Miami, developer find some common ground on Brickell site Community News Top News by Damon Scott - May 1, 2023May 1, 2023 Robert Rosa of the American Indian Movement of Florida, second from left, and the Seminole Tribe’s Martha Tommie, third from left, sit with others at Miami City Hall in opposition of development at the 444 Brickell site. (Christina Vasquez/Twitter) Miami’s historic preservation board reinforced its intention to preserve a large portion
Q&A: Child advocates support tribe’s vulnerable Community Health News by Damon Scott - April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 BRIGHTON – The Seminole Tribe’s Advocacy & Guardianship Department is responsible for several programs, but each one has an overarching goal: ensure that tribal members and families are supported – especially vulnerable children and adults. Joseph Hernandez Joseph Hernandez is a child advocate on the Brighton Reservation. He and two others work
Singh brings Orange County experience to tribal role Community News Top News by Damon Scott - April 28, 2023April 28, 2023 Randy Singh in his office at Hollywood headquarters March 27, 2023. (Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe has a new executive director of operations – Randy Singh. His first day on the job was Feb. 6. Singh oversees operations and services within government departments that fall under the Executive Operations
Q&A: Fire safety expo comes to Hollywood Community Health News Top News by Damon Scott - April 23, 2023April 23, 2023 From left to right are battalion commander Stephen Zitnick, division chief Louis Valdes and battalion commander Joshua Eveleth. (Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – The Hollywood Council Office sponsored a fire safety expo April 22 at the Hollywood Fire Rescue Station 108, located at 3105 N State Road 7. The event hadn’t been
NICWA’s Reno conference sets attendance record Community News Top News by Damon Scott - April 22, 2023April 22, 2023 Attendees were excited to be back together in person after three years. (Courtesy NICWA) It appears that a lot of people really have missed getting together for in-person events. The National Indian Child Welfare Association’s (NICWA) annual “Protecting Our Children” conference – its 41st – took place in Reno, Nevada, April 2-5.
Rabies, microchip clinics return to tribe Community Events Health News Top News by Damon Scott - April 19, 2023April 19, 2023 The Seminole Tribe’s animal control program – part of the Health and Human Services Department – is scheduled to host a free rabies and microchip clinic on the Big Cypress Reservation on May 17. The event hasn’t been held since 2019 due to the pandemic. Jonathan Vasquez, the tribalwide animal control
Hard Rock Digital joins responsible gaming coalition Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - April 14, 2023April 14, 2023 Hard Rock Digital (HRD) has joined a group of other national online gaming operators with a shared goal of strengthening the industry’s responsible gaming standards. HRD is Hard Rock International and Seminole Gaming’s platform for internet gaming and sports betting. HRD joined Fanatics Betting and Gaming and PointsBet as the latest
Cattle drive continues generational legacies in Big Cypress Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 On horseback, Big Cypress cattle foreman Andre Jumper drives the cattle from the spillway to the Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena during the 25th annual Junior Cypress Cattle Drive on the Big Cypress Reservation on March 25, 2023. In the swamp buggy are honorary trail boss and cattle woman Mary Jene
Emma Brown opens real estate company Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 At center, Okeechobee Mayor Dowling Watford and Emma Brown cut the ribbon at the opening of Brown & Company Realty on March 23, 2023. (Photo Beverly Bidney) OKEECHOBEE — Emma Johns Brown cut the ribbon on her new real estate business, Brown & Company Realty, on March 23 in Okeechobee. The business
Seminole art exhibition opens at Ringling Arts & Entertainment News Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Alongside fellow artists, Pedro Zepeda speaks to the audience at the opening of “Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art” on March 18, 2023, at the John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art in Sarasota. (Photo Beverly Bidney) SARASOTA — “Reclaiming Home: Contemporary Seminole Art,” a groundbreaking art exhibition of more than 100