Climate Conversations – February 2022 Community by admin - March 11, 2022March 11, 2022 Editor’s note: This interview was supported by the Seminole Tribe’s Climate Resilience Program. Cody Motlow is a tribal member and serves as the climate resiliency coordinator through the tribe's Heritage and Environmental Resources Office (HERO). Originally presented virtually, this interview has been edited for length and clarity. Samuel Tommie Cody Motlow:
Q&A with Michele Thomas, recently honored by PECS, Glades County School District Community Education by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Michele Thomas, left, receives a plaque from the Glades County School District. (Courtesy photo) Michele Thomas was recently named non-instructional employee of the year for Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School and the Glades County School District. Thomas, from the Brighton Reservation, has been an employee at the school since its inception 15
New reading program at Ahfachkee focuses on Native books Community Education by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Kathy Dixon, media clerk, helps Ahfachkee sixth grader Thanoke Roberts with the Read Native program Feb. 11. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee students are reading books by and about Native Americans in a new program called “Read Native.” The program was inspired by the American Indian Library Association’s inaugural
Despite hurdles, student Kadin Tommie succeeds through pandemic Community Education by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Kadin Tommie at home with his grandmother Virginia Tommie. (Courtesy photo) Education during the pandemic has been a challenge for some students. During virtual school, paying attention to a computer screen all day is very different from being in a classroom with a teacher. Kadin Tommie’s grades were good as a seventh
Seminole Scenes: February 2022 Community Seminole Scenes by The Seminole Tribune - March 9, 2022September 19, 2024 DOWNTOWN DISTINCTION: Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee announced Feb. 21 that Tallahassee Downtown, which last year unveiled a mural featuring the Seminole Tribe’s first chairwoman Betty Mae Jumper, center, has been designated the February 2022 Florida Main Street Program of the Month. “By hosting a variety of community events
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki offers vast oral history archives Community News by Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 By Alex Banks, oral history coordinator at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Billy Walker demonstrates alligator wrestling in 2008. A video is part of the museum's oral history archives. (Courtesy Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) BIG CYPRESS — Oral history and the practice of passing down history, legends, and stories has been and continues to be an
Elgin Jumper’s ‘Fluent Poetry’ show opens at museum Arts & Entertainment Community News by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022September 19, 2024 Elgin Jumper's "Fluent Poetry" exhibit is on display in the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s Mosaic Gallery through May 15. (Courtesy photo) BIG CYPRESS – Elgin Jumper’s latest show at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum showcases the versatility of his painting styles in an exhibit called “Fluent Poetry.” “I see a lot of poetry in everything,” Jumper
Drilling opponents get good news, but battles continue Community News by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Texas-based Burnett Oil Co. withdrew its permit applications to dig on two prospective sites in the Big Cypress National Preserve on Feb. 22, but its pursuit to drill for oil in areas close to both Seminole and Miccosukee reservations might not be over. Burnett indicated in a letter to the Florida
Big Cypress embraces ‘Sunshine’ drive thru Community News by The Seminole Tribune - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 BIG CYPRESS — Instead of pink hearts for Valentine’s Day, the Big Cypress Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena was festooned with a sunny palette of sunflower yellow for the You Are Sunshine drive thru event Feb. 11. The Big Cypress Council Office changed the Valentine’s Day narrative to one of promoting care,
Tribe purchases land near Brighton, Immokalee reservations Community News by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022September 19, 2024 Recent real estate purchases by the tribe include Lakeport Ranch next to the Brighton Reservation. (Courtesy photo) The Seminole Tribe’s Sovereign Wealth Fund purchased a few parcels of land in September 2021 near the Brighton and Immokalee reservations. The purchases, which were made through its Seminole Real Estate Fund, or SemREF, include
