The last stop on the walk was at the memorial wall. (Damon Scott) BIG CYPRESS – Big Cypress Health and Human Services Department staff organized a ceremony May 25 to mark Memorial Day for the Seminole Tribe. About 30 tribal members, tribal employees, and others met at the Seminole Veterans Memorial

Brighton Council Office manager Robin LaClair, seated, Brighton Council Office executive assistant Jo Johns, middle, and Brighton Councilman Larry Howard. (Damon Scott) The Brighton community gathered at the Recreation Department’s gymnasium to celebrate Mother’s Day on May 12. The Brighton Council Office organized the event, which included food, a Mother’s Day-themed photo

Big Cypress Councilwoman Billie places her red-painted hand on a board to symbolize the epidemic of missing or murdered Indigenous persons (MMIP). (Gordon “Ollie” Wareham) BIG CYPRESS – The missing or murdered Indigenous women (MMIW) movement has seen increased visibility in recent years from the public, government officials, the media and