Martha Tommie reflects on Standing Rock DAPL decision Community Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Back in 2016, Martha Tommie and other Tribal members drove thousands of miles to stand in solidarity with the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe as they fought against the construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline on their ancestral tribal land. Unfortunately the efforts of thousands of Native American protestors, or water protectors,
Hard Rock AC donates food for those in need Community by The Seminole Tribune - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 ATLANTIC CITY — New Jersey organizations that help feed people in need received a boost thanks to the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Atlantic City. In mid-March, Hard Rock, despite being temporarily closed due to COVID-19, donated two truckloads of food to the Community FoodBank of New Jersey and Turning
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa donates $40,000 to commemorate 16th anniversary Community by The Seminole Tribune - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 TAMPA — Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa marked its 16th anniversary March 11 by donating $10,000 each to four Tampa Bay charities. Seminole Hard Rock Tampa President Steve Bonner presented checks to the DeBartolo Family Foundation, Metropolitan Ministries, the Bill Edwards Foundation for the Arts and Julie Weintraub’s Hands
Roberta M. Osceola earns Student of the Month honor at Indian River State College Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 Roberta M. Osceola, second from right, is honored for being named Student of the Month at Indian River State College. Her instructor, Cecilia Carran, is in the middle. (Courtesy photo) Roberta M. Osceola received Student of the Month honors at Indian River State College for February. The nomination that was submitted for
Adakai’s Harvard trip Community Education by The Seminole Tribune - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020 By: Adakai Robbins My experience at Harvard was a much unexpected one. Upon arrival, it felt very unfamiliar because of how different all the architecture is, as well as how different the people’s attitudes are over there. People in that area seemed very polite and trustworthy, which gave me a lot more
Original Ahfachkee building demolished Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2020April 30, 2020 Built in 1991, the original one-story Ahfachkee School building has been demolished to make way for a larger one. Demolition of both the classroom building and the science classroom building began March 5 by Pirtle Construction Company, which built the middle and high school building. The two buildings were 22,000 square feet
Students learn to live off the land in Ahfachkee’s traditional garden Community Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee students have realized the fruits, and vegetables, of their labor in the school’s traditional garden and have reaped the benefits in the form of healthy meals. The school’s large garden, which features many traditional Seminole crops, is tended by students with some help from traditional preservation program
Native American museums offer online options Arts & Entertainment Community Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 The east entrance of the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C. (Judy Davis/Hoachlander Davis Photography) As cabin fever sets in, some individuals may be bitten by the travel bug and get a case of wanderlust. But in these times of staying safe at home, travel isn’t an
NMAI: A landmark institution working for Indian Country Arts & Entertainment Community Top News by Tara Backhouse - April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Your own local museum, the Ah-Tah-Thi Ki Museum on the Big Cypress Reservation, works hard to share the Seminole story and to represent the Tribe’s interests in all our work. We are able to collaborate with many museums and other institutions in Florida, and we help them tell the Seminole
Making Seminole voices heard to protect the future of South Florida Arts & Entertainment Community Top News Top Story by Paul Backhouse - April 1, 2020April 1, 2020 Fact: Everglades "restoration" is the largest environmental project in the history of the planet. This monumental endeavor being carried out by the U.S. government extends from the headwaters south of Orlando that fill Lake Okechobee all the way to the southern tip of the Florida peninsula. The effects to the