James Billie honored by the state for contributions to Florida folklife

by Zack Boehm - May 7, 2019September 20, 2024

TALLAHASSEE — Four distinguished Floridian folk artists and community leaders were honored April 13 with the 2019 Florida Folk Heritage Awards for their transformative, far-reaching contributions to Florida’s folklife. The awards were conferred by Florida’s Department of State and were presented during a ceremony at Word of South, an annual

FSU’s V-rak-ke-ce-tv ceremony honors graduates, relationship with Seminole Tribe

by Zack Boehm - January 7, 2019January 7, 2019

TALLAHASSEE — Every December at Florida State University, as the air begins to crackle with a wintry chill and the libraries explode to life with hordes of finals-crazed students, hundreds of soon-to-be graduates gather for the V-rak-ke-ce-tv Cultural Graduation Ceremony—a time for reflection and recognition inspired by the university’s special

FSU nursing summit honors work of Betty Mae Jumper

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by Zack Boehm - May 31, 2017June 13, 2017

TALLAHASSEE — To cap off a two-day international indigenous health summit that convened indigenous, native and aboriginal nursing researchers from around the world, Florida State University’s new Center for Indigenous Nursing Research and Health Equity (INRHE) invited Moses Jumper Jr. to speak about his mother, Betty Mae Jumper, and her

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