Three newcomers, three incumbents win seats in tribal election Community News by The Seminole Tribune - May 17, 2021May 17, 2021 HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Tribal Council and Board of Directors will have some new representation for the 2021-2023 term. Three newcomers – all women – won seats in the Regular Election on May 10. Mariann Billie, Nadine Bowers and Christine McCall will be inaugurated with victorious incumbents in June. Billie
Billie Swamp Safari strives to keep animals’ lives normal in pandemic Community by Beverly Bidney - May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Before park attendant Yusdday Martinez can clean the enclosure for the Critter Show animals April 22, Francesca the capybara enjoys a belly rub while Bambi the deer tries to get some attention. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — For the animals of Billie Swamp Safari, life in the Covid-19 pandemic goes
Florida Legislature passes $100M climate change bill Community by Jill Horwitz - May 11, 2021May 11, 2021 Passing unanimously with bipartisan support, Senate Bill 1954 will direct $100 million a year to fight flooding and other climate risks in both coastal and inland communities. While most efforts to date have focused on sea level rise and protecting coastal properties, this bill creates a comprehensive and coordinated statewide
Child advocate Martha Suta Ramirez focuses on tribal children Community by Beverly Bidney - May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 Child advocate Martha Suta Ramirez. (Photo Beverly Bidney) It has been said so often it could be a mantra: children are the future of the tribe. With that in mind, the Health and Human Services’ Advocacy and Guardianship Department operates with the health and well-being of children as its core principle. Child
CBH re-entry program graduate Joey Henry has plenty of reasons to be thankful Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 From left, CBH aftercare/prevention administrator Bernard Colman, graduate Joey Henry and CBH clinical associate Calvin Graham celebrate Henry’s accomplishment in Big Cypress. (Beverly Bidney photo) After 15 years of watching his back and trusting no one in prison, Joey Henry had to relearn how to live and succeed in modern society
Hike, rally draw attention to oil exploration concerns in Big Cypress National Preserve Community Top News by Beverly Bidney - May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 A group of protestors show off their signs near mile marker 63 off of Interstate 75 on April 10, 2021. (Courtesy Shaa-Nutch Billie) About 50 conservation-minded individuals rallied and hiked through the Big Cypress National Preserve on April 10 to protest the proposed construction of an oil pad for exploration
Brady Osceola Latchford continues family legacy in law enforcement Community Education News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - May 6, 2021May 6, 2021 HOLLYWOOD — Brady Osceola Latchford said he’s known for many years what he wanted to do after college. Newly graduated, he’s doing it – entering the law enforcement tradition on his father’s side of the family. Latchford’s father is William Latchford, the executive director of Public Safety for the Seminole Tribe
Florida’s tribal youth to help restore coastal land Community News by Damon Scott - May 5, 2021May 5, 2021 U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland The Interior Department announced April 28 that six tribes would be included in a new round of funding for the Tribal Youth Coastal Restoration Program. The program secured $927,000 in funds for a three-year project to help restore up to 1,000 acres of wildlife habitat on
‘A business like no other’: Q&A with the Classic Casino GM Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - May 5, 2021May 6, 2021 HOLLYWOOD — Edward Aguilar Sr. started working for the Seminole Tribe at the ripe age of 14. It was summer jobs in recreation and youth centers then. He’s never stopped working, but the roles and titles have changed over the years. Now the general manager of the Seminole Classic Casino in
Ground broken for long-awaited trading post on Immokalee Reservation Community Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 From left, Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee general manager Tony Alves, Big Cypress Councilman David Cypress, Immokalee Council Liaison Ray Garza, President Mitchell Cypress, Immokalee resident Jeanie Nelson, Big Cypress Board Rep Joe Frank, Immokalee resident Linda Beletso, Immokalee Board Liaison Rafael Sanchez and Hollywood Board Rep. Gordon ‘Ollie’ Wareham officially
