Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki displays arts and crafts by Pemayetv Emahakv students

by Damon Scott - June 5, 2019September 20, 2024

BIG CYPRESS — The Brighton Reservation’s Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School (PECS) is known for its Creek language immersion program. But it’s also unique for its instruction in traditional Seminole cooking and arts and crafts. In fact, visitors from Native American schools across the country have traveled to PECS to see how

Capturing a Seminole tradition: alligator wrestling

by Siobhan Miller - June 5, 2019September 20, 2024

There are usually two sides to every story. Sometimes stories become woven together so tightly that it is difficult to untangle them over the course of time. The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s next exhibit about alligator wrestling is one of those stories. Alligator Wrestling: Danger. Entertainment. Tradition. opens this December. Through the exhibit,

Esports’ popularity grows within Tribe and beyond

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by Derrick Tiger - June 5, 2019

HOLLYWOOD — Popular video games Fortnite, Call of Duty, and Super Smash Bros. were the center of attraction for a tournament called "Gamer Palooza" on March 28 in Hollywood. Tribal members ages 12 to 24 showcased their gamer skills in a competitive environment at the Howard Tiger Recreation Center. The tournament

Council, Board honors police, security for lifesaving act at Coconut Creek casino

by Derrick Tiger - June 5, 2019September 20, 2024

HOLLYWOOD — Officers of the Seminole Police Department and Coconut Creek Police Department, along with Security staff from the Seminole Casino Coconut Creek were honored March 22 at a Seminole Tribal Council meeting. The officers were presented with Florida Police Chiefs Association Lifesaving Awards. The awards are given when an exceptional

Prospective princesses hone their skills at workshop

by Beverly Bidney - June 5, 2019September 20, 2024

BIG CYPRESS — A group of eight future Miss Florida Seminole and Jr. Miss Florida Seminole contestants woke up early on Saturday, May 18 to attend a Princess workshop at the Big Cypress Boys & Girls Club auditorium. By the end of the day, they each realized it was time

Miss Indian World – Cheyenne Kippenberger – plans year with crown

by Damon Scott - June 5, 2019September 20, 2024

HOLLYWOOD — The buzz has continued even if the dust has settled a bit. Cheyenne Kippenberger – formerly Miss Florida Seminole and now Miss Indian World – has been riding a wave of excitement since being crowned April 27 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. It’s the first time a Seminole Tribe of Florida

Heith Lawrence stars as the Tin Man in ‘Wizard of Oz’

by Beverly Bidney - June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

MOORE HAVEN — Heith Lawrence’s theater career has gone over the rainbow at Moore Haven Middle/High School, where he starred as the Tin Man in a two-night run of “The Wizard of Oz” on May 10 and 11. This was Heith’s second year on the stage; as a freshman last year

Alyssa Madrigal wins first place in 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest

by The Seminole Tribune - June 5, 2019June 5, 2019

MOORE HAVEN — Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School fifth-grader Alyssa Madrigal won first place in the 4-H/Tropicana Public Speaking Contest for Glades County on May 21 at the Doyle Connor Building in Moore Haven. Prior to this she also won first place in both the class and school competition. Her speech

To-Pee-Kee-Ke Yak-Ne Community Center opens in Big Cypress

by Beverly Bidney - June 4, 2019September 20, 2024

BIG CYPRESS — The newly opened To-Pee-Kee-Ke Yak-Ne Community Center is living up to its Ela-pon-ke name; it truly is “a place to gather” in Big Cypress. Located in the old pool hall next to the Billie Johns Sr. Ball Field, the building was built by the Bureau of Indian Affairs

Seminoles share Tribe’s culture with Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians

by Beverly Bidney - June 4, 2019September 20, 2024

BIG CYPRESS — Two busses filled with 75 members of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians made the trip from North Carolina to the Big Cypress Reservation for a cultural exchange May 21. Some Cherokees learned they had more in common with the Seminole Tribe than they realized. The cultural exchange