Work and home get together for Take Your Child to Work Day Community by Li Cohen - May 31, 2018 HOLLYWOOD — Maintaining a positive work and life balance takes practice, especially for full-time workers. For Tribal employees, the work load of the balance was lightened April 26 as the Tribe hosted its annual Take Your Child to Work Day. “Family is everything and the Tribe is definitely an entity that
Miss Florida Seminole competes in Miss Indian World Community by Randee Osceola - May 31, 2018July 3, 2018 Editor’s note: The annual Miss Indian World contest was held during the Gathering of Nations, North America’s largest pow wow, April 26 to 28 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The event attracted more than 10,000 attendees and included 3,600 dancers who competed in a variety of traditional dances. Miss Florida Seminole Randee
International visitors meet with Seminole Tribal Court officials Community by Damon Scott - May 31, 2018July 3, 2018 HOLLYWOOD — A host of international visitors converged at the Tribal Headquarters auditorium in Hollywood May 21 for a special session with Tribal Court officials. The group was visiting to learn about the Seminole Tribal justice system and Tribal court administration. Participants in the International Visitors Leadership Program are part of
Mystery portraits highlight fashion and beauty Community by Tara Backhouse - April 30, 2018April 27, 2018 Here at the Museum we’ve partnered with this newspaper to care for thousands of photographs their hardworking reporters took for the Seminole Tribe of Florida for over 30 years. You can imagine that is a lot of photos. We estimate there are around 30,000! Since they were transferred to the
Tribe recounts history at Egmont Key Community by Aaron Tommie - April 30, 2018April 27, 2018 EGMONT KEY — On April 5, Egmont Key was more than a tourist attraction with scenic views and various beach attractions. Staff members from the Tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office organized a two-hour tour for 33 Tribal citizens visiting the site, the largest Seminole visit on the island since the
Walkers tribal-wide help raise child abuse awareness Community by The Seminole Tribune - April 30, 2018April 27, 2018 A sea of blue T-shirts wove its way through the streets of the Hollywood Reservation as Tribal members and employees made a colorful statement to emphasize child abuse prevention. About 100 walkers, some with blue whirling pinwheels in hand, participated in the Hollywood portion of the sixth annual Child Abuse
Seniors take the field for Earth Day Community by Beverly Bidney - April 30, 2018April 27, 2018 BIG CYPRESS — It was billed as the annual Senior Earth Day Field Day, but cut-throat competition was nowhere to be found April 18. Instead, about 30 seniors relished the camaraderie, fellowship and fun of a day filled with activities and laughter at the Junior Cypress rodeo grounds in Big
EE-TO-LEET-KE Grill reopens in Immokalee Community by Beverly Bidney - April 30, 2018April 27, 2018 IMMOKALEE — Movers and shakers in Immokalee, including Tribal members and Chamber of Commerce executives, attended the grand reopening reception of the EE-TO-LEET-KE Grill on March 30 at Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee. The complete renovation of the 202-seat casual dining restaurant took about six months, during which time it was transformed
Congressional Silver Medal presented posthumously to Navajo Code Talker Community by The Seminole Tribune - April 30, 2018April 27, 2018 ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A Congressional Silver Medal was presented to the family of the late Navajo Code Talker Adolph Nagurski during a ceremony April 3 in Albuquerque, N.M. U.S. Sen. Martin Heinrich, of New Mexico, made the presentation at the New Mexico Veterans Memorial site. Nagurski earned the medal, but didn’t