David Blackard regarded for love of Seminole culture, history Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - August 18, 2022August 19, 2022 David Blackard was the former director of the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and most recently the Education Department’s library program supervisor. Here, he stands next to one of the summer reading program displays in the Hollywood library in 2019. (Photo Damon Scott) Colleagues of longtime Seminole Tribe employee David M. Blackard say he
Big Cypress parade celebrates grads of all ages Community Education News Top News by Beverly Bidney - August 15, 2022August 15, 2022 Seminole Fire Rescue leads a convoy for the Big Cypress Reservation’s parade to honor its 2022 graduates July 25. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Big Cypress graduates paraded in a tram and other vehicles on the reservation’s Josie Billie Highway July 25 to celebrate their accomplishments. At the end of the
Seminole Scenes: July 2022 Community Seminole Scenes Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 WORKING MAN AND DOGS: Andre Jumper and his dogs head to the woods to round up cows and calves in Cory Wilcox’s pasture for the Big Cypress calf shipping July 19. (Photo Beverly Bidney) WARRIOR WOMEN: Tina Osceola, director of the Seminole Tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office, was recognized July 27
Repatriating rare books Community News by Laura Dello Russo - August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Three books donated from the collection of Gerald Weiss. (Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) BIG CYPRESS — In the fall of 2021, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum received a large donation of books from Iretta Tiger, a tribal member from Hollywood who also works in the museum’s Collections Division. The nearly 100 books in the donation,
Tribalwide fairs promote health and fitness Community Health News by Beverly Bidney - August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 With his arms and bags loaded with giveaways from the Brighton health and wellness fair, Iverson Huggins picks up some hand sanitizer to add to his collection. (Photo Beverly Bidney) After a two-year pandemic delay, the Seminole Health and Human Services Department (HHS) hosted health and wellness fairs on reservations in
Miss Indian World receives big Seminole welcome Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Miss Indian World Tashina Red Hawk, center, and 4-H coordinator Kimberly Clement, center back, meet with kids in the gymnasium on the Immokalee Reservation. (Photo Beverly Bidney) In a change of scenery from her Sicangu Lakota Reservation in South Dakota, Miss Indian World Tashina Red Hawk experienced the Seminole Tribe’s culture
Hollywood Council Office hosts ‘Back to School Bash’ Community Education News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 Neil Baxley, right, directed his kids from booth to booth. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – The Hollywood Reservation community marked the start of students soon returning to classrooms from summer break with a “Back to School Bash” at the Seminole Estates Aug. 9. The Hollywood Council Office sponsored the event. Students and parents
Fun, culture, unity highlight Seminole Tribe’s return to Camp Kulaqua Community Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 A group of enthusiastic campers from the Seminole Tribe cheer after members of the Seminole Fire Rescue scaled a tall wall without the help of a ladder during the tribe's week at Camp Kulaqua in High Springs, Florida, (Beverly Bidney photo) HIGH SPRINGS, Fla. – Nearly 200 kids from the Seminole
Owachige Osceola’s 2013 death draws new attention Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 11, 2022August 11, 2022 HOLLYWOOD – It’s been almost nine years since 27-year-old Owachige Osceola, of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, was found dead in her apartment in Norman, Oklahoma. The Norman Police Department and Osceola’s family say she was murdered, but no one has ever been charged. However, the case has received more
Sheridan bridge work at Turnpike to begin Aug. 28 Community News by The Seminole Tribune - August 10, 2022August 10, 2022 Broward County is set to begin repairs to the Sheridan Street bridge at Florida’s Turnpike on Aug. 28. (Map: Broward County) Broward County’s Highway and Bridge Maintenance Division is set to begin almost two months of major repairs to a county-owned bridge located on Sheridan Street over Florida’s Turnpike in Hollywood.