Princesses step up to serve another year Community by Kevin Johnson - August 6, 2020September 19, 2024 Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Aubee Billie, left, and Miss Florida Seminole Durante Blais-Billie, shown here at the FSU homecoming football game Oct. 26, 2019, will serve another year as the Tribe’s royalty after this year’s Princess Pageant, which was slated to be held Aug. 1, was cancelled due to the
Chairman Osceola issues Safer at Home Order Community by Kevin Johnson - July 23, 2020September 19, 2024 Seminole Tribe Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr. has issued a tribal-wide Safer at Home Order. The order went into effect July 21 and will remain in effect until further notice. The order, which comes as Florida deals with surging COVID-19 cases, highly recommends that everyone living on Seminole reservations remain
Oral histories speak about environmental change Community by Tara Backhouse - July 10, 2020September 19, 2024 This photograph was taken sometime between 1910 to 1940 by early non-Seminole explorers in the Everglades. What they may have seen as an adventure, Seminole and Miccosukee residents knew as home. (Courtesy Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki) For the last few months a dedicated team of Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum staff has been researching the oral
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum offers virtual visits Arts & Entertainment Community News by Kevin Johnson - July 9, 2020September 19, 2024 Seminole camp life is on display for visitors to see as part of the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum's new virtual tour that launched June 25. (screenshot) BIG CYPRESS — The virtual doors are open at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum.Although the museum in Big Cypress has remained closed (as of press time) since March due
Sharing Seminole culture a big hit at Camp E Nini Hassee Community News by The Seminole Tribune - July 9, 2020September 19, 2024 Caniah Billie, left, and Tatiana Torres presented a program to their fellow students at Camp E Nini Hassee on May 27, 2020, about aspects of Seminole culture, including clothing, history, cooking and dance. (Courtesy photo) By Gale E. WireCamp E Nini Hassee staff CITRUS COUNTY — A good time was had
Judge dismisses lawsuit, but Valholly Frank says climate change message must continue to be heard Community News by The Seminole Tribune - July 9, 2020September 19, 2024 Valholly Frank, center, participates in an environrmental strike rally Oct. 19, 2019, in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Frank is part of a landmark lawsuit against the state of Florida and Gov. Ron DeSantis. The suit was dismissed by a circuit judge on June 1. (Kevin Johnson photo) Complimentary words weren’t exactly what
Seminole input – from present and past – sought for Everglades restoration plan Community News by Kevin Johnson - July 6, 2020September 19, 2024 A map shows areas of the Comprehensive Everglades Restoration Plan and Central Everglades Planning Projects. (USACE) 2020 has brought significant challenges to Indian Country that have required considerable attention from Tribal members. While COVID-19 has grabbed the spotlight across the nation, at home another matter continues in importance: the Seminole Tribe’s
Seminole Tribe’s Lauren Doctor among winners in NLC poster contest Arts & Entertainment Community by The Seminole Tribune - July 6, 2020September 19, 2024 Lauren Doctor (Seminole Tribe) won the the Native Learning Center's “What Home Means To Me” poster contest in the 14-18 age category. (NLC image) HOLLYWOOD – Artworks by three youngsters were selected as the winners in the Native Learning Center’s “What Home Means To Me” poster contest. NLC, based in Hollywood,
USF course delves into Egmont Key Community Education by Aaron Tommie - July 6, 2020September 19, 2024 University of South Florida instructors Dr. Brooke Hansen and Dr. Laura Harrison joined THPO Research Coordinator David Scheidecker and others on an excursion at Egmont Key. (Courtesy photo) The University of South Florida’s recently offered a month-long online course that included research from the Seminole Tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO)
Seminole Scenes – Present and Past 6/30/20 Community by The Seminole Tribune - July 1, 2020July 1, 2020 Seminole Scenes from the June 30, 2020, Seminole Tribune, including photos of signs from the Tribune archives. SHOWING THANKS: In a display of appreciation, Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School 8th-grade graduate Tierra Gardner, right, shows her thanks to PECS guidance counselor Jeanine Gran by giving her a giant stuffed animal and
