whose sprawling 17 million acres includes parts of Arizona,

Disbursement of billions in federal coronavirus relief money begins for tribes

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U.S. Treasury building in Washington (Treasury photo). Nearly $5 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund is being dispersed to Native American tribes. U.S. Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced details of the distributions in a joint statement May 5, the same day the departments

Tribe’s Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo dies from COVID-19

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Seminole Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo shakes hands with a new member of the department during a graduation ceremony in 2016. (Tribune file photo) Donald DiPetrillo, who served the Seminole Tribe of Florida as its fire chief since 2008 and had worked for fire departments in Broward County for nearly 50 years,

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