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Disbursement of billions in federal coronavirus relief money begins for tribes

by Kevin Johnson -

U.S. Treasury building in Washington (Treasury photo). Nearly $5 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund is being dispersed to Native American tribes. U.S. Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced details of the distributions in a joint statement May 5, the same day the departments

UNITY names ’25 under 25′

by The Seminole Tribune -

UNITY's '25 Under '25' winners. (UNITY photo) Timothy Benally, Dine (UNITY/Facebook) MESA, Ariz. –Some of Indian Country’s top young talent has been recognized thanks to the United National Indian Tribal Youth Inc. UNITY announced on social media during the week of April 27 the fourth class of its “25 under 25 Native Youth

Discussion to be held about disestablishment of tribe in Massachusetts

by The Seminole Tribune -

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (Mashpee Facebook) Leaders of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe (Massachusetts) will  discuss efforts by the Interior Department to disestablish the Tribe's reservation. The 60-minute listening session will be held May 4 at 2 p.m. It will feature Cedric Cromwell, chairman of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribal Nation, and Jessie little

Tribe’s Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo dies from COVID-19

by Kevin Johnson -

Seminole Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo shakes hands with a new member of the department during a graduation ceremony in 2016. (Tribune file photo) Donald DiPetrillo, who served the Seminole Tribe of Florida as its fire chief since 2008 and had worked for fire departments in Broward County for nearly 50 years,

Vietnam War veteran Don Osceola, 77, passes away

by The Seminole Tribune -

Don Osceola (courtesy photo). Vietnam War veteran Don Osceola, who grew up on the Big Cypress Reservation, passed away April 29 at Memorial Regional Hospital in Hollywood from complications related to the coronavirus, according to a press release from Seminole Tribe spokesman Gary Bitner. The release stated that Osceola, hospitalized since

Calvin Harrison, who worked 28 years for SPD, passes away

by Kevin Johnson -

Seminole Police Officer Calvin "Cal" Harrison (SPD photo) Calvin “Cal” Harrison, a recently retired police officer who spent nearly 30 years working for the Seminole Police Department, passed away April 17 at Cleveland Clinic in Weston. He was 76. William R. Latchford, the Seminole Tribe’s director of Public Safety, said Officer Harrison’s

Hard Rock, Seminole entities provide community support during pandemic

by Kevin Johnson -

Seminole Casino Hotel Immokalee donates food to Community Cooperative in March 2020. (Seminole Casino Hotel/Facebook ) The Hard Rock International motto “All is One” is taking on additional significance during the COVID-19 pandemic. Through food donations, free meals and other charitable outreach, Hard Rocks across the country and Seminole Gaming

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