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Brighton SPD gets highest honor from U.S. Department of Justice

by The Seminole Tribune -

By Chris C. Jenkins Tribal Council members congratulated four-year Brighton Seminole Police Department (SPD) veteran officer Holly Ramsey and SPD Chief William Latchford at the Nov. 14 Tribal Council meeting. During the meeting, Ramsey was recognized for receiving the U. S. Attorney General’s Exceptional Service in Indian Country Award, the highest

Violence epidemic against women grows

by Rachel Buxton -

No one wants to think about physical assaults happening to someone they know or even happening to themselves. However, out of any ethnic or racial group in the U.S., Native women face the highest rates of sexual violence and physical assault. One out of three Native women will be raped in

Swamp Screamers Motorcycle Ride helps Florida panthers

by The Seminole Tribune -

By Naji Tobias BIG CYPRESS — The Tribe’s Billie Swamp Safari welcomed scores of bikers to their inaugural Swamp Screamers Motorcycle Ride and Bike Show held in the Safari parking lot on Nov. 12. The event helped raise awareness for the Florida panther, classified as an endangered species by the Florida Fish

Tribal member pursues art career

by The Seminole Tribune -

By Judy Weeks NAPLES — Jessica Osceola has always been creative, and she comes from a close-knit family who place their heritage and cultural traditions at the top of the list. A daughter of Douglas M. Osceola Jr. and his wife, Sandy, she was raised in a traditional atmosphere that adhered

Smallwood Store contempt hearing Dec. 29

by Peter B. Gallagher -

NAPLES — The next episode in the long-running drama “The Fate of the Smallwood Store and Museum” will take place at 2 p.m. on Dec. 29 at the Collier County Courthouse when Judge Lauren L. Brodie considers contempt charges against Florida Georgia Grove (FGG). FGG, a bold squad of out-of-town developers

Folk musicians visit Billie Swamp

by Peter B. Gallagher -

BIG CYPRESS — Florida folk musicians held their annual Florida Swamp Getaway on Dec. 3-4 at the Big Cypress Reservation, hosted by Billie Swamp Safari. Performers included Frank Thomas of Lake Wales, the genre’s patriarch and chief songwriter; Whitey Markle, the Citra Swamp Rooter king; Miami songstress Valerie C. Wisecracker; national

Seminoles donate supplies to Pine Ridge Sioux

by The Seminole Tribune -

By Paula Bowers-Sanchez Native Relief Foundation Inc. (NRF) is a nonprofit organization with a mission to assist Native communities who have little to no resources. NRF steps in to provide food, shelter and clothing, not to mention desperately needed social services. I, like several other Seminole Tribal citizens, was so moved

Bobby C. Billie takes on National Park Service

by Peter B. Gallagher -

TAMPA — Independent Florida Seminole Bobby C. Billie became alarmed, then angry, recently, when he saw an Internet page about the Seminole Indians titled "New Comers." The page, produced by the National Park Service (NPS), was found on the website for the Castillo de San Marcos National Monument in St.

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