Ahfachkee ‘Spirit Week’ includes traditional Seminole stories Community Education Top News by Beverly Bidney - October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Van Samuels, an educator from the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, talks to Ahfachkee students during the school’s “Spirit Week.” (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — The Ahfachkee School celebrated “Spirit Week” from Sept. 19-22 with a host of activities, including Native fashion day, “Our Past is Our Future” memory sharing, storytelling and a
Reservations mark Indian Day with full menu of events Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Abby Tigertail, left, and Ahnie Jumper gain some speed in the canoe race during the Big Cypress Reservation’s Indian Day celebration Sept. 22. (Photo Beverly Bidney) Camaraderie, contests and competition highlighted the Seminole Tribe’s Indian Day celebrations in September. The reservations welcomed a return to the traditional lineup of events and
Photos: Hollywood Preschool celebrates Indian Day Community Education Top News by The Seminole Tribune - October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 Hollywood Preschool students sit and wait for the Indian Day festivities to begin inside the Classic Gym. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD — Youngsters from the Hollywood Preschool celebrated Indian Day on Sept. 20 in the Classic Gym on the Hollywood Reservation. The Hollywood Education Department and Hollywood Community Culture Center staff organized
Seminole Scenes: September 2022 Community Seminole Scenes Top News by The Seminole Tribune - October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 TRIBE IN TALLY: Naples Council Liaison Brian Zepeda speaks to an audience Sept. 1 at the Blue Tavern in Tallahassee. He presented songs and stories about the Seminole Tribe’s history and traditions in the “Seminole Legends and Songs” program hosted by Florida State University’s Center for Music of the Americas.
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki hopes to partner with Naples museum for long-term exhibit Community News by Tara Backhouse - October 4, 2022October 4, 2022 The front cover of the Niles Weekly Register, a newspaper published in Baltimore on Sept. 16, 1815. (Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) BIG CYPRESS — The Holocaust Museum & Janet G. and Harvey D. Cohen Education Center’s praiseworthy mission is to teach the lessons of the Holocaust to inspire action against bigotry, hatred and
Photos: Boys & Girls Club celebrates Indian Day Community by The Seminole Tribune - October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Balloons, face painting, games, photos and popcorn were among the festivities as the Hollywood Boys & Girls Club celebrated Indian Day on Sept. 19. (Photo Calvin Tiger) (Photo Calvin Tiger) (Photo Calvin Tiger) (Photo Calvin Tiger)
Family, friends honor life of Justin Campos Community News Sports Top News by Beverly Bidney - October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 From left, Brenda Holdiness, Jimmy Wayne Holdiness, Junior Lozano, Paula Bowers Sanchez, Tony Sanchez and Richard Reyna, at the Justin Campos Memorial Golf Tournament on Sept. 24 in Ave Maria. (Photo Beverly Bidney) AVE MARIA — Family and friends paid tribute to the life of Justin Campos at the eighth annual
Cheyenne Kippenberger receives outstanding Floridian award Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Cheyenne Kippenberger receives an award from the Junior Chamber International. (Courtesy photo) Cheyenne Kippenberger has proven to be a leader as Miss Florida Seminole, Miss Indian World and as a motivational speaker. On Aug. 20, the Junior Chamber International (JCI) awarded her the “Cactus" Jack Sewell Memorial Award for "Outstanding Young Floridian."
Film festival showcases Indigenous culture, history, life Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 From left, Everett Osceola, Charles Williams and Uzi Baram participate in a question and answer period after screening a film about the Black Seminoles at the Sarasota Native American Film Festival that was held Sept. 9-10. (Photo Beverly Bidney) SARASOTA — Documentaries by Native American filmmakers were screened at the Sarasota
Interior Department to launch ‘Indigenous food hubs’ Community Health News by The Seminole Tribune - October 1, 2022October 1, 2022 From left to right, Cecilia Garcia, Carol Pray and America Martinez prepare lunch during Immokalee Indian Day in 2018. (Photo Beverly Bidney) The Department of the Interior announced Sept. 27 that the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) would create “Indigenous food hubs” for BIE-operated schools