Clockwise, Kevin DuPuis, chairman of the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa; Devon Haynie, U.S. News World & Report assistant managing editor; Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez; and Stacy A. Bohlen, chief executive officer of the National Indian Health Board and member of the Sault Ste. Marie
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Immokalee, Tampa Seminoles celebrate Indigenous Pink Day
Members of the Frank family, including Nancy Frank, front and center in the photo, Lauri Billie, Connie Osceola, Aaron Frank, Kevin Fran, Dominic Osceola and Amari Osceola walk together on Indigenous Pink Day on Oct. 15, to celebrate Nancy’s 17 years as a cancer survivor. (Courtesy photo) Breast cancer awareness
Hard Rock Hollywood, Tampa virtually celebrate PINKTOBER
A portion of the proceeds from the #Pinktober Poker Open in Tampa benefits breast cancer research. (Seminole Hard Rock Tampa) October is breast cancer awareness month, so the Seminole Hard Rock venues in Hollywood and Tampa will rock the pink for its annual PINKTOBER celebrations. Both properties will support the American Cancer
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa to host blood drive
TAMPA – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will host a blood drive for OneBlood on Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. OneBlood’s Big Red buses will be positioned in front of the property’s north parking lot. Donors should make an appointment by visiting www.oneblood.org/donate-now and to use
New Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center up and running in Hollywood
The new Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center opened earlier this year on the Seminole Estates portion of the Hollywood Reservation. (Carlos Fuentes photo) HOLLYWOOD — The unconquered spirit of the namesake of the Hollywood Reservation’s new medical building is alive and well despite the Covid-19 pandemic. The Betty Mae Jumper Medical Center
Key diabetes program still searches for stable funding
The clock is ticking once again toward the expiration of funding for the Special Diabetes Program for Indians, or SDPI. The latest in a string of short term funding appropriations expires Dec. 11.SDPI serves more than 300 Tribal and urban Indian communities across the country, including the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Bill grants Tribal health authorities access to essential data
New legislation was introduced in August in Congress that would break down barriers Tribal authorities have faced in gaining access to critical public health data. The “Tribal Health Data Improvement Act” came together after news reports earlier in the summer that the federal government was withholding potentially life-saving information from
Museum’s meditation, mindfulness video seeks to combat stress
Covid-19 funding in Indian Country hasn’t come easy
The CARES Act included funding for Indian Country. (Image: Full Measure, Facebook) Native Americans have been disproportionately affected by Covid-19 – a situation that has continued throughout the pandemic. Securing adequate funding was the first hurdle. But there has been only about $8 billion earmarked for Tribal governments – which is
Cheyenne Kippenberger to speak at Congressional hearing on mental health
Miss Indian World and UNITY peer guide ambassador Cheyenne Kippenberger will be among the speakers at a Congressional subcommittee hearing on July 16, 2020. (Courtesy photo) Miss Indian World and Seminole tribal member Cheyenne Kippenberger is scheduled to participate in a remote Congressional oversight hearing about mental health issues among Native