CNAY’s Champions for Change ready to convene Community by From Press Release - February 3, 2020February 3, 2020 WASHINGTON — The Aspen Institute’s Center for Native American Youth (CNAY) will welcome its eighth cohort of CNAY Champions for Change (Champions) to Washington, DC, in February. This marks the first convening of the year-long leadership program. The 2020 Champions include Owen L. Oliver (Quinault (Chinook) Indian Nation & Isleta Pueblo),
Seminole Scenes – February 2020 Community Seminole Scenes by The Seminole Tribune - January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 ROYALTY WORKOUT: Miss Florida Seminole Durante Blais-Billie, left, and Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Aubee Billie warm-up for Rez Rally on Jan. 11 in Big Cypress. (Photo Beverley Bidney) The medals of the race feature Seminole Strong. (Photo Beverley Bidney) IMMOKALEE IBIS: Ibis enjoy the water and sun during a recent visit
Alligator wrestling comes to Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Arts & Entertainment Community News by The Seminole Tribune - January 31, 2020September 19, 2024 BIG CYPRESS — The opening reception for the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s latest exhibit “Alligator Wrestling: Danger. Entertainment. Tradition.” on Jan. 11 drew an impressive crowd. The lawn behind the museum was packed to capacity with about 150 people eager to learn about the history of alligator wrestling and see it in person.
Halapata Chobee: big alligator! Arts & Entertainment Community News by Justin Giles - January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Happy New Year! As I practice the annual beneficial cliché of reflecting on the year past, it has come to my attention that 2020 marks two years I’ve been working for the Seminole Tribe of Florida as the oral history coordinator at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. These past two years have flown
NIHB Youth Fellows meet with Native lawmakers Community by From Press Release - January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 WASHINGTON — In January, the 2020 cohort of the National Indian Health Board (NIHB) Health Policy Fellows held its first face-to-face meeting in Washington, D.C. As part of a week’s worth of events toward training the next generation of Native health leaders, NIHB’s Youth Fellows had the opportunity to visit
Diabetes program funded for short term (again) Community Health News by Damon Scott - January 31, 2020September 19, 2024 Advocates for the funding of two diabetes-related programs that benefit Native Americans have once again come up short in the federal budget process. The Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) and the Special Diabetes Program (SDP) were given five-month extensions in Congress’ recently passed 2020 budget. However, the National Indian Health Board
Tribes to gain better farm agency access through new agreement Community News by The Seminole Tribune - January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 Barry Hamilton, national tribal relations officer at the USDA’s NRCS. It’s a more than 10-page document that can look intimidating. But the underlying goal is to improve assistance to Native Americans farmers and advance conservation efforts across Indian Country. A memorandum of understanding (MOU) was signed by leaders of several agencies under
For Tribe’s wildland firefighters, Australia blazes hit close to home Community News by The Seminole Tribune - January 31, 2020September 19, 2024 Nearly 28,000 square miles of Australia have been consumed by wildfires since September. That land, more than 18 million acres, is larger than the states of New Jersey, Massachusetts and Maryland combined. As of Jan. 13, 28 people have perished in the fires, nearly 3,000 homes have been destroyed or
Native American voting reforms in 2020 spotlight Community News by Damon Scott - January 31, 2020September 19, 2024 Election officials across the country continue to prep for the coming elections of 2020, and voting rights advocates are keeping an eye on issues related to registration, identification and access. Lawmakers are also involved in bills that seek to expand strengthen voting rights. The Democrat-controlled U.S. House of Representatives passed the Voting
Secretarial election to be held Feb. 12 Community by From Press Release - January 31, 2020January 31, 2020 The Bureau of Indian Affairs has scheduled a Secretarial election for Feb. 12. This election will replace the one previously scheduled for Dec. 2018 which was cancelled due to a U.S. federal government shutdown. Secretarial elections are federal elections administered by the BIA and are conducted through the U.S. mail. All Tribal
