Dear Sally, What’s it like being an alligator during the coronavirus?

by The Seminole Tribune - May 8, 2020May 8, 2020

Sally the Alligator. (Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum photo) By Carrie DilleyAh-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Visitor Services and Development Manager BIG CYPRESS — While the domesticated animals in our lives (particularly our dogs, maybe less so our cats) have enjoyed seeing us all day during these recent times, have you wondered how our free roaming friends have

UNITY names ’25 under 25′

by The Seminole Tribune - May 4, 2020September 19, 2024

UNITY's '25 Under '25' winners. (UNITY photo) Timothy Benally, Dine (UNITY/Facebook) MESA, Ariz. –Some of Indian Country’s top young talent has been recognized thanks to the United National Indian Tribal Youth Inc. UNITY announced on social media during the week of April 27 the fourth class of its “25 under 25 Native Youth

BIE officials consult with tribes on distribution of COVID-19 funds

Education

by The Seminole Tribune - May 1, 2020May 1, 2020

Tony Dearman (Cherokee) is director of the BIE. (BIE photo) Bureau of Indian Education officials held a town hall-style webinar April 30 to discuss federal funding for the needs of schools during the Covid-19 pandemic. BIE funded schools, like others across the U.S., faced abrupt school closures in March that will likely

First comes graduation, then the Navy for Brighton’s Eecho Billie

Education

by Kevin Johnson - April 30, 2020September 19, 2024

Pine School senior Eecho Billie, 18, receives his cap and gown and a graduation yard sign from Kelly Hilton-Green, an administrator from the school, in April at the Billie family’s home in Brighton. (Courtesy photo) Just like any other high school senior, Eecho Billie wants to be able to turn his

BIE, Education Department to hold session on CARES Act

Education

by The Seminole Tribune - April 30, 2020May 5, 2020

Ron Lessard (Mohawk), acting executive director, White House Initiative on American Indian and Alaska Native Education. (Photo NationalService.gov) The Bureau of Indian Education and the Department of Education will hold a joint Tribal listening session April 30 at 12 p.m. (ET). The discussion will be about the $153 million in emergency coronavirus

PECS excels at distance learning as students, staff, parents work together

Education

by Beverly Bidney - April 10, 2020September 19, 2024

The PECS distance learning schedule. Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students are sheltered safely at home and adjusting to the school’s virtual instruction distance learning, which began March 30. Principal Tracy Downing began to prepare for the possibility of closing PECS on March 13. Spring break was scheduled for March 16 but

MIT program seeks solutions from Native innovators

Education

by From Press Release - April 7, 2020September 19, 2024

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – MIT Solve, an initiative of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, announced April 7 the launch of the third year of its Indigenous Communities Fellowship, seeking Indigenous-led solutions that drive social, environmental, and economic impact in Native communities across the United States. The Fellowship, made possible in part by

PECS students use social distancing creatively in virtual lessons

Education

by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2020September 19, 2024

BRIGHTON – The coronavirus pandemic has disrupted all aspects of life, including the academic year at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School. The school closed March 13 for spring break. Its virtual instruction and distance learning began March 30 as the campus remained closed due to the pandemic. After the break, sixth-grade reading

Students go book shopping at Ahfachkee School

Education

by Beverly Bidney - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

BIG CYPRESS — Books about elephants, tigers and other animals took over the Ahfachkee media center as the Scholastic Book Fair, Jungle version, encouraged students to shop for books from March 9 to March 13. The school has two book fairs each year, one in the fall and the other in

Roberta M. Osceola earns Student of the Month honor at Indian River State College

by The Seminole Tribune - April 3, 2020April 3, 2020

Roberta M. Osceola, second from right, is honored for being named Student of the Month at Indian River State College. Her instructor, Cecilia Carran, is in the middle. (Courtesy photo) Roberta M. Osceola received Student of the Month honors at Indian River State College for February. The nomination that was submitted for