Tribal Career Development graduates recognized in ceremony Community News by Damon Scott - January 6, 2020September 19, 2024 HOLLYWOOD — A program designed to educate and train Tribal members with the goal of placement in management and executive positions with Seminole Gaming recently honored its latest class of graduates. Officials with Tribal Career Development (TCD) recognized three graduates this year with a Dec. 13 ceremony and holiday party
Healthy cooking class teaches how to combat diabetes Community Health News by Beverly Bidney - January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 IMMOKALEE — The statistics about diabetes are chilling. More than 30 million Americans have diabetes and about 25 percent (7.2 million) don’t know it. Native Americans have a greater chance of getting diabetes than any other racial group in the U.S. They are more than twice as likely to get the disease
The photographs remember Arts & Entertainment Community News by Tara Backhouse - January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 Happy holidays to you and your families, from the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. Christmas and the New Year are times for celebration, but also for recollection and thought. We remember times gone by and we wonder what is to come. These days we all have our own interests and activities,
Achievements of Native women artists showcased at Smithsonian American Art Museum Arts & Entertainment Community News by From Press Release - January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 WASHINGTON — Women have been a predominant creative force behind Native American art, yet their individual contributions, for centuries, have largely remained unrecognized and anonymous. In the first major thematic exhibition to explore the artistic contributions of Native women, “Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists” celebrates the achievements of these
Grammy winner Brandi Carlile comes to Hard Rock Live Community by From Press Release - January 6, 2020January 6, 2020 HOLLYWOOD — Three-time Grammy Award winner Brandi Carlile will perform Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood on March 6 at 8:30 p.m. Over the course of their acclaimed career, Carlile and her band have released six albums, including 2017’s “Cover Stories: Brandi Carlile Celebrates 10 Years
US Poet Laureate Joy Harjo visits Big Cypress Arts & Entertainment Community News by Beverly Bidney - January 6, 2020September 19, 2024 BIG CYPRESS — As the nation’s official poet, the U.S. poet laureate aims to promote and raise the national consciousness of reading and writing poetry. As the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo takes it a step further. The most important aspect of her duties as Poet
Hollywood Reservation buzzes with construction projects Community News by Damon Scott - January 6, 2020September 19, 2024 Editor’s note: Throughout 2020, the Seminole Tribune will highlight different projects that are underway throughout the Tribe. We start here with the Hollywood Reservation. HOLLYWOOD — While the glitz and glamour of the new Guitar Hotel and massive casino expansion attracted most of the attention in recent months, it didn’t
In her own words: Miss Florida Seminole Durante Blais-Billie visits Japan Community News by The Seminole Tribune - January 6, 2020September 19, 2024 By: Durante Blais-Billie In the last weeks of November, I traveled to Japan as Miss Florida Seminole alongside my sister and chaperone Tia Blais-Billie, Miss Florida Seminole 2013-2014, to further our Tribe’s relationship with the Ainu people of Hokkaido. The Ainu are one of two remaining Indigenous populations of Japan, and
Initiative seeks to prevent problem gambling issues at Tribe’s properties Community News by Damon Scott - January 6, 2020September 19, 2024 HOLLYWOOD — As the Tribe’s gaming properties continue to expand across the globe, it has launched a new program to educate players and lessen issues associated with problem gambling. PlayersEdge is an initiative focused on player engagement – whether they are new, casual or experienced. The subject is important, Paul Pellizzari
Tribe’s Veterans Service Organization improves lives of Native and non-Native veterans Community News by Beverly Bidney - January 6, 2020September 19, 2024 BRIGHTON — U.S. Army veteran Raymond Jolly served in Vietnam from 1965-67 in areas where the herbicide Agent Orange was sprayed. When Jolly returned from service at age 23, he got married. Two years later, after feeling weak and passing out numerous times, he was diagnosed with diabetes. More symptoms
