Back in the saddle again Editorial by Mitchell Cypress - July 1, 2015October 7, 2015 First of all, I would like to go ahead and thank everybody who gave me support for my return back to politics. Also I would like to congratulate all the seniors who graduated this year from school and remind them that no matter what field they choose, Seminole Tribe and
Life in a chickee on ‘Tahl-chobee yo-gee’ Editorial by James E. Billie - April 29, 2015 My family lives in a thatched-roof hut called a chickee. It does not hold back the noises coming from the outside. It does not prevent spiders, cockroaches, mosquitoes, rats or snakes from visiting. Wintertime you freeze but in summertime you are cool and comfortable. Every morning we are awakened an hour
Grandkids inherit grandmother’s talent Editorial by James E. Billie - February 27, 2015April 7, 2015 What I’ve been seeing lately is it seems like every generation picks up the habits of the first generation. I finally got to hear the Osceola brothers – Cameron, 18, Tyson, 16, and Sheldon, 13 – play their music at the 77th annual Brighton Field Day. I knew they played
Soldiers called him ‘Devil’ Editorial by James E. Billie - December 30, 2014April 7, 2015 That ol’ Devil, the soldiers called him. It was almost a romantic term. You know: "That ol’ Devil escaped us again!" More and more as time went on, the word Devil was also put on the haunts of the Seminole medicine man Abiaki (aka Sam Jones). More than 150 years
Calling all youth leaders Editorial by Tony Sanchez Jr. - June 27, 2014April 7, 2015 The oil fields of Sunniland are where I first learned about hard work. I’d routinely work 60-90 hours a week of manual labor, and every so often when I could hardly move a muscle, I’d go in and beg for a day off. They knew that my plan was to
Hey Pilot! Pffut-DING! Editorial by James E. Billie - April 30, 2014April 7, 2015 Pilot Billie. I have always been tickled by the name "Pilot." Wasn’t that the name of the guy in the Bible who sentenced Jesus to death? I often think maybe it had something to do with an airplane pilot. How he got the name Pilot I’ll never know. The people
Seminole Development and Construction LLC Editorial by Tony Sanchez Jr. - April 30, 2014April 7, 2015 Everyone’s always asking about our Seminole/Stiles LLC construction partnership. Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. got into the construction business and approached Stiles to enter a joint venture (JV) to enhance our profile and further diversify our economic base. This JV allowed us to create an original portfolio – a collection
Ruby Osceola: No Tampa without the pig Editorial by James E. Billie - April 1, 2014April 7, 2015 Back in 1979 when I first became Chairman, one of my dreams was to expand our reservations around the state of Florida. The areas where I wanted to go were industrial-type cities, and Tampa, with all its shipping, was one of them. And one other thing that came to mind
Snapshots of exciting Board projects Editorial by Tony Sanchez Jr. - April 1, 2014April 7, 2015 Hard work, determination, commitment and due diligence – hallmarks of this administration – really work. Here are some brief updates of exciting Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. projects that are moving in the marketplace. I hope Tribal members will take a few minutes to acquaint themselves with these ventures and
Beetles killing our ‘Tu lee’ must be stopped Editorial by James E. Billie - February 26, 2014April 7, 2015 My grandparents and their forefathers on my mother’s side of the family were practitioners and users of traditional indigenous medicine. As a child I would go along with Grandmother to collect medicine plants for the Medicine Maker. On many occasions one particular plant or tree was selected. A carefully chosen branch full