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Tribe’s renewable energy conference wraps third year

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HOLLYWOOD — Indian Country could easily modify the title of Barbara Mandrell’s hit song – “I Was Country When Country Wasn’t Cool” to make a point about the importance of renewable and alternative energies. That’s because Indigenous people were sustainable before sustainable was cool. The notion was on full display at the

Coacoochee’s journey

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Willie Johns to lead road trip of Wild Cat’s path BRIGHTON — Osceola (Billy Powell) is an undeniably influential leader in Seminole history and one who also became a household name outside the Tribe. But there are many other Seminole leaders that aren’t as commonly thought of by outsiders, but are

Native American magazine features two Seminole women

by Damon Scott -

HOLLYWOOD — Two members of the Seminole Tribe have landed on the cover of Native Max Magazine. Cheyenne Kippenberger and Tomasina Chupco – who describe themselves as friends and business partners – are featured in the magazine’s February/March 2020 issue titled “Unconquered Native Women.” It’s the first time the magazine, launched in

Seminole-Broward partnership featured on CBS broadcast

by Damon Scott -

An ongoing collaboration between the Seminole Tribe and a Broward County judge has caught the attention of the CBS4 News television station in Miami. The station aired a story Feb. 27 about Seminole Tribal Court and Judge Jose Izquierdo of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, located in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Izquierdo hears family court cases involving

ICWA supporters anxiously await court ruling

by Damon Scott -

The waiting game is on. The latest court hearing in the battle for the health of the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) took place Jan. 22 at the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in New Orleans. Sixteen judges gathered for the rare en banc hearing to determine if

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