Preservation goes digital Arts & Entertainment Community by The Seminole Tribune - December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 By Misty Snyder
Seminole Veteran Profile – Paul Bowers Sr. Community News by Beverly Bidney - December 4, 2019September 19, 2024 Paul Bowers Sr. served as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, but his fellow soldiers in the fields and jungles of Vietnam just called him Chief. “Since I was a Seminole they thought I knew everything because I was from the swamp,” Bowers said. “They had me walk [up
Seminole Veteran Profile – Billie Micco Community News by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019September 19, 2024 Billie Micco was drafted in 1968 and served for two years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Micco was going to college in Oklahoma when he received the draft letter. He was soon sent to Fort Gordon in Georgia to complete basic training and then it was on
Kiana Bell discovers passion for traditional basket making Arts & Entertainment Community News by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019September 19, 2024 HOLLYWOOD — What most people see is the finished product, not all the behind the scenes work and care that happens along the way. Kiana Bell experienced the reality quickly though, as she moved through the process of completing a traditional Seminole basket. “There’s a side to basket making that most people
Talon Youngman promoted to sergeant in Glades County Sheriff’s Office Community News by Beverly Bidney - December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Talon Youngman has always wanted to help people and found the way to his passion in the Glades County Sheriff’s Office. Youngman is the first Seminole and Native American in the department; he joined in 2017 and was promoted to sergeant last month. “I can’t believe no one else put
As USET turns 50, Seminole Tribe’s impact recognized Community News by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019September 19, 2024 CHOCTAW, Miss. — Betty Mae Jumper was the first female chairwoman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida in 1967. But during her long and eventful life, she also founded the United South & Eastern Tribes in 1969. The Seminole Tribe would go on to establish and maintain a constant and
Census 2020 officials focus on full Native American count Community News by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Indian Country has much to gain, and potentially lose, when Census 2020 arrives next year. As a result, officials are spreading the word now about how the count – which takes place every 10 years – is important to tribes. Native Americans and Alaska Native populations were undercounted by 4.9 percent in
ICWA challenge to be reheard by Fifth Circuit Community News by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019December 3, 2019 Tensions are high once again as the fate of the Indian Child Welfare Act is back up for review in a rehearing. The 1978 law has been in and out of legal limbo for more than a year. The latest action came Nov. 7 when the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Joe Dan Osceola’s life, influence celebrated by USET Community News by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019September 19, 2024 CHOCTAW, Miss. — The Seminole Tribe lost one of its longtime greats on June 9 when Joe Dan Osceola passed away at 82. Osceola was the Tribe’s first president 50 years ago, when he was just 32. That distinction also made him the youngest Tribal president on any council throughout all
Patriotic day in Brighton Community News by Beverly Bidney - December 2, 2019September 19, 2024 BRIGHTON — Veterans Day was commemorated in Brighton Nov. 7 at the 32nd Seminole Veterans Celebration and Recognition where Tribal and non-Tribal veterans were honored for their service and sacrifices. The patriotic day began with the Seminole color guard, which presented the Seminole Tribe of Florida, American, MIA/POW and Florida flags. Students
