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Museum wildlife camera snaps prowling panthers

by Beverly Bidney -

BIG CYPRESS — The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum installed two wildlife cameras off the boardwalk on Jan. 7 to observe animals that frequent the area. Seventeen days later, a pair of Florida panthers posed for the camera. The mile-long boardwalk meanders through the 60-acre cypress dome, where Museum visitors learn about the flora

Tribe pioneers lauded at Smith Family Cattle Drive

by Beverly Bidney -

BRIGHTON — About 150 people saddled up and hunkered down Feb. 28 to move 50 cattle from the Brighton marsh pens to the Fred Smith Rodeo Arena for the third annual Smith Family Cattle Drive and Ranch Rodeo. The family organizes the event to honor the Smith men, Jack Sr., Fred,

Bovine beauties: 4-H’ers learn art of grooming steer

by Beverly Bidney -

HOLLYWOOD — Hollywood 4-H’ers recently learned that a show ring for steer isn’t much different than a stage for beauty queens. On Feb. 27, they were taught how to hide an animal’s flaws while accentuating its best attributes during a steer showmanship and grooming clinic at the Hollywood barn. The lesson

First Seminole Tribal Court takes civil cases into own hands

by Eileen Soler -

HOLLYWOOD — Furthering sovereign rights of self-government and self-determination, the Seminole Tribe of Florida celebrated the creation of its Tribal Court system Feb. 19 at the inauguration of its first panel of six Tribal justices and judges. Just yards from the landmark Council Oak where the Seminole Constitution was signed in

USET meeting aims for change

by Eileen Soler -

ARLINGTON, Va. — Just minutes from Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., representatives from 26 sovereign Native Tribes gathered Feb. 9-12 in Arlington, Virginia to become one voice at the United South and Eastern Tribes (USET) Impact Week Meeting 2015. Under the motto "Strength in Unity," USET convened the 52-member Board of

Pow Wow power strong at Seminole country return

by Eileen Soler -

HOLLYWOOD — After nearly a decade of hibernation, the spirited all-Tribe dance competitions of the Seminole Tribal Fair and Pow Wow roared back to life with a bigger and better turnout than bygone years. With 205 competitive dancers, seven drum groups, flag bearers from four Tribes and Tribal leaders from regions

Little Mr. and Miss Seminole step into big roles

by Beverly Bidney -

HOLLYWOOD — The 36 tiny tots vying for the 2015-16 Little Mr. and Miss Seminole titles Feb. 6 may have been small in stature, but they stood tall in their best patchwork outfits while commanding the crowd’s attention at Hard Rock Live. After circling the arena floor twice, standing still for

BC’s Josie Billie Highway revamped for safer travel

by Eileen Soler -

BIG CYPRESS — The first portion completed in the multimillion dollar Snake Road improvement project in Big Cypress was celebrated with a ribbon cutting and speeches Jan. 30 at Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena. "Today we mark an important milestone," said Big Cypress Board Rep. Joe Frank. Actually, the occasion heralded 2.25 miles

77th annual Brighton Field Day relays past traditions to present

by Beverly Bidney -

BRIGHTON — Cowboys and crowds converged to celebrate Seminole heritage during the 77th annual Brighton Field Day Festival and PRCA Rodeo Feb. 13-15. More than 6,300 people attended the action-packed event that featured long-standing traditions, like clothing contests and rodeo competitions, and new additions, including Indian relay horse racing. Field Day began

Play raises awareness for resting grounds, repatriation

by Eileen Soler -

PHILADELPHIA — A play staged at Penn Museum at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia Feb. 12 hit at the heart of an ongoing struggle throughout Indian Country to repatriate ancestral remains. "Everyone but us had a right to be buried with family. Everyone but us," said John Echohawk, executive director

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