Tribe prepares students for new school year Community Education News Top News by Beverly Bidney - September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Hollywood Council community affairs specialist Francine Osceola, left, gives backpacks to Ciara Billie, right, and her kids. (Photo Damon Scott) Seminole students had some help preparing for the new school year at the Education Department’s “Back to School Bashes” on reservations in August. Tribal departments set up tables that overflowed with backpacks,
Photos: ‘Fun Day’ in Immokalee Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Raymond Garza Jr., left, and Gary Frank play a game of cornhole. (Photo Beverly Bidney) The Immokalee community enjoyed a hot summer day in the cool of the gym for a day of bingo, cornhole, lunch and just enjoying each other’s company. The day started with an early morning walk/run through the
Photos on the move! Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s photo binders provide wider community access Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 By Barbara Billie and Tara Backhouse Looking for family members or a past event? Check out binders like this at the next community event. (Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) BIG CYPRESS — Here at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum there is a lot to see, but what many visitors don’t get to see is the behind-the-scenes activities.
Osceola Brothers win band competition in Oklahoma City Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Drummer Sheldon Osceola performs at the battle of the bands in Oklahoma City. (First Americans Museum) Brothers Cameron, Tyson and Sheldon Osceola, who grew up on the Hollywood Reservation, have been playing music together for most of their lives as the Osceola Brothers band. Cameron plays guitar and is the lead
McDaniel Ranch achieves trust status Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 The tribe's McDaniel Ranch features nearly 4,000 acres near the Big Cypress Reservation. (Photo Beverly Bidney) The fee-to-trust process for the 3,980-acre McDaniel Ranch near the Big Cypress Reservation has been finalized and the property has moved into trust held by the U.S. government for the Seminole Tribe of Florida as
Native heritage becomes part of statewide art, essay contests Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - September 6, 2022September 6, 2022 Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School seventh graders in their classroom after appearing virtually before Tribal Council on April 14. In alphabetical order, the students are Joleyne Nunez, Sally Osceola, Hannah Platt, Brody Riley, Kiera Snell, Ila Trueblood, Harmany Urbina and Timothy Urbina. (Courtesy photo) Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students played a part
Two NC Natives named to commission posts News by The Seminole Tribune - September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Kerry Bird and Quinn Godwin were appointed in July to leadership positions on the newly created North Carolina American Indian Heritage Commission. Bird (Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate and of Lumbee Tribe heritage), was named director. Godwin (Lumbee Tribe) was tabbed as associate director. The commission was created in the 2021 State Budget Act. Its
BIA visits Brighton, Big Cypress reservations Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Natural Resources Department director Aaron Stam, left, shows Bureau of Indian Affairs branch chief of Agriculture and Rangeland development Thomas Mendez an example of the whitehead broom weed, an invasive species commonly found in pastures throughout South Florida. Mendez toured the Big Cypress Reservation on Aug. 24. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG
Tribe celebrates 65th anniversary of government formation Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Damon Scott - September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Brian Zepeda, dressed in traditional clothing holding an antique rifle, served as emcee of the anniversary celebration Aug. 25. (Photo Beverly Bidney) HOLLYWOOD — The Seminoles who met under the Council Oak Tree on the Hollywood Reservation to create a new tribal government on Aug. 21, 1957, weren’t far removed from
New, bigger Brighton Trading Post on horizon Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 29, 2022August 29, 2022 The Brighton Trading Post, seen here in a 2012 photo, has been a part of the community since the 1960s. (File photo) The Brighton Trading Post on the Brighton Reservation has been a staple of the Seminole community since it opened in the 1960s. Located next to the Brighton RV Resort