TAMPA — Tribal medicine man Bobby Henry says the famous Florida Seminole Wars leader Osceola did not die of malaria or complications from tonsillitis, quinsy or any other natural sickness, as popular history would have people believe. As Henry knows and trusts, the 34-year-old warrior was murdered by a frustrated

For the first time, Seminole Pride Beef is available for purchase at two retail grocery stores in Broward County. The meat debuted in April at the Broward Meat and Fish Co. supermarkets in North Lauderdale and Lauderdale Lakes. President Mitchell Cypress, Hollywood Board Rep. Steve Osceola and a group of Hollywood

Chairman James E. Billie reveled in the electrifying sounds of rock-and-roll during a five-stop European business visit of Hard Rock cafes and hotels that began with a two-day seaside concert in Spain. "I thought, ‘Here we are. This is the avenue for getting out our music.’ Rock-and-roll is in the hands

By winter, four more heritage markers will likely be added to the Big Cypress and Brighton reservation landscapes to designate some of the Tribe’s most significant historic locations. The brown and white 3-by-4-foot embossed signs will herald sites added this year to the Tribal Register of Historic Places by the Tribal

HOLLYWOOD — In its quest to pass Seminole traditions to the next generation, the Hollywood Culture Department recently taught young men and boys the ins and outs of chickee building. They started by collecting raw materials in the Everglades and finished by adding another completed chickee to the culture camp

HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. — More than 200 youngsters ages 7 to 17 made memories to last a lifetime at Camp Kulaqua this summer. A week away from home provided campers with fun, facts and the experience of bunking with their peers. From July 26-31, 97 teenagers started their days in High

BRIGHTON — Tribal Council voted 5-0 to appoint Jarrid Smith to the Seminole Tribal Gaming Commission during the Aug. 14 Council meeting on Brighton Reservation. Chairman James E. Billie nominated Smith for the four-year term. "It’s an honor to be considered and a challenge," Smith said. "It’s a good thing –

HOLLYWOOD — It took only eight months for the Tribe to erect eight townhomes for community members on the Hollywood Reservation, a testament to departments working together to keep on schedule, said Housing regional manager William Osceola. "Everyone stayed involved and on the ball," he said, referring to the Housing Department,