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Eagle Billie takes TCD program international

by Beverly Bidney -

PUNTA CANA, Dominican Republic — Seminole Gaming’s Tribal Career Development (TCD) program has gone international. Eagle Billie, an intern at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood, spent 55 days as a trainee at Hard Rock Punta Cana in the Dominican Republic. TCD Director Ervina Capricien said Billie was an

Indian Country unites at Gathering of Nations

by Gordon Wareham -

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Native American tradition prevailed during the 32nd annual Gathering of Nations Pow-Wow April 23-25 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, as more than 700 Tribes from the U.S., Canada and Mexico stormed "The Pit" on the University of New Mexico campus. A river of feathers, beads, moccasins and indigenous solidarity

Paddle Up on the Himmarshee Canal

by Beverly Bidney -

FORT LAUDERDALE — Seminoles have used the New River and its tributaries as a highway for trade with settlers in Fort Lauderdale since the early 20th century. On May 10, Tribal members and waterway enthusiasts paid tribute to Seminole culture and history as they embarked on the Himmarshee Canal in

Native Learning Center arms reach near and far

by Eileen Soler -

HOLLYWOOD — The Native Learning Center 2015 calendar is divided into quarters and color coded in eight shades of busy for the Hollywood-based staff members. Marie Dufour Bonville, director of Training and Technical Assistance, said a 2014 cooperative agreement grant infusion of $700,000 through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban

Anti-child abuse events held in shadow of recent tragedy

by Eileen Soler -

By all accounts, Ahizya Osceola should have turned 4 years old on April 15. Instead, when a solitary candle was lit on his birthday cake decorated with SpongeBob SquarePants toys, only memories provided glimpses of his happy smile and quick laugh. It was an unreal moment for his mother, Karen Cypress,

Jenkins retires at height of his Seminole Gaming career

by Eileen Soler -

HOLLYWOOD — The man who Chairman James E. Billie calls "one of the most professional men I’ve ever worked with" has retired. Ed Jenkins, 70, credited by Chairman Billie for holding the Tribe’s reigns during meteoric gaming success that led the Tribe to become the first in Indian Country to achieve

SPD dispatch opens new 10-20: Immokalee

by Eileen Soler -

IMMOKALEE — Seminole Police Department Capt. Mary Negrey understands the power of 911 dispatch. "It’s a comforting voice ... the highest level of service ... it’s time saved," Negrey said. In mid-March, the Seminole Public Safety Department, led by Police Chief William Latchford, opened the Immokalee Dispatch Center at the direction of

EPA funds in-house water utilities training to combat climate change

by Beverly Bidney -

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency met with professionals from the Tribe’s Environmental Resource Management and Public Works departments March 26-27 to address climate change impacts that may affect tribal water utilities. The meetings were part of the EPA’s Climate Ready Water Utilities initiative, which provides funds, training and technical assistance to

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