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Nick the Native releases new music

by Beverly Bidney -

Nick Zepeda (Photo Dennis Elliott) Nick Zepeda, aka Nick the Native, has been writing songs since he was a child, when he would find a quiet space in his garage and write beats on his mother’s laptop computer. Since then, Zepeda, a Seminole who lives in Naples, has released two EP (extended

Ahfachkee School hosts first career day

by The Seminole Tribune -

Emergency Management Department coordinator and tribal member Rollie Gilliam III, in black pants, and Emergency Management director Paul Downing (Passamaquoddy Tribe of Indian Township), in gray pants, introduce students in Sheri-Ann Armentano’s fourth grade class to the tribe’s mobile command vehicle. (Damon Scott) BIG CYPRESS – Students at the Ahfachkee School

Alaska students enjoy cultural exchange, fun in Big Cypress

by Damon Scott -

Chenega Community School visitors enjoy a swamp buggy ride on the Big Cypress Reservation. (Courtesy Abena Robinson) BIG CYPRESS – A group of students and staff from the Chenega Community School in the Native village of Chenega, Alaska, experienced Seminole hospitality and culture during a visit to the Big Cypress Reservation

Tribe stays connected to latest Miami archaeological dig

by Damon Scott -

Miccosukee tribal member Betty Osceola, center, gathered with other activists near the site March 19 to bring attention to the excavation at the 444 Brickell site. (Photo via Facebook). An ongoing archaeological dig in the Brickell area of Miami – at a site known as 444 Brickell – has remained on

Kyle Doney recognized with ‘40 under 40’ award

by Damon Scott -

Kyle Doney, center, at an FSU game last November with Brighton Councilman Larry Howard, left, and Hollywood council representative special adviser Tomie Motlow, right. (Courtesy photo) The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) has recognized the Seminole Tribe’s Kyle Doney as one of its Native American “40 under 40”

Will Latchford retires after decades at tribe

by Damon Scott -

Will Latchford in the lobby of his office at the Seminole Police Department in Hollywood on March 21, 2023. (Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – Will Latchford said he clearly remembers the day in 1994 when he drove from Clearwater to Hollywood to interview with the Seminole Tribe to become an officer in

Love of reading, tribe’s children inspire library staff

by Damon Scott -

Cecilia Vickers (Courtesy photo) In recognition of National Library Week, which takes place April 23-29, Padmini Dukharan, the tribalwide library program supervisor, asked library staff to write about their work and interactions with the tribe’s children. The following are submissions from Dinorah M. Johns, a library catalog processor on the Brighton Reservation;

ICWA on the mind as Reno approaches

by Damon Scott -

This year’s conference artwork, “Lifeway,” is by North Dakota-based artist Shawna Fricke (Taos Pueblo/Paiute). Fricke said culture is represented through the northern baskets in the floral designs, the traditional dress, and the color scheme of the family. She said the brown tones on the woman represent Mother Earth and the

Advocacy & Guardianship seeks tribal foster parents

by Damon Scott -

Those who receive email announcements from the tribe may have noticed a recent one soliciting interest in foster parenting. The informational flyer – composed by the Advocacy & Guardianship Department (part of Health and Human Services) – asks those who are eligible to consider foster parenting as a way to

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