Native agriculture program names new executive director News by The Seminole Tribune - July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 In May, the Native Agriculture Education Fellowship Program appointed Nicole DeVon as executive director to oversee the Tribal Agriculture Fellowship for Native American, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students studying agriculture and related fields. DeVon is a member of the Mescalero Apache Tribe and was born and raised in Washington
Matthew Campbell named NARF deputy director News by The Seminole Tribune - July 12, 2022July 12, 2022 Matthew Campbell (Village of Gambell) was named June 10 to the new role of deputy director at the Native American Rights Fund (NARF). Campbell “We’re pleased that Matthew Campbell will provide an additional prong of leadership to the Native American Rights Fund as our deputy director,” NARF executive director John Echohawk said
Hollywood Reservation water plant earns award Community News by The Seminole Tribune - July 1, 2022July 1, 2022 From left, Public Works employees Brian Fogle, Rudy Garcia and Bassem Sanaallah. (Courtesy photo) The water treatment plant and wastewater treatment plant on the Hollywood Reservation was recognized at the Florida Water Resources Conference in Daytona Beach in late April. The Florida section of the American Water Works Association recognized the
Tribal youth tapped for conservation projects News by The Seminole Tribune - June 30, 2022June 30, 2022 Projects would connect Native American youth with conservation projects on ancestral and public lands. Here, youth workers plant a tree outside the Nihi Dine’é Bá, for the People Wellness Center in Fort Defiance, Arizona. (ALCC Facebook) Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo), unveiled a renewed Indian Youth Service Corps
‘Groundbreaking’ Native TV series debuts on AMC Arts & Entertainment News by Damon Scott - June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 Zahn McClarnon, left, and Kiowa Gordon play tribal police officers in the series. (AMC Facebook) Another mainstream television series has been added to a growing list of Native-led productions. “Dark Winds” is based on a book series by Tony Hillerman and is described as a psychological thriller that follows two Navajo police
HHS updates Covid-19 guidelines Community Health News by Damon Scott - June 27, 2022June 27, 2022 HOLLYWOOD – The Seminole Tribe’s Health and Human Services (HHS) department has updated its Covid-19 quarantine and isolation guidelines. According to HHS executive director Dr. Vandhana Kiswani-Barley, if a person has tested positive for Covid-19 or has been exposed to someone who has the virus, the quarantine and isolation period is
Malerba to be first Native American U.S. treasurer News by The Seminole Tribune - June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Indian Country took note this week of another historic Native American appointment by the Biden administration. Lynn Malerba, chief of Connecticut’s Mohegan Tribe, is set to be the first Native American to be U.S. treasurer – the highest-ranking Native Treasury official in U.S. history and the first Native woman to
Kunesh to serve in lead HHS position for Natives Health News by The Seminole Tribune - June 24, 2022June 24, 2022 Patrice H. Kunesh, of Standing Rock Lakota descent, has been nominated to serve as commissioner of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Administration for Native Americans (ANA). The Biden administration made the announcement June 22 in a news release. The U.S. Senate must confirm the appointment. Patrice H. Kunesh
Panel: Students often get limited info on Native Americans Community Education News Top News by Damon Scott - June 23, 2022June 23, 2022 From left to right are Gordon “Ollie” Wareham, Crystal Bowers, Rollie Gilliam III, Kim Cunningham and Wilson Bowers. (Photo Damon Scott) DAVIE – How students learn about Native Americans in the classroom (or learn at all) was the basis for a panel at the Broward County Public Schools “Equity Conference” on
Haaland reveals members of new tribal committee News by The Seminole Tribune - June 22, 2022June 22, 2022 Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo). (File photo) Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) released the list of tribal members appointed to the first-ever Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) June 15. The idea of the STAC was first announced as part of the 2021 White House Tribal Nations Summit. Haaland