By Judy Weeks NAPLES — Members of the Naples Seminole Community were recognized for their outstanding contribution to the annual City of Naples Christmas Parade that took place on Dec. 6. Representing the Juanita Osceola Center, Community Outreach specialist Sandra Osceola and Traditional Arts specialist Christina Billie attended the City of Naples

By Naji Tobias BRIGHTON —  After more than two decades of service with the Seminole Tribe, the Tribal Council promoted Brighton’s John Wayne Huff Sr. as the Tribalwide superintendent of Public Works. The longtime Tribal member and employee moved up from his previous position of approximately 24 years as the Brighton Reservation’s

WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Barack Obama announced his signing of an executive order to improve education for American Indians at the third White House Tribal Nations Conference on Dec. 2. When announced, Obama received praise and massive applause from the hundreds of Tribal leaders in attendance. "We’re going to find ways to

NAPLES — Put the road back. And pave it. Read Judge Lauren Brodie’s lips: Put. The. Road. Back. Not the lousy, pothole infested, unpaved, mosquito-watered, shell-shocked hiking path unfit for cars, coon or man that contemptuous Highlands County developers Florida Georgia Grove LLC (FGG) built a few months ago in Chokoloskee. No, the

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — It’s all about the swamp. The National Geographic television network has filmed a series entitled Swamp Men at the Big Cypress Reservation for the past three seasons, and it has generated a lot of positive buzz for the Tribe. Several Tribal citizens have played an integral role