‘Road to Healing’ tour makes final stop Community News Top News by Damon Scott - November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 The “Road to Healing” tour made a stop in Anchorage, Alaska, in October. (NABS Facebook) Department of Interior (DOI) Secretary Deb Haaland’s (Laguna Pueblo) “Road to Healing” tour made its last stop in Montana on Nov. 5. It was the last in a series of U.S. stops that began in July
Not Invisible Act commission concludes recommendations News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 Members of the Not Invisible Act commission meet in Washington, D.C., in February. DOI Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) is in the middle, front. (DOI) When the federal Not Invisible Act was signed into law in October 2020, it came with the establishment of a commission. Now after years of working
Diabetes program renewed through Jan. 19 Community Health News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 SDPI was renewed through Jan. 19. (Facebook) The U.S. Senate passed a funding bill Nov. 15 to avoid a government shutdown that was to take effect two days later. The measure extended the Indian Health Services’ (IHS) Special Diabetes Program for Indians (SDPI) through Jan. 19; it had expired Sept. 30.
Big Cypress hosts veterans memorial walk Community News Top News by Damon Scott - November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 The group ended the walk at the memorial wall. (Damon Scott) BIG CYPRESS – Members of the tribal community gathered in Big Cypress on Nov. 8 to recognize veterans in advance of Veterans Day on Nov. 11. Seventeen people participated in a memorial walk at the Big Cypress Veterans Memorial Fitness
Chupco featured on cover of LDL Magazine Community News Top News by Damon Scott - November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 Chupco is one of several Indigenous People featured in the magazine’s October issue. (Keyra Juliana Espinoza Arroyo) Tribal member Tomasina Chupco is featured on the cover of LDL Magazine’s October 2023 issue, which focuses on Indigenous culture. LDL is a Palo Alto, California-based print and digital publication that highlights entrepreneurs, small businesses,
Hard Rock to build hotel in Long Beach Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - November 26, 2023November 26, 2023 Officials plan to open a Hard Rock Hotel in downtown Long Beach, California, in 2027. (Rendering courtesy HRI) Hard Rock International (HRI) officials announced plans Nov. 13 to build a Hard Rock Hotel in downtown Long Beach, California. A Nov. 14 news release said it would be the first “new-build, full-service”
Sports betting, craps, roulette to launch in December Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News by Damon Scott - November 6, 2023November 6, 2023 Casino sports betting, craps and roulette are set to begin at the tribe’s casinos in Florida in December. (Hard Rock) The Seminole Tribe announced in a news release Nov. 1 that it intends to implement aspects of its 2021 gaming compact with the state in December – casino sports betting, and
Meet seven new employees in the Education Department Community Education News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Education Department has hired seven new employees over the past several months. Some of the positions are tribalwide while others are specific to particular reservations. The Tribune asked each new employee to answer a few questions as a way of introduction to the tribal community. Answers
Immokalee turns out for breast cancer walk Community Health News Top News by The Seminole Tribune - October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 From left to right are Sheila Aguilar, Rhonda Nunez, Gale Boone and Michelle Ford. (Damon Scott) IMMOKALEE – The Immokalee Reservation came together Oct. 24 to raise awareness for breast cancer prevention and support cancer survivors. The Immokalee Recreation Department, Integrative Health, and the office of Immokalee Council Liaison Jaime Yzaguirre
Supreme Court lifts temporary hold on Florida online sports betting Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Sports Top News by Damon Scott - October 30, 2023October 30, 2023 The U.S. Supreme Court recently lifted a temporary stay that had been granted on a federal appeals court ruling. (Courtesy image) Soon after the Seminole Tribe signed a historic gaming compact with the state in 2021 for control of online sports betting in Florida, the issue has been on a rollercoaster