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HELP delivers hope for future homeowners

by Eileen Soler -

TRAIL — A new program administered by the Housing Department is providing a different direction for Tribal members on the road to home ownership. Launched by Tribal Council approval June 12, the Home Expansion Loan Program (HELP) is proving to be the next best step for members previously denied mortgage loans

Seminole cattle program maintains upward trend

by Eileen Soler -

A business lunch featuring tender and juicy rib-eye steaks from the Tribe’s own cattle ranches gave a clue for news to come Oct. 29 at the 11th annual Cattle Owners Summary. Overall, the business of beef in Seminole country is up and rising, said Alex Johns, Natural Resource director and head

Museum goes inside out for annual art celebration

by Eileen Soler -

BIG CYPRESS — Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum was open for busy days Nov. 6-7, but visitors also packed the parking lot, chickee village and nearby field for the venue’s 18th annual American Indian Arts Celebration. Nearly 1,800 turned out for the two-day happening that heralded everything Seminole plus artists and performers from other

President’s office spreads holiday joy

by Beverly Bidney -

FORT LAUDERDALE — President Mitchell Cypress, his office staff and the Seminole Hard Rock kick-started the giving season Nov. 18 with a donation to Essie "Big Mama" Reed’s Team of Life organization, which donates food to the needy for Thanksgiving and toys for children at Christmas. A $5,000 check was presented

Honor, pride, valor among BC Veterans Day themes

by Eileen Soler -

BIG CYPRESS — Three generations of courage root the Josh family tree in military service. Pvt. Coleman Josh, 19, currently serves in the Army reserves; his mother, Sallie Josh, 48, is retired Navy who spent 14 years as a corpsman attached to the Marines; and his grandfather Coleman Josh, 78, served

AIVMI begins push for memorial funds

by Beverly Bidney -

HOLLYWOOD — American Indian Veterans Memorial Inc. (AIVMI) President Stephen Bowers and his wife, Elizabeth Bates, kicked off a major effort Nov. 12 to raise $10 million toward building a Native American veterans’ exhibit at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The AIVMI initiative began in 2010 as an effort

Office manager trades desk work for livestock

by Eileen Soler -

BIG CYPRESS — For nearly 25 years Leoma Simmons ushered telephone calls and paperwork through the Seminole cattle program offices on Big Cypress and Brighton reservations. On Oct. 30, Simmons left her desk as bookkeeper and office manager to concentrate on raising her own cattle – and doting on her grandchildren.

Bowers says farewell to Gaming Commission

by Beverly Bidney -

HOLLYWOOD — Truman Bowers, who served on the Seminole Tribe’s Gaming Commission from 2007 to July 2015, commemorated his service surrounded by family and friends Nov. 4 during a celebratory dinner at the Chef’s Table at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. Bowers’ term recently ended with the

Leaders tackle Indian Country issues at White House conference

by Beverly Bidney -

WASHINGTON — The challenges facing Native American youth and strengthening government-to-government relationships between Indian Country and the U.S. government were among the focal points Nov. 5 at the annual White House Tribal Nations Conference in Washington, D.C. For the seventh consecutive year, President Barack Obama hosted the conference, which drew representatives

Cattle keepers buy, sell at Salacoa Seminole market

by Eileen Soler -

BRIGHTON — Salacoa Valley Farms, a division of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc., hosted its first cattle auction on Seminole soil before an ample crowd eager to buy and sell. "Today is unique. We’ve always had the sales in Salacoa (Georgia), but now we have the first one in our

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