Free webinar offered on gaming, public policy Events News by The Seminole Tribune - August 12, 2020August 12, 2020 The National Council of Legislators from Gaming States (NCLGS) and Spectrum Gaming Group will offer the free webinar Gaming and Public Policy: Optimizing Economic, Urban Development on Aug. 26 at 1 p.m. The program is expected to focus on these questions: As states perennially face fiscal pressures, how should they view gaming
Native Learning Center offers financial wellness program Events by The Seminole Tribune - August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 HOLLYWOOD – The Native Learning Center in Hollywood will host “Financial Wellness for Tribal Members Part 1" on Aug. 11 from 2 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (ET). Instructors Wilma Noah and Krystal Cedeno will lead the online program, which will cover smart spending, budgets, values and needs versus wants,
New hiring for Seminole Gaming as it ramps up ‘Safe + Sound’ program Arts & Entertainment Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - August 10, 2020August 10, 2020 Gaming chips are cleaned at a table during the reopening of the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on June 12, 2020. (Kevin Johnson photo) HOLLYWOOD – Seminole Gaming is adding to its “Safe + Sound” program. The company announced Aug. 10 that dozens of program enforcement specialists will be hired
Vigil planned for orca’s 50 years in captivity Community Top News by The Seminole Tribune - August 7, 2020May 17, 2021 Supporters in 2018 lay hands on a totem pole, created by Lummi Nation artist Jewell James, that depicts Tokitae. (Courtesy photo) Events will be held Aug. 8 to mark 50 years – to the day – since the capture of an orca off the northwestern U.S. coast. The orca is known
Museum redesign project to showcase objects from the historic and pre-historic collections Arts & Entertainment Community Top News by The Seminole Tribune - August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 This sash will undergo some minor conservation efforts on the reverse (non-beaded side). (Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum photo) By Robin Croskery Howard, Conservator, and Tara Backhouse, Collections Manager The Seminole Tribe has always been proud of its museum. Nestled in front of a beautiful cypress dome in the heart of Big Cypress, it has
Seminole Scenes July 31, 2020 issue Community News Seminole Scenes by The Seminole Tribune - August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 MEDICAL COMPLEX OPENS: The new Betty Mae Jumper Medical Complex recently opened in Seminole Estates on the Hollywood Reservation. As of July 1, 2020, the complex was the new home for several departments, including Advocacy & Guardianship, Center for Behavorial Health, Children’s Center for Diagnostics & Therapy, Health & Human
Moore Haven Lock to close for repairs News by The Seminole Tribune - August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 MOORE HAVEN – The Moore Haven Lock along the Okeechobee Waterway will be closed for repairs Aug. 8-15, according to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Jacksonville District. The Corps stated that “critical repairs” will be done on the lakeside sector gates. The closure is scheduled to be intermittent Aug. 8
COVID-19 forces cancellation of Native American Music Awards Arts & Entertainment Top News by The Seminole Tribune - August 6, 2020August 6, 2020 The Native American Music Awards was scheduled to celebrate its 20th anniversary show in November, but the event has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “As almost all entertainment events have been cancelled or postponed for the remainder of 2020, the same applies to us,” the Native American Music Awards & Association
Dedication of Native American veterans memorial postponed News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - August 4, 2020August 4, 2020 An illustration of Harvey Pratt's design for the National Native American Veterans Memorial at the National Museum of the American Indian. (NMAI) WASHINGTON – A Veterans Day dedication ceremony and veterans procession to mark the completion of the National Native American Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. have been postponed. The Smithsonian’s National
Cheyenne Kippenberger to speak at Congressional hearing on mental health Health Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - July 14, 2020July 14, 2020 Miss Indian World and UNITY peer guide ambassador Cheyenne Kippenberger will be among the speakers at a Congressional subcommittee hearing on July 16, 2020. (Courtesy photo) Miss Indian World and Seminole tribal member Cheyenne Kippenberger is scheduled to participate in a remote Congressional oversight hearing about mental health issues among Native