HOLLYWOOD — When Tribal citizens attend the first homeownership training classes of the New Year on Feb. 24-25 at Native Learning Center (NLC) in Hollywood, they might believe that the center has a new home of its own. The two-level facility, supported by the Tribe and the U.S. Department of Housing

Since she was crowned Miss Florida Seminole in July, Destiny Nunez has appeared at 11 events in Florida and Oklahoma. Representing the Tribe is part of her responsibilities, as is vying for Miss Indian World during the Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The April competition will feature contestants

Sally Tommie, daughter and granddaughter of traditional tribal artists Minnie Tommie and Sallie Chupco Tommie, respectively, grew up surrounded by art and experienced how sweetgrass baskets, dolls and patchwork put food on her family’s table. As a recently appointed Native Arts and Cultures Foundation (NACF) board of directors member, Tommie will

BIG CYPRESS — In what was once Chairman James E. Billie’s Big Cypress camp, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum hosted its largest opening reception Jan. 16 with the celebration of three new exhibits that document the Seminoles’ stamp on U.S. history. More than 200 attendees gathered at the Museum’s picnic area to hear

BRIGHTON — Fish began to bite almost immediately for seniors on a chilly January night at the Harney Pond Canal lock near Brighton. Five hours later, 70 black crappies and a handful of catfish and bass filled a cooler. "It’s good eating," said Willie Johns, smiling as his first catch wiggled and

BIG CYPRESS — Big Cypress Reservation’s canals and ponds were crowded Dec. 29 with competitive fishermen, women and children vying to haul in the biggest catch during the Big Cypress First Baptist Church’s adult and youth fishing tournament. About 30 adults and 30 youth participated in the catch-and-release tournament, and plenty

HOLLYWOOD — President Mitchell Cypress, with help from Santa Claus, brought much-needed Christmas cheer to young patients Dec. 8 at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital. After collecting more than 900 toys during a three-day toy drive, President Cypress distributed gifts to children who might not be home for the holidays. "What most children

BRIGHTON — Thirty-five years ago Josiah Johns took a gamble when he added bingo tables to the combined hardware store and beauty parlor he owned and managed out of a modest red barn on Brighton Reservation. "At the same time, high stakes bingo was already popular at Classic Casino in Hollywood