ORLANDO — Mary Kim Titla is the executive director of Unity. As such, she oversees the planning and execution of its yearly conference, which took place in Orlando this summer. She’s been at the helm since 2013. “Everyone loved Florida. We received an amazing welcome, not only from the host Seminole

Developing a strategy to deal with the impact of climate change isn’t child’s play, but a group of Seminole Tribe of Florida employees recently went to summer camp to come up with a plan. Paul Backhouse, senior director of the Heritage and Environment Resources Office; Juan Cancel, assistant director of the

WASHINGTON — The National Congress of American Indians announced June 12 that Kevin Allis has accepted the role of its first chief executive officer. In this role, Allis will be responsible for leading and managing all strategic and operational aspects of the organization while creating a vision for the future long-term

BRIGHTON — The descendants of Seminole Tribe cattle owners in Brighton recently gathered to recreate a family photo of their elders holding branding irons. Generations of family members met July 13 at the Brighton shipping-marsh cattle pens to eat lunch and pose for the photo before loading up calves for transport. Dozens

MIAMI-DADE — Environmentalists are happy about the announcement of the long awaited removal of part of the Old Tamiami Trail near Everglades National Park. The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) recently said the removal of 5.5 miles of Old Tamiami Trail roadbed, located in Miami-Dade County near the Miccosukee Reservation,

Sixty-one cattle owners in Brighton and Big Cypress had a fruitful July as they shipped more than 3,500 calves to feedlots around the country. The annual two-week shipping event marks the end of a year in which the calves were raised, cared for and sold. “It went pretty smooth, we didn’t have

After serving for a year as president of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association, Alex Johns completed his term and stepped down at its annual convention June 20. He is the first Native American to lead the 5,000-member organization. “I’m proud and humbled to have served as FCA president this year,” Johns said in