HOLLYWOOD — For the first time since 1969, the Tribe has taken charge of the property formerly known as the Seminole Estates Mobile Home Park. The 110-acre property, located on U.S. 441 on the Hollywood Reservation, became the responsibility of the Tribe on July 1. The Tribe has considered many ideas

At the tender age of only 4 years old, Baby Veronica has impacted all of Indian Country with the recently decided U.S. Supreme Court case, Adoptive Couple v. Baby Girl. The case is a custody battle between the white adoptive family, Melanie and Matt Capobianco, of South Carolina, and the biological

BRIGHTON — Marty Johns takes full advantage of the path laid out by his ancestors. In addition to being the general manager of the Seminole Casino Brighton, he owns three businesses: Marki Rodeo Company Inc., Five Star Rodeo Holdings LLC and Native American Construction LLC. One reason Johns can juggle these

TAMIAMI TRAIL — The Tamiami Trail snakes 264 miles across Florida from State Road 60 in Tampa, down the southwest coast of Florida through Naples, across the Big Cypress Swamp and Everglades to U.S. 1 in Miami, where it becomes Calle Ocho in Little Havana –  and finally Brickell Avenue

By Amanda Murphy GRAND CANYON — Tragedy struck Yarnell, Ariz. on June 30 when 19 firefighters lost their lives battling a wildfire. Don Mitchell, a Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue wild land firefighter, deployed to Arizona with the Bureau of Indian Affairs to assist the Hualapi Tribe and the Havasupai Tribe of

By Amanda Murphy Since 1980, the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association (NCBA) has hosted the Young Cattlemen’s Conference (YCC) to train and enhance leadership skills in beef industry professionals. Alex Johns, director of Natural Resources, represented Florida and the Seminole Tribe at the 2013 conference, joining the list of more than 1,000

BIG CYPRESS — During June, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum participated in Broward Attractions & Museums Month (BAMM) for the fifth consecutive year. The program offered the deal of the year for history and cultural museum buffs:  Be a member of one of 17 participating attractions and have the opportunity to visit them

BIG CYPRESS — When 10,000 comic book, sci-fi, anime and video game fans converged July 4-7 at the Miami Airport Convention Center for the 2013 Florida SuperCon, a Tribe employee attended to collect an impressive honor. Jeremy Taylor, a video editor and the Big Cypress station broadcaster for Seminole Media Productions,

HOLLYWOOD — Democracy was on display June 3 as representatives of the Council and Board of Directors were inaugurated in Hollywood, assuring a smooth transition of leadership within the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Hundreds of Tribal members and guests witnessed the event as newly elected and re-elected officials swore their

ANDROS ISLAND, Bahamas — They came to Andros the first time in 1821, secretly seeking sanctuary and independence on this fabled island, a strategically located asylum for pirates, bootleggers and assorted outlaws. Andros Island, largest in the Bahamas chain, is still a rugged archipelago covered with limestone hardscrabble, skinny pines,