UNITY offers Thursday webinar series Education by The Seminole Tribune - June 10, 2021June 10, 2021 UNITY is offering free webinars on Thursdays during the spring. The next program is June 10 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. (ET). It is titled “Our community needs: Regional comparison of top issues facing Native youth.” The workshop will show how youth can address local needs by identifying the root
PECS’s final day honors award winners and pays tribute to those who helped shape the school Education by Beverly Bidney - June 10, 2021September 19, 2024 A group of fourth grade teachers bids farewell to their students at the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School last day of school drive-thru celebration May 27, 2021, in Brighton. (Photo Beverly Bidney) On the last day of this most unusual school year, Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School Principal Tracy Downing let her students
Secretary Haaland, Interior Department congratulate tribal grads Education by From Press Release - June 9, 2021June 9, 2021 Professor Dale Old Horn of Montana State University-Billings/Little Bighorn College, Clement Other Medicine of the Black Lodge District, and Robert 'Corky' Old Horn of the Black Lodge District perform an Honor Song in a U.S. Department of Interior video. (Courtesy image) Deb Haaland, U.S. Secretary of Interior (Courtesy image) The U.S. Department
Speaker line up announced for National UNITY Conference Education by The Seminole Tribune - June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Chance Rush An actor, clothing designer, singer and Tik Tok star, and a fashion designer have been confirmed as part of the speaker line up at the 2021 National UNITY Conference in Dallas, Texas, to be held from July 2-6 at the downtown Sheraton Hotel and Convention Center. The conference theme
Language Act name change would honor Cherokee linguist, Vietnam veteran Education by The Seminole Tribune - June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 On April 29, the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, chaired by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and co-chaired by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), introduced the Durbin Feeling Native American Languages Act of 2021. “Congress made a commitment to promote and protect the rights of Native Americans to use their languages over
Native American Languages Act, 30 years and counting Education by Beverly Bidney - June 3, 2021September 19, 2024 Teacher Rita Gopher, far left, in the PECS immersion classroom on a typical day since returning to campus. (Courtesy photo) Congress passed the Native American Languages Act in 1990 to support and protect the rights of Native Americans to use their languages. The passage of the bill allowed tribes throughout the
FSU homecoming pep rally no longer called ‘Pow Wow’ Education by Beverly Bidney - June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Florida State University officially changed the name of its annual homecoming pep rally from “Pow Wow” to “Homecoming Live.” Usually a fall event, homecoming was held this year April 5-10 due to the pandemic.Activities included a reverse-style parade in which floats, parade entries and performers remained stationary while spectators drove through
Haskell president removed amid free speech controversy Education by Beverly Bidney - June 3, 2021June 3, 2021 Jared Nally is editor of the Indian Leader, Haskell Indian Nations University student newspaper. ( Photo Gary Rohman/FIRE) Jared Nally became a student journalist to be more involved in campus life instead of taking a job at a fast food restaurant. “I thought if I worked at the paper I’d be at
After ACD, a new role at CSSS: Q&A with Rollie Gilliam III Community Education News by Damon Scott - June 2, 2021September 19, 2024 HOLLYWOOD — Rollie Gilliam III has set the pace at the Seminole Tribe in its Advanced Career Development (ACD) program – part of the Tribal Professional Development (TPD) department. As the Fort Pierce-raised 33-year-old graduates from the program he entered in 2019, he has started a new chapter in his professional
Harvard vice provost to be next FSU president Education by Damon Scott - May 25, 2021September 19, 2024 Richard McCullough (Courtesy FSU) The school with longtime ties to the Seminole Tribe has chosen a new president. Richard McCullough was unanimously picked to replace retiring Florida State University president John Thrasher by the FSU Board of Trustees. The school announced the decision May 24. Thrasher has been president of the Tallahassee
