POMPANO BEACH — Alexander Blaine Cypress lived a short, but memorable life. Alex, who passed away unexpectedly in May at 21 years old from pneumonia, loved extreme sports and competed often in skateboarding contests. In his memory, his mother and aunts started the ABC Foundation to provide scholarships to other

BIG CYPRESS —Bass, snook, catfish, you name it. If a fish swims in the Everglades, it’s as good as dinner on the Big Cypress Reservation. "I’d eat (fish) all day long, especially if grandma made it," said Big Cypress Councilman’s assistant Wovoka Tommie. Tommie said he could also fish all day

HOLLYWOOD — The electronic cigarette industry is poised to become big business, and the Seminole Unconquered brand is preparing to be a significant player in the field. "This is going to be life-changing," President Tony Sanchez Jr. said. "For me, this is about the humanitarian side; we will affect the world." Tobacco-related

By Kathryn Stolarz HOLLYWOOD — World-class trapshooter, former Councilman and founder of the first Seminole smoke shop, Marcellus Osceola Sr. knows success. "There’s nothing I can’t do," he said.  Marcellus, 67, is a man of determination and focus who cares deeply about his Tribe and family. He also likes to kick back and

BIG CYPRESS — A photography exhibit at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum provides a rare outsider’s glimpse into Seminole Tribal life from more than a century ago. For Tribal member Wanda Zepeda who attended the Dec. 7 opening of "Camera-Man: the Seminole through the lens of Julian Dimock," the nearly two dozen duo-tone

BRIGHTON — Proud and precarious, like a lone weathered cowboy standing still in a gusty green field, the historic Red Barn withstands the ghostly fade of time. Windswept, battered, craggy and gnarled, the cypress-planked barn was once bright red and full of community. Built in 1941 by the Indian Division of the

TAMPA — Marsha Roberts had a problem. The Recreation director for the Tampa Seminoles had no facilities for either youth or adult Tribal members to work out, play games or participate in sports. The smallest of the Seminoles’ residential reservations, Tampa’s community had been relocated from the actual reservation lands in 2004

HOLLYWOOD — The Native Learning Center (NLC) will offer a free workshop geared toward Native Americans interested in starting a business and those who already own a Native business. Registration is now open. The Indianpreneurship workshop will contain business courses that represent the challenges, experiences and opportunities for Native American entrepreneurs.