Seminole Scenes: January 2023 Community Seminole Scenes Top News by The Seminole Tribune - February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 GOODBYE ‘22, HELLO ‘23: Team Hollywood got an early start toward a healthy new year by hosting a New Year’s Eve walk/run Dec. 31 at Seminole Estates. It was also preparation for the following week’s Rez Rally. (Calvin Tiger) TAPE TIME: Bull rider Josiah Johns tapes his wrist in preparation for
New casino, hotel breaks ground in Brighton Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Beverly Bidney - February 7, 2023February 7, 2023 Shovels are raised at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of the new Seminole Casino Hotel Brighton on Jan. 5. From left to right are Seminole Gaming CEO and Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen, Brighton Councilman Larry Howard, President Mitchell Cypress, Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr., Seminole Casino Brighton
Three questions with HHS’ Kiswani-Barley Community Health News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley inside the Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center on the Hollywood Reservation. (File photo) HOLLYWOOD – The executive director of the Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services (HHS) Department – Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley – says she and her staff have hit the ground running in 2023. The Tribune took a
Haaland touts Everglades restoration during Florida visit Community News Top News by Damon Scott - January 31, 2023January 31, 2023 Cutline: Haaland took part in an airboat tour of the Everglades during a visit to Florida for the Everglades Coalition conference. (@SecDebHaaland) Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) used a visit to South Florida Jan. 28 to give an update on the federal “America the Beautiful” initiative at the
Mercedes Osceola’s unique path leads to tribal events Community Events News Top News by Damon Scott - January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 Mercedes Osceola stands outside of tribal headquarters on the Hollywood Reservation in January. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – Mercedes Osceola says her family life and career at the Seminole Tribe have served as preparation for her new venture. Osceola is the Hollywood Council Office’s special events coordinator for Councilman Chris Osceola.
Finance head wants to bring ‘mind-change’ to office Community News Top News by Damon Scott - January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 John Woodruff sits in his office at tribal headquarters in Hollywood in January. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – Accounting, budgeting and the like might not be exciting to some, but John Woodruff will at least convince you that it’s an important subject and one he’s passionate about. Woodruff is the Seminole Tribe’s
Lakeland community building, residential plans advance Community News Top News by Damon Scott - January 27, 2023January 27, 2023 This rendering of the Lakeland community building shows design elements such as canopies and mural walls. (TCD) Tribal Community Development (TCD) officials continue to move forward on construction plans for a community building on the Seminole Tribe’s Lakeland Reservation. In addition, phase two of homebuilding is underway at the site. TCD’s director
Education roundup: Workshops, spring SWEP, new library supervisor Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 In this 2016 photo, Dante Thomas carries cabbage palm fronds during a Brighton Culture Department project that taught SWEP youth how to rethatch a chickee. The Education Department is taking spring SWEP applications through Feb. 10. (File photo) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s K-12 students are about halfway through the
Hard Rock builds on human trafficking prevention efforts Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Damon Scott - January 25, 2023January 25, 2023 A group with the Broward Human Trafficking Coalition staffed a table at a Jan. 21 town hall event at the African American Research Library and Cultural Center in Fort Lauderdale. (Via Facebook) Hard Rock International has expanded its efforts to combat and prevent human trafficking by entering into partnerships intended
Native youth report: ‘Decrease barriers, increase opportunities’ Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - January 19, 2023January 19, 2023 Chelysa Owens-Cyr’s (Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux/Pasqua First Nations Plains Cree/Saultea) artwork was chosen for the cover of the annual CNAY report. CNAY said the 23-year-old’s piece represents her interpretation of “identity and being centered.” (Courtesy CNAY) The Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) at the Aspen Institute in Washington, D.C., recently released its annual