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Brighton Field Day welcomes FSU Marching Chiefs

by The Seminole Tribune -

By Amanda Murphy BRIGHTON — In its 76 years, Brighton Field Day has grown from less than 100 Tribal members gathering for friendly competition to a festival attracting thousands of visitors for carnival rides, a parade and cultural and wildlife shows. And, with every year comes something new – this year the

Walk to halt FPL threat

by Eileen Soler -

BIG CYPRESS — Plans are in the works for Tribal members, environmental activists and all friends of nature to let their feet do the talking against a massive Florida Power & Light (FPL) plant that could be built on property a stone’s throw from the Big Cypress Reservation. Carrying banners, more

Big Cypress Shootout blasts past to present

by Eileen Soler -

BIG CYPRESS — Turtle shell tools, four-log fires and centuries-old weaponry were key elements in a rustic encampment at a Big Cypress marsh that helped paint a picture of mid-1800s Seminole life. Add men preparing to battle for land and sovereignty, and the canvas came alive for the Big Cypress Shootout

Redbay trees are dying

by Peter B. Gallagher -

BRIGHTON — In the past decade, all over the Southeastern United States, millions of the familiar crooked, multi-stem redbay trees have already died or are in the throes of their last days. All along the lower coastal plains and swampy areas of South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Texas, Louisiana and

FPL issue goes beyond Seminole backyard

by Eileen Soler -

MIAMI — Environmentalists, at a recent public hearing hosted by the National Park Service (NPS), overwhelmingly supported a plan to purchase property owned by Florida Power & Light (FPL) inside Everglades National Park. The purchase would add 320 acres to the park and bolster Everglades restoration efforts, enhance protection of the

County, Seminole services agreement OK’d

by Eileen Soler -

FORT LAUDERDALE — The Tribe’s push to expand interests in Coconut Creek came a step closer with the recent approval of a governmental services agreement between Broward County and the Seminole Tribe. In an 8-1 vote Feb. 11, county commissioners cleared a roadblock to the Tribe’s 8-year-old application to the Bureau

4-H kids show their stuff at South Florida Fair

by Beverly Bidney -

WEST PALM BEACH — Five dedicated 4-H’ers proudly showed and sold their hogs at the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach Jan. 24-25. Karlyne Urbina, 10, and Rayven Smith, 17, of Brighton; Caniah Billie, 10, and Geneva Garcia, 12, of Immokalee; and Jalee Wilcox, 8, of Big Cypress, raised their

Indian Country discusses future of energy sources

by Beverly Bidney -

HOLLYWOOD — Representatives from 11 Tribes met with U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), White House Office of Intergovernmental Affairs and National Congress of American Indians (NCAI) officials Jan. 24 to discuss their recommendations regarding energy and infrastructure development in Indian Country. Held by the DOE’s Indian Country Energy and Infrastructure Working

Immokalee preserves culture under cooking chickee

by Beverly Bidney -

IMMOKALEE — The Immokalee and Big Cypress Culture Departments did their part Jan. 31 to perpetuate Seminole culture by teaching others how to prepare a traditional lunch. All Seminoles who wanted to learn were welcomed to get busy in the cooking chickee at the Immokalee ranch. Traditional dishes on the menu

Big Cypress couple makes dough with fall-off-the-bone barbecue

by Eileen Soler -

BIG CYPRESS — Fledgling catering company Hoggin & Boggin Bar-B-Q is off to sweet success and not just for its tangy, mouthwatering barbecue sauce. The Tribal-family owned business’ potato salad, baked beans and frybread are just as tasty. Here’s the proof: Tribal members and employees went back for seconds and thirds

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