Photos: Big Cypress kids take part in high-flying fun Community Sports by The Seminole Tribune - November 2, 2022September 19, 2024 The Big Cypress Recreation Department organized a high-flying experience Oct. 21. Kids from the reservation came to Davie to experience the windy adventures at iFLY, a business that simulates sky diving without having to jump out of a plane. The kids were guided by iFLY staff during their venture in
Photos: ‘Fun-a-Ween’ fun with Hollywood Preschool Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - November 2, 2022September 19, 2024 Hollywood preschoolers line up for treats at the “Fun-A-Ween” costume festival in the gymnasium at the Howard Tiger Recreational Center on Oct. 28. (Photo Damon Scott) Ruby Billie enters the gymnasium dressed as a princess. (Photo Damon Scott) Preschooler, Antonio Alcantara, and his mother, Nicole Osceola, enjoyed the event together. (Photo Damon
Hollywood preschoolers welcome guest reader Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - November 2, 2022November 2, 2022 (Courtesy Dana Rolle) Each year, the Broward County School District selects a book for early childhood centers and elementary schools to read to young kids to promote literacy. This year’s book was “Nigel and the Moon” by Antwan Eady. Hollywood Board Rep. Christine McCall, also the parent of a preschooler, was invited
Seminole Scenes: October 2022 Community Seminole Scenes by The Seminole Tribune - November 2, 2022September 19, 2024 VETERANS DAY: The tribe will recognize Veterans Day with events in November. Scheduled events include a program at the Florida Seminole Veterans Building (above) Nov. 3, a walk Nov. 9 at the Big Cypress fitness trail and a Nov. 11 at the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium in Big
Museum forges collaboration with Art & History Museums – Maitland Community News by Laura Dello Russo - November 2, 2022September 19, 2024 “Fumecheliga: A History of the First Peoples of Florida” is now open. It features objects from the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s permanent collection. (Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) BIG CYPRESS — Since reopening after the pandemic, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum has been contacted by numerous museums and institutions across Florida requesting collaborations on various projects and events.
Commentary: No fuel, no problem; enjoying the drive with my first electric vehicle Community Featured Editorial News by Calvin Tiger - November 1, 2022September 19, 2024 The 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV. (Photo Calvin Tiger) I recently purchased my first electric vehicle to get a personal understanding of what day-to-day EV ownership is all about. Some of my friends wondered why I didn’t pick a Tesla; instead I opted for a 2022 Chevrolet Bolt EUV (electric utility vehicle)
Fort Pierce marks upgrades, new projects Community News by Damon Scott - November 1, 2022September 19, 2024 This photo from May 16, 1996, is from the original groundbreaking ceremony for the Fort Pierce Reservation. The ceremony was organized by then-Chairman James E. Billie. The four sisters, whose mother was the late Sally Tommie Chipco, are in the front row. From left to right are the late Minnie
Flu season, fentanyl on HHS radar Community Health News by Damon Scott - October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 HHS recently sent out a warning to tribal members through email about rainbow fentanyl. (U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration) HOLLYWOOD – Flu season has begun and the Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services Department (HHS) has begun to administer the vaccine to tribal members six months and older. “We encourage everyone to get
Native author to visit Big Cypress Reservation Arts & Entertainment Community by From Press Release - October 27, 2022September 19, 2024 Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer (Photo SUNY) "Braiding Sweetgrass" by Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer. (Photo robinwallkimmerer.com) BIG CYPRESS - The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and Climate Resiliency Program will join Florida Gulf Coast University in hosting national bestselling Indigenous author Dr. Robin Wall Kimmerer on the Big Cypress Reservation on Nov.
USF works to return remains to tribes Community News by The Seminole Tribune - October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 This platform mound at the Safety Harbor archaeological site in Pinellas County’s Philippe Park is the probable location of a town once inhabited by the Tocobaga Indians of Tampa Bay. USF professor Thomas Pluckhahn said the school has the “very partial remains” of an ancestor that may have been obtained