Cali Osceola, 6, meets Santa at the Big Cypress Christmas celebration on the grounds of the Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena. (Photo Kevin Johnson) Osceola Billie, left, and Brysen Billie show the gifts they picked out at the Big Cypress Christmas celebration on Dec. 12. (Photo Kevin Johnson) Kids have a blast on

Happy holidays to you and your families, from the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. Christmas and the New Year are times for celebration, but also for recollection and thought. We remember times gone by and we wonder what is to come. These days we all have our own interests and activities,

WASHINGTON — Women have been a predominant creative force behind Native American art, yet their individual contributions, for centuries, have largely remained unrecognized and anonymous. In the first major thematic exhibition to explore the artistic contributions of Native women, “Hearts of Our People: Native Women Artists” celebrates the achievements of these

BIG CYPRESS — As the nation’s official poet, the U.S. poet laureate aims to promote and raise the national consciousness of reading and writing poetry. As the first Native American U.S. Poet Laureate, Joy Harjo takes it a step further. The most important aspect of her duties as Poet