PECS student wins statewide Hispanic heritage contest Community Education News by Beverly Bidney - January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School kindergarten student Eziel Juarez, front and center, with his mother Eduarda Lala Anselmo, Gov. Ron DeSantis, his father and brother in the governor’s mansion after Eziel was recognized for his winning drawing in a Hispanic Heritage Month contest in November. (Courtesy photo) BRIGHTON — Five-year-old Eziel Juarez
Gathering of Nations, Miss Indian World to return in 2022 Arts & Entertainment Events News by Damon Scott - January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Gathering of Nations in 2019 (File photo). Organizers of the massive Gathering of Nations powwow and Miss Indian World competition recently announced that the event would return as an in-person event after a two-year pandemic hiatus. The event is scheduled to take place April 28-30, 2022. While a version of the
Photos: Reservations mark 2021 Christmas holiday Community Events News by The Seminole Tribune - January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Big Cypress Councilwoman Mariann Billie visits Santa Claus during the reservation’s drive-thru Christmas celebration Dec. 17 in a parking lot at the Billie Swamp Safari. (Photo Kevin Johnson) Skeeter Bowers stands in front of the manger scene he built by the large Christmas tree on the Brighton Reservation on Dec. 7.
New Seminole writing group strives to inspire Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Participants in the first Seminole writers group pose for a photo after the first meeting Dec. 8. From left are Gordon "Ollie" Wareham, Elgin Jumper, Cypress Billie, Wilson Bowers, Crystal Bowers, Marcella Billie, Tucomah Robbins, Quenton Cypress, Michael DiCarlo and Morgan Frank. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — A group of
Q&A with Sheri Trent, 4-H/agriculture extension agent Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 Sheri Trent was recently named the new Seminole 4-H/agriculture extension agent. (Photo Beverly Bidney) Sheri Trent is the Seminole Tribe’s new Seminole 4-H/agriculture extension agent. Her first experience in 4-H was as an 8-year-old in Okeechobee. The experience had an impact on her life and the lives of her four children
Judge from Navajo Nation nominated for U.S. District Court News by Kevin Johnson - January 5, 2022January 5, 2022 A Native American was among nine new federal judicial nominees announced by President Joe Biden on Dec. 15. Judge Sunshine Sykes, a member of the Navajo Nation and descendant of the Coyote Pass-Jemez Clan, was nominated for the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. According to the White House,
Education staff hosts ‘pop-up’ outreach event Community Education News by The Seminole Tribune - January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 From left to right are Kajir Harriott (Education), Onesimus Stockton (Hollywood Recreation), Rollie Gilliam III (Education) and HurvensMonestime (Education) at the drive-thru event. (Photo Damon Scott) HOLLYWOOD — The Education Department, formerly known as the Center for Student Success and Services (CSSS), held its second annual “drive-thru popcorn pop-up” event Dec.
Glimpse of past sits on Everglades’ western edge News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 The Smallwood Store at Chokoloskee Bay was founded in 1906. (Courtesy Smallwood Store) Seminole history and culture is seen in many places in Florida – some more out of the way than others. The Smallwood Store at Chokoloskee Bay near Everglades City is one of those that’s a bit out
Tribal ally remembered for influential work News by Damon Scott - January 4, 2022January 4, 2022 Historian Harry Kersey Jr., who had a close connection to the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes, died Nov. 7 at his home in Boca Raton at age 86. Kersey was widely recognized as an expert on the history and culture of Florida’s Native Peoples, and he worked with tribal leadership in various
Lakeland Reservation project moves along at steady clip Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - January 3, 2022January 3, 2022 Development on the Lakeland Reservation continues – phase one homes have been built and phase two infrastructure work has begun. (Courtesy Community Planning & Development) Big development projects like the one taking place on the new Lakeland Reservation – about 37 miles east of Tampa – take years of planning and