FORT LAUDERDALE — When Kirk Crow Shoe was a young boy, he and his twin sister Kimberly were adopted by non-Native educators working with the Department of Indian Affairs in Canada. The adoptive father abused Crow Shoe until he was 17. Crow Shoe told his story April 14 to about 1,000 people

FORT LAUDERDALE — Native American children are two and a half times more likely to commit suicide –  the No. 1 cause of death among Indian youth – than children of other races, and they are three times more probable to suffer post-traumatic stress disorder than soldiers returning from war. "You

BRIGHTON — City kids don’t hear and smell farm animals often, but the 4-H program gave 16 Hollywood youth first-hand experience this year. They raised, showed and sold hogs at the 28th annual Seminole Indian 4-H Livestock Show and Sale in Brighton March 28-29. More than 100 kids tribalwide convened in

BRIGHTON — The Smith family legacy is evident from the pastures and rodeo arena in Brighton to the Tribal halls of power. Family patriarch Jack Smith Sr. was a pioneer of the Seminole cattle industry and his sons Fred, Jack Jr., Richard and Roger were also cattlemen who served the Tribe

HOLLYWOOD — Super frisky and ferociously adorable, three female baby river otters are training in Hollywood for the spotlight in Big Cypress. "They are cute, cuddly and obviously very mouth-oriented now," said  "Otter" John Jones, Okalee Village wildlife manager and certified animal handler, while being smothered in otter kisses by all

BRIGHTON — Five members of the Navajo Housing Authority (NHA) traveled from Arizona to Florida to learn about the Tribe’s Information Technology (IT) Department, network infrastructure, and property management procedures and software program. The group met April 17 with the Housing Department in Brighton. "The Tribe’s Geographic Information System (GIS) is

FORT LAUDERDALE — Those who believe that regional history began with Ponce de León’s discovery of Florida during the spring of 1513 are simply wrong, said local historian and author Bill Sydnor. "Tequesta Indians made their home here during the time of Christ and before that," Sydnor said during a yacht

BIG CYPRESS — On one hand, Mike Allen Smith’s life ended too soon for loved ones to bear. On the other, his death left a legacy of hope and love for all to share. "We did not lose Mike. He may not be here for us to touch, hug, hold and