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Tribal member’s breast cancer message: ‘Get your mammogram, do your self-check, catch it early’

by Beverly Bidney -

Lorraine Posada, left, and daughter Lindsey Posada greet Lenore Roberts at the Immokalee drive thru breast cancer awareness event Oct. 19. (Photo Beverly Bidney) Lorraine Posada, who has no history of breast cancer in her family, exercises regularly, eats well and isn’t overweight, was diagnosed at age 43 with breast cancer.

Resiliency compact members meet for first time

by Beverly Bidney -

FORT MYERS — Members of the Southwest Florida Regional Resiliency Compact, which includes the SeminoleTribe, met with experts for the first time Oct. 8 to get a better understanding of how they will work together to prepare for the impact of climate change. The meeting at Florida Gulf Coast University was

Dollar General in Micanopy draws Native opposition

by Damon Scott -

Micanopy residents have been protesting plans for the construction of a Dollar General store in their town. Theproposed location is near Tuscawilla Road in the Micanopy Native American Preserve. It’s in the vicinity of a Native American burial mound and the site of the Battle of Micanopy – fought during

Seminole DAPL flag signed by Samuel Osceola family

by Beverly Bidney -

BIG CYPRESS — Sometimes a flag is much more than just a flag; it can commemorate a place in time important tothose who bore witness to it. Such is the case with a Seminole flag which flew over the Standing Rock Reservation during the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protest. The family

Q&A with Seminole veterans OB Osceola, Curtis Motlow

by Beverly Bidney -

In honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, the Tribune spoke with two Seminole veterans from different eras. OB Osceola lives in Naples, not far from Ochopee where he was born and raised. Curtis Motlow, who grew up in Oklahoma, moved to the Hollywood Reservation in 2012 and has served on

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