Father-son team continues Osceola business legacy Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Gem Osceola (Courtesy photo) HOLLYWOOD – Seminole tribal members Gem and John Osceola have been busy these days. The father-son team are involved in several business ventures and said they stay inspired by the memory of family patriarch Joe Dan Osceola, who died in 2019 at 82. Joe Dan Osceola is known
Conference tackles weighty Indian Country issues Community Health News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - April 13, 2022April 14, 2022 This graphic was created by Viola Clark to represent the conference’s opening keynote titled: "Homecoming: Our Journeys and Experiences." (Courtesy NICWA) The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) held a virtual conference for a third consecutive year April 3-6. A range of Indian Country issues was presented during the three-day event.
Indigenous communities to receive $46M in climate funding News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - April 13, 2022April 13, 2022 Cutline: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) (File photo) The Interior Department announced April 11 that tribal communities would receive $46 million in new climate funding to help address the impacts of climate change. Researchers say climate change affects Indigenous people disproportionately – leaving many more vulnerable to its impacts – which
Alaska Rep. Don Young remembered for strong support of Natives News by Kevin Johnson - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Alaska Rep. Don Young speaks during a Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska function. (Photo via Facebook) Don Young, the longest serving Republican in the history of Congress, died March 18 at 88. Many in Indian Country are remembering the Alaska Congressman for his strong support for Alaska Natives and
Northern California’s Hard Rock Live to debut with Maroon 5 concert Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 The Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Sacramento at Fire Mountain held a traditional guitar smash in 2019. Its entertainment venue will debut June 3.(Photo Hard Rock/Facebook) Maroon 5 will headline the grand opening of Hard Rock Live in northern California. The June 3 concert will help celebrate a $75 million expansion
Budget request directs billions more to Indian Country News by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 President Joe Biden (File photo) The Biden administration sent its proposed 2023 budget to Congress on March 28 – a $5.8 trillion package that includes billions for Indian Country programs. The Indian Country investments are in many cases increases from previous Biden budgets, which have already been described as historic for tribal
Massachusetts tribe chairwoman appointed to DHS advisory council News by The Seminole Tribune - April 8, 2022April 8, 2022 Cheryl Andrews-Maltais, chairwoman of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head Aquinnah on Martha’s Vineyard island in Massachusetts, was appointed March 17 to the Department of Homeland Security advisory council. Andrews-Maltais Andrews-Maltais is among more than 30 new members on the council, which serves as the principal external advisory body to the secretary
Child abuse prevention draws extra focus in April Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 The tribe is promoting awareness of child abuse issues in April. (Image via Facebook) The Seminole Tribe has planned a series of activities in April to bring more attention to child abuse prevention. The activities coincide with “National Child Abuse Prevention Month” which has been observed in April since 1983. From April
Book: Indigenous women are resilient through centuries News by Damon Scott - April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 The book’s cover features a barefoot Sarah Downing, a Cherokee woman photographed in 1875 in Cherokee Nation Indian Territory by photographer John K. Hillers. Author Karen Coody Cooper said Hillers “romanced the photo” a bit by adding flowers and a buckbrush basket. (Courtesy image) The matrilineal line of Indigenous cultures were
‘Victory for our people, for our ancestors’ as Alachua County purchases disputed Micanopy land News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 From left, Robert Rosa (Taino), Micanopy activist Aaron Weber, Shawn Updagrave (Cherokee) and Martha Tommie (Seminole) celebrate the victory at the Micanopy Native American Preserve on March 28, 2022. (Courtesy photo) A land dispute has been unfolding during the past two years in Micanopy where a developer planned to build a