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Florida Legislature passes $100M climate change bill

by Jill Horwitz -

Passing unanimously with bipartisan support, Senate Bill 1954 will direct $100 million a year to fight flooding and other climate risks in both coastal and inland communities. While most efforts to date have focused on sea level rise and protecting coastal properties, this bill creates a comprehensive and coordinated statewide

Child advocate Martha Suta Ramirez focuses on tribal children

by Beverly Bidney -

Child advocate Martha Suta Ramirez. (Photo Beverly Bidney) It has been said so often it could be a mantra: children are the future of the tribe. With that in mind, the Health and Human Services’ Advocacy and Guardianship Department operates with the health and well-being of children as its core principle. Child

Florida’s tribal youth to help restore coastal land

by Damon Scott -

U.S. Interior Secretary Deb Haaland The Interior Department announced April 28 that six tribes would be included in a new round of funding for the Tribal Youth Coastal Restoration Program. The program secured $927,000 in funds for a three-year project to help restore up to 1,000 acres of wildlife habitat on

Ground broken for long-awaited trading post on Immokalee Reservation

by Beverly Bidney -

From left, Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee general manager Tony Alves, Big Cypress Councilman David Cypress, Immokalee Council Liaison Ray Garza, President Mitchell Cypress, Immokalee resident Jeanie Nelson, Big Cypress Board Rep Joe Frank, Immokalee resident Linda Beletso, Immokalee Board Liaison Rafael Sanchez and Hollywood Board Rep. Gordon ‘Ollie’ Wareham officially

HHS: Demand for vaccine slows

by Damon Scott -

HOLLYWOOD — As the Seminole Tribe’s Covid-19 vaccination program enters its fifth month officials say there aren’t as many people asking for the shots. Part of the reason is due to the success of the vaccine strategy’s rollout and the hundreds who have already received the shot. The tribe’s Health and

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