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Trail property changes hands

by Derrick Tiger -

TRAIL — Representing the Seminole Tribe, Trail Council Liaison Norman Huggins proudly handed a property deed and a bouquet of various colored roses to Winter Dawn Billie on Nov. 9. Billie was one of two tribal members who won a lottery for a pair of vacant lots in the Trail

Seminole Tribe pushes Smithsonian on repatriation policies

by Damon Scott -

Led by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, a resolution has been passed concerning repatriation policies at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. The resolution was passed by the United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund (USET SPF) board of directors at its annual meeting in October at the Seneca

Want to pitch a business idea to the Tribe? Start here.

by Damon Scott -

HOLLYWOOD — When an organization blazes a trail of success and innovation like the Seminole Tribe of Florida has with its ventures, officials are often bombarded with business pitches – some good, some not so good. Put another way: people both within the Tribe and outside of it want a piece

Natives keep watchful eye on ICWA developments

by Damon Scott -

A federal judge in Texas ruled the Indian Child Welfare Act was unconstitutional in early October – something that’s never happened since the law was enacted in 1978. Court appeals were immediately filed in response. The ICWA was designed to prevent the separation of Native children from their parents and extended

Toy drive brings holiday cheer to kids

by Derrick Tiger -

Patients in a children’s hospital in Hollywood and students at a nonprofit educational center in Immokalee and a South Bay elementary school received plenty of holiday cheer and toys thanks to the Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc.’s annual toy drive sponsored by Seminole Gaming. Kyla Davis, STOF Inc. marketing director, said

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