Hollywood seniors celebrate Valentine’s Day Arts & Entertainment Community by The Seminole Tribune - March 3, 2020March 3, 2020 From left, Loretta Micco, Agnes Billie-Motlow and Wanda Billie pose in the photo booth at the Hollywood Seniors Valentine’s Day party Feb. 11 at Seminole Estates. (Photo Robert Kippenberger) Paul Buster flashes a smile at the Valentine’s Day party in Hollywood. (Photo Analicia Austin) Joe Paul Billie enjoys a game of bingo.
American Heritage girls seek third consecutive state title; OHS boys host regional final Sports Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 The American Heritage (Plantation) girls basketball team is one win away from its third straight state championship. The Patriots, who include Seminoles December Stubbs and Tiana Stubbs, ousted Southeast (Bradenton) with a 67-55 win in a Class 5A semifinal Thursday at RP Funding Center in Lakeland. American Heritage guard December Stubbs lines up
Call-in or tweet to Native American museum leader Gover Feb. 20 Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 The director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian will be interviewed live on C-SPAN Feb. 20 Kevin Gover (Pawnee) is scheduled to appear on the popular program “Washington Journal” at 9:10 a.m. The entire program runs from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Gover is expected to talk about the museum’s history, its current
Native American academic program marks 50th year Community Education News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 The Native American Studies program at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque is marking a milestone this year. The NAS department, one of the most established and longest running in the U.S., is celebrating its 50th anniversary. UNM is marking the occasion Feb. 19 with a symposium and roundtable discussion about the future of
North Dakota voting decision a ‘victory for Indian Country’ Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 North Dakota has been in the spotlight for several years due to what many say is a restrictive voter identification law that unduly affects Native Americans. The Republican-controlled North Dakota Legislature passed a law in 2012 that prevented Native Americans from voting with an ID that listed a post office box as an address. Many
New “The Guitar Hotel Light Show” with songs performed by global Superstar Jennifer Lopez to premiere at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood in February Arts & Entertainment Community by The Seminole Tribune - February 12, 2020March 3, 2020 HOLLYWOOD – The Guitar Hotel at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood will premiere a new “The Guitar Hotel Light Show” with songs performed by Jennifer Lopez on Feb. 13. The show is in conjunction with the brand’s announcement of the “Hard Rock Live Like a Legend $2M Giveaway,” where winners will receive
New Indigenous map recognizes Native American women Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - February 11, 2020February 11, 2020 A cartographer who sells his creations through the company Tribal Nation Maps has released a new concept that features Native American women. Aaron Carapella, who is part Cherokee on his mother’s side, is a self-taught cartographer – one who draws or produces maps. He makes maps of the locations and names of the pre-Columbian Indigenous tribes
Allen to join cast of casino execs at Atlantic City event Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 6, 2020March 3, 2020 ATLANTIC CITY – Needless to say, Jim Allen has a busy schedule that takes him across the country and the globe on business for Hard Rock and the Seminole Tribe. The chairman of Hard Rock International and CEO of Seminole Gaming is often asked to speak at events and conferences. An upcoming event will take
The Eastern Indian Rodeo Association’s Betty Mae Jumper Memorial Rodeo Sports Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 6, 2020February 6, 2020 HOLLYWOOD – The Eastern Indian Rodeo Association’s Betty Mae Jumper Memorial Rodeo was held Feb. 1 at the rodeo arena on the Hollywood Reservation. The arena will host the Bill Osceola Memorial INFR Tour Rodeo on Feb. 8. Non-sanctioned events for youth riders will be at 1 p.m. followed by
Tribal stories posted by Library of Congress irk Native Americans Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 6, 2020February 10, 2020 The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., has posted thousands of hours of Native American recordings and thousands of Native American photographs online over the years. But some Native American tribal members and groups have an issue with culturally sensitive material being posted, often taken without a tribes’ consent. They argue the material should be tribal