FAIRMOUNT, Ga. — During the Salacoa Valley Farms spring cattle sale March 22, about 50 Tribal members got front-row seats to the event that generated nearly $500,000 for the Seminole Tribe. The Board of Directors purchased the Georgia-based farm in December in hopes of improving the Tribe’s cattle program. "The average

DAVIE — The Tribe’s recent purchase of a 10-acre site, complete with a large office building, on Stirling Road in Davie will house the future Hollywood Medical Center. The closing took place March 10. Formerly home to Farmers Insurance, the nearly 100,000-square-foot, two-story building, located at 5701 Stirling Road, is about

BIG CYPRESS — Steven Yzaguirre rode high in the saddle through Big Cypress Reservation’s vast grazing range under the infinite sky and lived, even for just a few hours, the life of his forefathers. "This is a memorial tribute to the real cattlemen – the Natives who ran the livestock long

HENDRY COUNTY — The young panther was hesitant to leave the familiarity of her crate for the unknown wilderness of Big Cypress after a long day of travel from north Florida to the Everglades March 10. After a minute, the rehabilitated cat realized freedom was hers; she slowly emerged and

TAMPA — Back in the corner by a chickee-roofed lannai, away from the bustling crowd gathering near the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa pool, Billy Walker leaned down, waved his hand in front of an upset alligator and deftly put his fingers beneath its snout. Dressed in a blue

TAMPA — John Fontana, president of Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa, oversees the day-to-day operations of the world’s sixth-largest casino and a 12-story, 246-room hotel. With more than 3,300 team members, the fifth-largest employer in the Tampa Bay area had a $592 million economic impact on the region

MOORE HAVEN — Only in Moore Haven, during the tiny town’s biggest event of the year, do residents of all races color the landscape in Seminole patchwork clothing. Decked in hand-stitched skirts, shirts, vests and jackets that boasted Seminole symbols, scores of white, Hispanic, black and Seminole spectators lined the former

BIG CYPRESS — When the Army Corps of Engineers comes calling, the mission is often about building roads and bridges. Recently, during a four-day stay at Big Cypress Reservation, 27 members of the Corps worked to build respect and understanding with the Seminole Tribe of Florida. "Understanding the importance of relationships is