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BC community, environmental issues drive Quenton Cypress

by Damon Scott -

BIG CYPRESS — Quenton Cypress already has an extensive resume for someone 25-years-old. And there are no signs that he’s slowing down. To start, the Big Cypress resident has worked for the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum in various capacities for almost a decade. He started at age 16 when he enrolled in the

Summit offers lineup of business topics for Indian Country

by Damon Scott -

A Native American-owned and operated media company is hosting its second summit focused on business issues significant to Indian Country Nov. 17 through Nov. 20. The Native Business Summit is organized by Native Business, which in addition to the event, operates a magazine, business app and podcast. Native Business was founded in

Record number of Native Americans elected to Congress

by Beverly Bidney -

Sharice Davids, D-KS, won her second term to the U.S. House on Nov. 3, 2020. (Courtesy photo) The 2020 election was a historic one for Native American representation in Congress. The U.S. House of Representatives will have its largest number of Native Americans after Tuesday’s elections saw four Natives re-elected and

Native American entrepreneurs get businesses incubator boost

by Damon Scott -

Two congressional powerhouses who champion Native American issues have seen a new bill they supported signed into law. The law sets up business incubators for Native American businesses and entrepreneurs. It requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development

‘Historic victory for Indigenous rights’ as NMNH revises repatriation policy

by Damon Scott -

Seminole Tribe repatriation committee members Tina Osceola, left, and Domonique deBeaubien, went to Washington, D.C. in February to push for changes in the National Museum of Natural History’s repatriation policy. (Courtesy photo) It appears the resolve, advocacy and pressure has yielded results.The Seminole Tribe’s repatriation committee announced Oct. 21 that the

Seminole Gaming/Hard Rock leader Jim Allen to be inducted into hall of fame at NSU

by The Seminole Tribune -

Seminole Gaming CEO and Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen DAVIE – Seminole Gaming CEO and Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen will be inducted into the Entrepreneur and Business Hall of Fame at Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship in Davie. Allen is one of

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