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Brighton hosts Earth Day event

by Beverly Bidney -
PECS kindergarten students look in the trees for signs of birds or their nests during Brighton’s Earth Day event April 22.

PECS kindergarten students look in the trees for signs of birds or their nests during Brighton’s Earth Day event April 22. (Beverly Bidney) BRIGHTON — The Environmental Protection Office (EPO) honored the planet April 22 with an Earth Day event that included information on what individuals can do to protect the

Libraries stock reading bins at tribal clinic and dental waiting rooms

by Beverly Bidney -
From left to right, Big Cypress education work experience trainee Janessa Jones, CBH administrative assistant Maria Rivera, CBH child clinical associate Gabriella Velasco and library assistant Claudia Doctor with the book bin.

From left to right, Big Cypress education work experience trainee Janessa Jones, CBH administrative assistant Maria Rivera, CBH child clinical associate Gabriella Velasco and library assistant Claudia Doctor with the book bin. (Courtesy photo) As part of an effort to encourage literacy, the Education Department’s Library Program has been providing reading

Museum presents Seminole war history at national education conference

by Beverly Bidney -

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum education coordinator Abena Robinson works at the information booth at the conference. (Courtesy photo) Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum educators brought Seminole history to life for hundreds of history teachers at the annual conference of the National Council for History Education in St. Louis, Missouri, on March 21. Museum education coordinator Abena

Tribal veterans Paul Bowers Sr., Mitchell Cypress share wartime experiences at Ahfachkee

by Beverly Bidney -
Veterans Mitchell Cypress, left, and Paul Bowers Sr. in the Ahfachkee School gym before their presentation to the middle and high school students Nov. 13.

Veterans Mitchell Cypress, left, and Paul Bowers Sr. in the Ahfachkee School gym before their presentation to the middle and high school students Nov. 13. (Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — Ahfachkee School middle and high school students heard firsthand accounts of serving in the military from tribal veterans Paul Bowers Sr.

Immokalee Elaponke bingo aims to help revitalize language

by Beverly Bidney -
Language department director Francine Osceola checks Spencer Jock’s winning bingo card during the Immokalee Elaponke bingo game Nov. 14.

Language department director Francine Osceola checks Spencer Jock’s winning bingo card during the Immokalee Elaponke bingo game Nov. 14. (Beverly Bidney) The goal of the tribe’s language department seems simple enough; to create more fluent speakers, reinforce what’s already there and try to bring conversation back. In an effort to meet that

Native arts, culture come to life at AIAC

by Beverly Bidney -
Seminole medicine man Bobby Henry leads the welcome dance at the AIAC Nov. 1, followed by Miss Florida Seminole CeCe Thomas, Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Violet Osceola and actor/writer Dallas Goldtooth.

Seminole medicine man Bobby Henry leads the welcome dance at the AIAC Nov. 1, followed by Miss Florida Seminole CeCe Thomas, Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Violet Osceola and actor/writer Dallas Goldtooth. (Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — The Seminole Tribe’s Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum held its annual American Indian Arts Celebration (AIAC) in Big

Tribe, FSU celebrate dedication of Native American & Indigenous Studies Center

by Kevin Johnson -
From left to right, Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr., Miss Florida Seminole CeCe Thomas, Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Violet Osceola and FSU President Richard McCullough standing around the FSU Greene-Lewis Native American & Indigenous Studies Center sign.

From left to right, Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr., Miss Florida Seminole CeCe Thomas, Jr. Miss Florida Seminole Violet Osceola and FSU President Richard McCullough. (Kevin Johnson) TALLAHASSEE — The Seminole Tribe of Florida’s presence was felt outsideand inside at the dedication of Florida State University’s Native American & Indigenous Studies

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