Why would American Indian men and women put their lives on the line for the very government that took their homelands? "The Warrior Tradition," a one-hour documentary that will air on Veterans Day (Nov. 11) on PBS, tells the stories of Native American warriors from their points of view about

Billy Walker wrestles an alligator at Okalee Village on Oct. 22. (Photo Analicia Austin) Donna Frank poses in front of her table of handmade baskets, Seminole dolls and a Singer sewing machine during a soft opening of Okalee Village on Oct. 22 in Hollywood. Okalee will feature Seminole culture and history

BIG CYPRESS — The Tribal Historic Preservation Office finally has a home befitting its service to the Tribe. The Major Billy L. Cypress Building opened to great fanfare Oct. 23. With about 10,000 square-feet of interior space, the building houses 20 THPO and 11 Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum employees. There is also plenty

BIG CYPRESS — When A.J. Tigertail told his family he was joining the military, they were surprised. “His mom told us. I was stunned that he was interested,” Tigertail’s grandfather Jonah Cypress said during a Big Cypress community meeting Oct. 8 when Tribal officials, family members and other community members

HOLLYWOOD — About 100 people from 16 states took part in the Tribe’s first ever symposium focused on Native trauma and healing. The Oct. 15 to Oct. 17 event – “Healing the Circle in our Tribal Communities” – took place at the Native Learning Center in Hollywood. Cheyenne Kippenberger, in her Miss