The primary goal of the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) is to preserve and protect the cultural resources of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Artifacts and art works curated in museums represent only one part of this rich cultural heritage. THPO also seeks to identify and safeguard spaces tied to specific

BRIGHTON – The Brighton Field Day is still looking good at 80. The 80th edition of the annual event welcomed thousands of visitors to the Brighton Reservation for three sun-splashed days of art, culture, dance, food, music, wildlife and professional rodeo. Field Day started Feb. 16, a day when the temperature reached

The Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) aims to identify and preserve areas of cultural significance to the Seminole Tribe of Florida. As the Tribe continues to expand, THPO endeavors to ensure appropriate protection of cultural resources throughout all phases of development. In August 2017, the Tribal Archaeology Section (TAS) collaborated

Throughout the year, the museum and Tribal Historic Preservation Office  staff participates in many events within the Tribal community. Like many people, January, February and March are busy months for these departments, as so many great events take place, including Tribal Fair and Pow Wow, Brighton Field Days, Immokalee Shootout 

HOLLYWOOD – Casey Camp-Horinek knows first-hand what kind of disruption drilling into the Earth can cause, which was one reason why the member of the Ponca Tribe of Oklahoma’s Business Committee expressed gratitude to the Seminole Tribe for hosting its first Renewable Energy & Sustainability Conference. “We really learned a lot

HOLLYWOOD – An increase in the number of dancers and drummers highlighted the 47th edition of the annual Seminole Tribal Fair and Pow Wow. “We had 276 dancers. Usually, we barely make 200, so it’s a little better. It was good,” said Wanda Bowers, who is in charge of the Pow

Sean Snyder and Adrian Matthias Stevens have been dancing since they could walk; Snyder is a men’s fancy dancer and Stevens is a grass dancer.  “We are both just natural dancers,” said Stevens, who is Northern Ute, Shoshone-Bannock and San Carlos Apache. “We were raised in the pow wow world and

At the 6th annual Smith Family Cattle Drive Jan. 27, which honors the family patriarchs’ contributions to the Tribe in the cattle industry and public service, about 100 family, friends and community members aimed to move a herd of 30 steer about six miles from the Brighton Marsh Pens to

All it takes is a drive to the Brighton Trading Post to see things are hopping at the adjacent RV Resort. A sea of recreational vehicles, boats and bikes have filled the 56-pad park to capacity.  “It’s our second year in a row that we’re full,” said Darcey Barrows, Trading Post