Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki offers vast oral history archives Community News by Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 By Alex Banks, oral history coordinator at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Billy Walker demonstrates alligator wrestling in 2008. A video is part of the museum's oral history archives. (Courtesy Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) BIG CYPRESS — Oral history and the practice of passing down history, legends, and stories has been and continues to be an
Elgin Jumper’s ‘Fluent Poetry’ show opens at museum Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Elgin Jumper's "Fluent Poetry" exhibit is on display in the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s Mosaic Gallery through May 15. (Courtesy photo) BIG CYPRESS – Elgin Jumper’s latest show at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum showcases the versatility of his painting styles in an exhibit called “Fluent Poetry.” “I see a lot of poetry in everything,” Jumper
Drilling opponents get good news, but battles continue Community News by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Texas-based Burnett Oil Co. withdrew its permit applications to dig on two prospective sites in the Big Cypress National Preserve on Feb. 22, but its pursuit to drill for oil in areas close to both Seminole and Miccosukee reservations might not be over. Burnett indicated in a letter to the Florida
Big Cypress embraces ‘Sunshine’ drive thru Community News by The Seminole Tribune - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 BIG CYPRESS — Instead of pink hearts for Valentine’s Day, the Big Cypress Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena was festooned with a sunny palette of sunflower yellow for the You Are Sunshine drive thru event Feb. 11. The Big Cypress Council Office changed the Valentine’s Day narrative to one of promoting care,
Tribe purchases land near Brighton, Immokalee reservations Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Recent real estate purchases by the tribe include Lakeport Ranch next to the Brighton Reservation. (Courtesy photo) The Seminole Tribe’s Sovereign Wealth Fund purchased a few parcels of land in September 2021 near the Brighton and Immokalee reservations. The purchases, which were made through its Seminole Real Estate Fund, or SemREF, include
February Covid-19 diagnosis concerns Leonard Peltier supporters Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - March 9, 2022March 9, 2022 Martha Tommie, from the Brighton Reservation, stands in front of the Coleman Federal Correctional Institution Feb. 6 during an Indigenous-led prayer vigil for Leonard Peltier, who is incarcerated at the prison. (Courtesy photo) Leonard Peltier supporters have another reason to push for the 77-year-old’s release from federal prison – a February
Erica Deitz’s art to be featured as large mural at FSU student union Arts & Entertainment News Top News by Beverly Bidney - March 8, 2022March 8, 2022 Seminolea artist Erica Deitz, from the Hollywood Reservation, works on the acrylic painting that will be reproduced to adorn a 24-foot-high by 16-foot-wide area in Florida State University's new student union. (Photo courtesy of Erica Deitz) Seminole tribal member Erica Deitz’s artwork will be displayed as a mural at Florida State
Sundance’s Indigenous program has new leader Arts & Entertainment News by The Seminole Tribune - March 4, 2022March 4, 2022 Adam Piron (Kiowa and Mohawk tribes). Courtesy Sundance Institute. The Sundance Institute has named Adam Piron as the new director of its Indigenous program. The organization made the announcement in a news release March 3. Piron (Kiowa and Mohawk tribes) has worked as a staff member in the program for many years
About those power outages: Renewables come to Big Cypress, Brighton Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 Solar panels like these will be used to harness the energy of the sun for battery powered storage on the Brighton and Big Cypress reservations. (Image via Facebook) HOLLYWOOD — The tribe’s leadership wants electric power disruptions on the Big Cypress and Brighton reservationsto become a relic. An ongoing plan to
Covid-19 cases decline in tribe Community Health News by Damon Scott - March 3, 2022March 3, 2022 HOLLYWOOD — The tribe has entered phase three of reopening after almost two years of pandemic-related restrictions. The tribe made the announcement through a video message by Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr. on Feb. 18. The new phase began Feb. 28. Phase three includes the return of in-person gatherings, however facemasks