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Seminole Scenes: July 2022

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WORKING MAN AND DOGS: Andre Jumper and his dogs head to the woods to round up cows and calves in Cory Wilcox’s pasture for the Big Cypress calf shipping July 19. (Photo Beverly Bidney) WARRIOR WOMEN: Tina Osceola, director of the Seminole Tribe’s Tribal Historic Preservation Office, was recognized July 27

Seminole Scenes: June 2022

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DEMO DAY: Eight portables at the Ahfachkee School were demolished in late June to make room for the soon to be constructed elementary school building, which is expected to be completed in April 2024. Sixteen portables have been a fixture at the school since 2008; eight will remain on campus

Seminole Scenes: May 2022

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SIGN OF THINGS TO COME: Construction on the next phase of the Ahfachkee School in Big Cypress is expected to commence soon. The new building will look like the existing one and house kindergarten through fifth grade classrooms, administrative offices and a new gym. (Photo Beverly Bidney) SISTER SAYS: Moore Haven

Seminole Scenes: March 2022

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TRIBAL RECOGNITION: American rock band Portugal. The Man performed March 5 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood with British band alt-J. Before the show began, members of Portugal. The Man invited two members of the Seminole Tribe on stage to thank them for sharing their land and allowing them to

Seminole Scenes: February 2022

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DOWNTOWN DISTINCTION: Florida Secretary of State Laurel Lee announced Feb. 21 that Tallahassee Downtown, which last year unveiled a mural featuring the Seminole Tribe’s first chairwoman Betty Mae Jumper, center, has been designated the February 2022 Florida Main Street Program of the Month. “By hosting a variety of community events

Seminole Scenes: January 2022

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HASKELL HOOPS: A few Seminoles attended the men’s basketball game between Haskell Indian Nations University and Keiser University on Jan. 8 in West Palm Beach. Above, Chelsea Mountain and her son Jaycon Billie watch the action. Mountain is a former Haskell student who was a standout basketball player at American

Seminole Scenes: December 2021

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HOLIDAY HELICOPTER: The vintage Vietnam-era Huey helicopter at the Florida Seminole Veterans Building on the Big Cypress Reservation is decorated for Christmas with a simple, yet festive, wreath. (Photo Beverly Bidney) SWING TIME: The Immokalee Boys & Girls Club playground was busy with kids enjoying the swings before a Christmas drive-thru

Seminole Scenes: October 2021

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GAMING EXPO: From left, Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr., Hollywood Councilman Chris Osceola, Hard Rock International Chairman and Seminole Gaming CEO Jim Allen and Brighton Councilman Larry Howard attend the Global Gaming Expo in Las Vegas in early October. Jim Shore, the Tribal Council’s general counsel, was inducted into the

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