The NPS grants are designed to assist in NAGPRA-related work. (NPS.gov) The National Park Service (NPS) on Aug. 7 announced $3.4 million in grants to tribes, museums and universities in order to assist in the consultation, documentation and repatriation of ancestral remains and cultural items as part of the Native American Graves

Holly Tiger pictured in a campaign video. (Screenshot via YouTube) Holly Tiger won a special election Aug. 10 to become president of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc. (STOFI) – the tribe’s business arm. Tribal secretary LaVonne Rose certified the results of the election to fill the position left vacant by the

Todd Johns herds a group of calves into place July 12, 2023, in Brighton. The calves were loaded onto a cattle truck headed for Oklahoma. (Photo Beverly Bidney) July’s record-breaking heat did not deter 61 tribal cattle owners in Brighton and Big Cypress from shipping about 3,400 calves to feedlots in

Granit stands in the lobby of the STOFI offices at Hollywood headquarters Aug. 3, 2023. (Damon Scott) Longtime Seminole Tribe employee Tena Granit has retired after more than 23 years of service. Her latest post was as executive director of finance for the Seminole Tribe of Florida Inc. (STOFI). The tribe

The nearly $70 million highway expansion has been a concern of tribes for many years. (Native America Calling) Tribes located in central California have something in common with the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes in South Florida – frustration with development that threatens or has already been built on culturally significant sites.

Newly crowned Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Tahnia Billie, second from left, and newly crowned Miss Florida Seminole Thomlynn Billie, second from right, take center stage at the Princess Pageant on July 29 in Hollywood. Cheering for the new royalty are former Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Aubee Billie, left, and former

Abena Robinson led a session on “Peace and the True Seminole Story.” (Courtesy photo) Three tribal employees recently served as delegates for the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum at a five-day peace conference in Trinidad – a first. The International Peace Research Association’s (IPRA) “Rooted Futures: Visions of Peace & Justice” event in late May

Moses B. Osceola meets with international visitors at tribal headquarters in 2018. (File photo) HOLLYWOOD – Moses B. Osceola recently resigned from his position as chief judge of the Seminole Tribe’s trial court after a decade of service. He left the post to run for president of the tribe’s board of