Tampa seniors visit Hawaii Community by The Seminole Tribune - June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 About 15 Seminole seniors from Tampa made a 4,500-mile journey to Hawaii in April. The group flew from Tampa to San Francisco and on to the Big Island for a nine-day trip that included a variety of culture activities and sightseeing. The seniors met with Samoans and attended a traditional
Climate change puts history at risk Community by The Seminole Tribune - June 30, 2017June 28, 2017 The effects of climate change are being felt in Florida. In Miami, storm drains that were built to drain rain water off of roads and away from houses out into the ocean now need to remain closed during high tides to keep the ocean from coming in. The city of
“Mr. Self-Determination”: The legacy of Howard Tommie Community by Mary Beth Rosebrough - June 30, 2017June 28, 2017 Known as “Mr. Self-Determination,” Howard Ernest Tommie was the third elected chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida after the signing of its constitution and corporate charter. Because, among other things, he attended Chilocco Indian School and Okeechobee High School and worked for a rancher as a high school sophomore,
4-H wraps up year with banquet Community Top Story by Beverly Bidney - June 30, 2017June 28, 2017 BIG CYPRESS — The annual Seminole Indian 4-H banquet celebrates the accomplishments of its youth and livestock owners, but this year, the May 23 banquet in Big Cypress also served as a farewell to longtime 4-H coordinator Polly Hayes. For 21 years, Hayes nurtured, mentored and taught scores of 4-H kids
Kids come to work with parents, learn about Tribe Community by Kevin Johnson - June 1, 2017July 31, 2017 HOLLYWOOD — As much as the humans tried to be educational, informative and entertaining with activities such as fire hose demonstrations and ice cream-making, they were no match in popularity against a creature with four legs and a vehicle with two wheels. Asked what were the best parts of the Tribe’s
Brighton meets the Pathways Fitbit challenge Community by Beverly Bidney - May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 BRIGHTON — Participants in the six-week Seminole Pathways Fitbit Challenge celebrated their weight loss success and fitness accomplishments at the end of the program in May. In Brighton, a healthy lunch was shared May 4 along with stories about what the program meant to some of the 34 people who tracked
Oh, the places we go! Community by Rebecca Fell - May 31, 2017June 1, 2017 Part of what I enjoy about this job is the opportunities I get to work with the Seminole community. As the curator of exhibits, my role in the Museum is to tell the Seminole story through the exhibits. As someone who in not affiliated with any tribe, that means talking