BRIGHTON — Military service and sacrifices made in the service to country were honored at the 31st annual Veterans Day celebration Nov. 8 in Brighton. A crowd of Seminole and non-Tribal veterans gathered at the Florida Seminole Veterans Building to honor fallen brethren, recall their service and connect with other

The final beam that will be hoisted atop the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa during the expansion project’s topping off ceremony made the rounds of the Seminole reservations in November as Tribal members had opportunities to sign it. The Tampa Hard Rock is undergoing a nearly $700 million

HOLLYWOOD — Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood honored veterans Nov. 12 with a performance by nationally acclaimed singer/artist Joe Everson, who created two patriotic-themed paintings while singing "God Bless the U.S.A." and "The Star Spangled Banner." The first painting was of the Statue of Liberty and the second depicted

BIG CYPRESS — A record crowd of nearly 2,500 reveled in the sights and sounds of the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s 21st annual American Indian Arts Celebration. Attendees from as far away as Germany and as close as the Big Cypress Reservation took in the art, crafts, music, dance, gator wrestling and food

BIG CYPRESS — U.S. military veterans were recognized and celebrated during a formal program in Big Cypress on Nov. 10. The Big Cypress community, along with visitors from around Florida, gathered at the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium to pay their respects to veterans both living and passed. President Mitchell Cypress, a

FORT MYERS — The final night of the Florida Gulf Coast University Native American Film Festival, which ran from Oct. 25 to Nov. 15, featured two films produced for the Miccosukee Tribe’s museum. The films were followed by a panel discussion which veered from the films to Native American lifestyle