Hike, rally to be held April 10 to oppose oil company’s request in Big Cypress National Preserve Community News by The Seminole Tribune - April 9, 2021September 19, 2024 Big Cypress National Preserve (photo National Park Service website) Conservation advocates and Miccosukee tribal members Betty Osceola and Rev. Houston Cypress and others will hold a socially distanced hike and rally April 10 starting at 9 a.m. in Big Cypress National Preserve. According to the Center for Biological Diversity, the event
South Bay Boat Ramp to close April 12-13 for construction News by The Seminole Tribune - April 7, 2021September 19, 2024 South Bay Boat Ramp (Photo courtesy U.S. Army Corps of Engineers) The boat ramp at the South Bay Recreation Area will be closed April 12 and April 13 due to construction on the Herbert Hoover Dike. “We recognize the inconvenience this closure may cause to people who were planning to use
Kaleb Thomas starts college baseball career Sports by The Seminole Tribune - April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Clarks Summit University freshman baseball player Kaleb Thomas Kaleb Thomas’s first collegiate baseball season is in full swing. Thomas, from the Brighton Reservation, is a freshman outfielder and pitcher at Clarks Summit University in northeast Pennsylvania. The campus of the Christian college is close to Scranton and about a two-hour drive from
STOF’s 4-H program to hold online livestock auction Community by The Seminole Tribune - March 25, 2021September 19, 2024 Immokalee 4-H’ers, including Homer Beltran, showed nine hogs at the 4-H grounds March 24, 2021, as a camera crew covered each competitor. The 4-H's virtual livestock auction will start March 30. (Photo Beverly Bidney) The Seminole Tribe of Florida's 4-H program will offer a livestock online auction March 30-31. This is
Indigenous representatives among participants in March 25 forum on federal oil and gas program News by The Seminole Tribune - March 23, 2021September 19, 2024 (Courtesy Department of Interior) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Interior Department will hold a public virtual forum March 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. regarding the federal oil and gas program. Invited participants include representatives from the industry, Indigenous organizations, labor and environmental justice organizations, natural resource advocates and other experts. The agenda
Trevor Thomas helps Warner top Judson Sports by The Seminole Tribune - March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Warner University outfielder Trevor Thomas. (Photo Warner) A run-scoring double from Trevor Thomas lifted Warner University past Judson College, 6-2, on March 11 in Lake Wales. Thomas, a junior outfielder from the Brighton Reservation, delivered the clutch go-ahead RBI as a pinch hitter that snapped a 2-2 tie in the sixth
Wildfire closes part of Big Cypress National Preserve News by The Seminole Tribune - March 15, 2021September 19, 2024 The area of the Turner River wildfire is shown in red. (NPS map) An estimated 1,000-acre wildfire has forced the temporary closure of a section of Big Cypress National Preserve. The fire, which was declared on March 14, is east of SR 29 and Birdon Road, west of Turner River Road and
Eli Foreman qualifies for Oklahoma state powerlifting meets Sports by The Seminole Tribune - March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 Anadarko High School freshman Eli Foreman. (Courtesy photo) Anadarko High School freshman Eli Foreman has qualified for the Oklahoma junior high and high school state powerlifting meets. Foreman, a Seminole Tribe of Florida tribal member, placed third at the junior high regional meet in the heavyweight class. He squatted 425 pounds, benched
Tennis stars coming to Hard Rock Stadium for Miami Open Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming Sports by The Seminole Tribune - March 10, 2021April 8, 2021 Serena Williams, shown here at Hard Rock Stadium in 2019, is among the top players entered in the Miami Open that runs March 22-April 4. (Photo Kevin Johnson) MIAMI GARDENS — The world’s greatest tennis players will be at Hard Rock Stadium from March 22-April 4 for the Miami Open. Matches
Senate committee agenda includes roundtable on Native communities and climate crisis News by The Seminole Tribune - March 10, 2021March 10, 2021 The March 10 business meeting of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is scheduled to include a roundtable discussion titled “Native Communities and the Climate Crisis.” The meeting is scheduled to start at 2:30 p.m. Other items on the committee’s agenda are: S.325, A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear