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 by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2020September 19, 2024 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 by Beverly Bidney - April 1, 2020September 19, 2024 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 by The Seminole Tribune - April 1, 2020September 19, 2024 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 by Tara Backhouse - April 1, 2020September 19, 2024 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 by Paul Backhouse - April 1, 2020September 19, 2024 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
NICWA’s ‘Protecting Our Children’ conference begins online Community News by The Seminole Tribune - March 30, 2020September 19, 2024 The annual “Protecting Our Children” conference hosted by the National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is taking place online for the first time. Most recent scheduled conferences across the U.S. have cancelled, postponed or transitioned events into digital gatherings in the wake of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Sarah Kastelic (Alutiiq), the executive director of NICWA, opened
Indian Country stays engaged with federal government on COVID-funding Community News Uncategorized by Damon Scott - March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 Even before the COVID-19 public health crisis began to grip the globe, Indian Country faced significant challenges from underfunding in health care, education, broadband and internet access, economic development, housing, human services and more. A group of Indian Country leaders said in a March 20 teleconference for members of the media
Native Learning Center offers podcasts, webinars online Community News by Beverly Bidney - March 30, 2020March 30, 2020 HOLLYWOOD — For those sheltering at home and practicing social distancing, there is only so much internet browsing and television watching one can do before cabin fever really sets in. Luckily, the Native Learning Center (NLC) is ready to step in to expand minds through podcasts and webinars on a
