BRIGHTON — Sharing history and personal stories was the theme of the Jan. 19 tribal wide Senior Culture Day in Brighton as seniors from every reservation gathered to enjoy each other’s company, a traditional Seminole meal and some shopping. Around the tables and on the big-screen TV under a large tent,

  HOLLYWOOD —The 17th annual Rez Rally brought together all the Seminole Tribe’s reservations with 474 people who ran and walked amid a nostalgic environment on the Hollywood Reservation as many Tribal citizens hadn’t seen each other in years prior to the rally. “This is one of the few events throughout the

The Native Nations Inaugural Ball, honoring Native American veterans, was held Jan. 20 at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. The evening was part of an earlier inauguration for a veterans’ memorial that will be built on the outside of the museum to honor contributions and

BRIGHTON — Business is booming in Brighton, where the Board’s ventures are thriving. “Oranges, sugar cane and the RV Resort are all in the black,” said Board Rep. Larry Howard. “The shell pit will show a profit later this year with the completion of the pending job that was delayed from

HOLLYWOOD — Holiday gifts lined a table at the combined annual Christmas party and graduation celebration for Seminole Gaming’s Tribal Career Development (TCD) program, but the greatest present Tribal citizen Neil Baxley received at the Dec. 15 event was a graduation certificate and rousing applause. Baxley was honored during a short

IMMOKALEE — Ever since Fire Rescue Chief Donald DiPetrillo became a Seminole Tribe employee eight years ago, one of his objectives was to open a fire station in Immokalee. That goal was realized with the opening of the Tribe’s Immokalee Fire Station at 12:01 a.m. Dec. 2, one minute after

IMMOKALEE — Christmas was more joyful for about 90 children of Immokalee migrant families thanks to a toy drive on the Immokalee reservation sponsored by the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc.  Board Liaison Gale Boone delivered 142 unwrapped toys Dec. 19 to the Redland Christian Migrant Association, which cares for