Cookbook helps Seminole Tribe’s new grads make a quick meal Community Education by Damon Scott - March 28, 2022September 19, 2024 Karen Two-Shoes takes part in a cooking demonstration that was produced and recorded by Seminole Media Productions inside the Betty Mae Jumper Medical Clinic on the Hollywood Reservation. (Courtesy SMP) HOLLYWOOD – A love of cooking and an idea born out of the pandemic has resulted in a partnership among three
To-Pee-Kee-Ke Yak-Ne open house provides welcomed gathering for community Community by Beverly Bidney - March 25, 2022September 19, 2024 Musician Eden Jumper performs on the Rez Jamz stage at the To-Pee-Kee-Ke Yak-Ne Community Center open house March 9, 2022, in Big Cypress. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS – In Eloponke, “To-Pee-Kee-Ke Yak-Ne” means a place to gather – and that’s just what the Big Cypress community did during a
Kastelic on ICWA: ‘Tribes are rightly concerned’ Community News by Damon Scott - March 25, 2022September 19, 2024 The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear its first ICWA-related case in almost 10 years. (Image via Native Voice One) The U.S. Supreme Court announced Feb. 28 that it would hear challenges to ICWA – the Indian Child Welfare Act that governs the adoptions of Native American children. The law
Still masks, but HHS expands focus Community Health News by Damon Scott - March 24, 2022September 19, 2024 HOLLYWOOD – Even though positive Covid-19 cases have recently decreased, the head of the tribe’s Health and Human Services (HHS) department, Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley, said the virus and other airborne illnesses aren’t going away anytime soon – one of the reasons a mask requirement is still in place. The tribe entered
Annex would bring new services to Hollywood Community Health News by Damon Scott - March 24, 2022September 19, 2024 The tribe plans to build an annex north of the Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center to provide new services and offices. (File photo) HOLLYWOOD – While the new Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center on the Hollywood Reservation has only been operating for a couple years, the head of Health and Human
Tribal co-management of public lands gains traction Community News by Damon Scott - March 22, 2022September 19, 2024 The Big Cypress National Preserve undergoes a series of prescribed fires each year. The objective of such burns include ecosystem maintenance, invasive species management and keeping a healthy habitat for plants and animals. (Photo Michael Gue/NPS) The role of tribes in public land and waterway management received some rare Congressional focus
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Six influential women honored by Hollywood preschoolers Community Education News by Damon Scott - March 15, 2022September 19, 2024 From left to right are Timika Reid, Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley, Hollywood Board Rep. Christine McCall, Karen Two-Shoes, Leona Tommie and Sergine Bourdeau. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – The staff and students of the Hollywood Reservation’s Preschool held a special event March 4 to recognize six women who are influential in the
Sites with Native slur include Marion County lake Community News by Damon Scott - March 14, 2022March 14, 2022 Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) is leading an effort to rename sites that use a derogatory term for Native American women. (File photo) A lake in Florida’s Marion County is one of 660 sites across the U.S. that are on a list to be renamed due to the
Seminole culture shines at Chalo Nitka Arts & Entertainment Community News by Beverly Bidney - March 14, 2022September 19, 2024 Siblings Kingston Jumper, 5, and Kanae Jumper, 8, ride their horses in the Chalo Nitka parade March 5, 2022, in Moore Haven. (Photo Beverly Bidney) MOORE HAVEN – After two years of the pandemic, it was clear people were ready to get out and celebrate the 74th annual Chalo Nitka Festival
