Jim Shore enters gaming hall of fame Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Damon Scott - September 16, 2021September 16, 2021 Jim Shore has been general counsel for the tribe since 1982. (Courtesy photo) The American Gaming Association (AGA) named the Seminole Tribe’s Jim Shore to its gaming hall of fame Sept. 14. Shore is one of six inductees to receive the honor this year. “Each of these pioneers has left a unique,
Busy year of development coming for reservations Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 The next phase of the Ahfachkee School expansion in Big Cypress. (Rendering courtesy TCD) Development plans currently underway on paper are scheduled to emerge physically in 2022. According to Tribal Community Development, ground will be broken for large projects on the Big Cypress, Brighton and Immokalee reservations. Here’s an update on
Summer acquisitions update from Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Community by Tara Backhouse - September 9, 2021September 9, 2021 William Cypress’s beautiful silver jewelry, above and right, now shines in the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. (Photo Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) BIG CYPRESS — In February we brought you an article about the collections acquisitions process at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. The museum’s collection is full of historic and modern items that we preserve for present
Tribal members’ hard work reaps benefits during saw palmetto berry season Community Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Gil Yzaguirre strips berries off a low to the ground palmetto bush Aug. 16 in BIg Cypress. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — The harvest season for saw palmetto berries, or bolitas, is underway and tribal members in Big Cypress and Immokalee lined up for permits to harvest them Aug. 16. The
THPO monitors FPL solar panel project near Big Cypress Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 The solar panels at FPL’s Hammock solar energy center in LaBelle in 2018. (Courtesy FPL) BIG CYPRESS — Since Seminoles have lived throughout the state for hundreds of years, preserving evidence of the past can be a challenge when faced with off-reservation construction projects in areas that are part of the
Climate Conversations: Food for thought Community Health News by The Seminole Tribune - September 3, 2021September 3, 2021 By Cody Motlow and Rollie Gilliam III Editor's note: This unedited conversation was supported by the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s Climate Resilience Program. Rollie Gilliam is a Tribal member and serves as Tribe-wide Quality Assurance Analyst through the Center for Student Success and Services. Cody Motlow is a Tribal member and
Lake Okeechobee plans said to include tribe’s concerns Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 The good, the bad, and the ugly concerning Lake Okeechobee has gotten a renewed focus over the past few years by the many entities that have a stake in it, including those directly responsible for its management – the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual, or
Tribe’s repatriation efforts extend beyond Smithsonian Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 BIG CYPRESS — The Seminole Tribe’s ongoing goal to recover ancestral remains and funerary objects from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has gotten a lot of focus in recent years. It’s for good reason – the NMNH has a vast collection of about 1,500 Seminole ancestors and tens
Delta variant takes toll on tribe Community Health News by Damon Scott - August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 HOLLYWOOD -- The Covid-19 Delta variant has officials in overdrive to deal with new cases while encouraging those who haven’t received a vaccine to do so. The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services (HHS) executive director, Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley, said there’s been a steep incline of those in the tribal
SFWMD seeks public input on water plans Community News Top News by Damon Scott - August 18, 2021August 18, 2021 One of the SFWMD’s stated priorities is water restoration. It was involved in a recently restored portion of the Kissimmee River, located in the south-central part of the state that forms the northern part of the Everglades wetlands area. (Photo via SFWMD). The South Florida Water Management District (SFWMD) is a