THPO still on guard, but hopeful on repatriation efforts News Top News by Beverly Bidney - April 13, 2023April 13, 2023 Tina Osceola (Photo Beverly Bidney) FORT MYERS — Tina Osceola spoke to members of the Southwest Florida Archaeological Society on March 15 at the IMAG History and Science Center in Fort Myers, where she described what repatriation of ancestors means to the Seminole Tribe of Florida and the work being done
Alaska students enjoy cultural exchange, fun in Big Cypress Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Chenega Community School visitors enjoy a swamp buggy ride on the Big Cypress Reservation. (Courtesy Abena Robinson) BIG CYPRESS – A group of students and staff from the Chenega Community School in the Native village of Chenega, Alaska, experienced Seminole hospitality and culture during a visit to the Big Cypress Reservation
Tribe stays connected to latest Miami archaeological dig Community News Top News by Damon Scott - March 27, 2023March 27, 2023 Miccosukee tribal member Betty Osceola, center, gathered with other activists near the site March 19 to bring attention to the excavation at the 444 Brickell site. (Photo via Facebook). An ongoing archaeological dig in the Brickell area of Miami – at a site known as 444 Brickell – has remained on
Kyle Doney recognized with ‘40 under 40’ award Community Education News Sports Top News by Damon Scott - March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Kyle Doney, center, at an FSU game last November with Brighton Councilman Larry Howard, left, and Hollywood council representative special adviser Tomie Motlow, right. (Courtesy photo) The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development (NCAIED) has recognized the Seminole Tribe’s Kyle Doney as one of its Native American “40 under 40”
Will Latchford retires after decades at tribe Community News Top News by Damon Scott - March 24, 2023March 24, 2023 Will Latchford in the lobby of his office at the Seminole Police Department in Hollywood on March 21, 2023. (Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD – Will Latchford said he clearly remembers the day in 1994 when he drove from Clearwater to Hollywood to interview with the Seminole Tribe to become an officer in
Love of reading, tribe’s children inspire library staff Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - March 23, 2023March 29, 2023 Cecilia Vickers (Courtesy photo) In recognition of National Library Week, which takes place April 23-29, Padmini Dukharan, the tribalwide library program supervisor, asked library staff to write about their work and interactions with the tribe’s children. The following are submissions from Dinorah M. Johns, a library catalog processor on the Brighton Reservation;
Clark County approves Guitar Hotel on Vegas Strip Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Damon Scott - March 23, 2023March 23, 2023 A rendering of the Guitar Hotel to be built on the Las Vegas Strip. (Hard Rock) Clark County commissioners voted unanimously March 22 to allow Hard Rock International (HRI) to build its iconic Guitar Hotel on the grounds of the Mirage Hotel & Casino on the Las Vegas Strip. The hotel
ICWA on the mind as Reno approaches Community News Top News by Damon Scott - March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 This year’s conference artwork, “Lifeway,” is by North Dakota-based artist Shawna Fricke (Taos Pueblo/Paiute). Fricke said culture is represented through the northern baskets in the floral designs, the traditional dress, and the color scheme of the family. She said the brown tones on the woman represent Mother Earth and the
Advocacy & Guardianship seeks tribal foster parents Community News by Damon Scott - March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 Those who receive email announcements from the tribe may have noticed a recent one soliciting interest in foster parenting. The informational flyer – composed by the Advocacy & Guardianship Department (part of Health and Human Services) – asks those who are eligible to consider foster parenting as a way to
Trail government center moves toward construction Community News Top News by Damon Scott - March 22, 2023March 22, 2023 An exterior rendering of the forthcoming Trail government center. (Courtesy Harvey Rambarath) Officials in Tribal Community Development (TCD) say plans for the construction of a government center to serve the Seminole Tribe’s Trail community has made significant progress. It’s a project that has been years in the making, as plans have