HOLLYWOOD — With the Andy Buster Band playing country tunes and homegrown steaks smoking on the barbecue, Tribal members celebrated a new stop along the road to addiction recovery with an old-fashioned family picnic. "Only an open heart can catch a dream" reads a plaque on the wall of the new

HOLLYWOOD — Georgette Palmer Smith, executive director of the Seminole Tribe’s Native Learning Center (NLC), said the department’s educational sixth annual Summer Conference could only be successful if attendees soaked up information then took the knowledge home. "It makes our hearts feel good to bring you so much about so many

MARCO ISLAND — Natural resource director Alex Johns was named treasurer of the Florida Cattlemen’s Association (FCA) June 19 during the organization’s annual convention and trade show at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort. He is the first Tribal member to hold a leadership position in the 4,300-member organization established

MARCO ISLAND — The Board of Directors hosted a wine tasting reception June 17 to help promote its Intermezzo Wines during the Florida Cattlemen’s Association annual convention at the Marco Island Marriott Beach Resort. In 2012, the Tribe recognized a need for high quality wines in the Hard Rock casinos and

BRIGHTON — For the first time, Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. gave the press an inside look at the various businesses of the Board and the Tribe. The media day event, held in Brighton June 12, was an opportunity for the Tribe to share its success from its point of

BIG CYPRESS — The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission (FWC), in partnership with the Seminole Tribe, hosted a Python Patrol training workshop June 4 on Big Cypress Reservation, where about 30 employees learned snake handling techniques. Because the large, invasive pythons have taken over areas of South Florida – most

BRIGHTON — A group of budding equestrians learned to ride and to care for horses during the 4-H horsemanship camp in Brighton June 9-20. "The camp is geared toward kids without experience," said Polly Hayes, 4-H coordinator. "It teaches them the basics of taking care of horses. They learn about feeding,

The 114 kids who participated in the Tribe’s 4-H program during the past 12 months were congratulated for jobs well done at  banquets in Immokalee, Hollywood and Brighton May 30, 31 and June 2. The youngsters were rewarded for their efforts with awards, praise and support from family and friends. "They

BIG HAMMOCK, Fla. — Nine years before the Declaration of Independence was signed, a displaced group of Muscogee-speaking Upper Creek Indians established a colony in the rolling woodlands, lush lakes and fertile prairies just outside present-day Brooksville, located north of Tampa. A British surveyor called the settlement New Yufala, borrowing the

FORT LAUDERDALE — Excitement had been building among artists for months about a Seminole sculpture whose future home will be along the New River in Fort Lauderdale. But completion of the statue by sculptor Nilda Comas, with assistance from Elgin Jumper and endorsed with $50,000 from the Seminole Tribe, hinged