‘Wonderful time for Seminole art’: Exhibition opens at History Fort Lauderdale Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - December 6, 2021December 7, 2021 Samuel Tommie hung his art in the style of Seminole patchwork at the “A Return to Self: The Art of Healing,” an exhibition featuring Seminole artists at History Fort Lauderdale museum. An opening reception attended by some of the artists was held Nov. 21. (Photo Damon Scott) FORT LAUDERDALE — The
Okeechobee community honors life of Joe Dan Osceola Community News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 A ceremony to honor the life of Joe Dan Osceola was held Nov. 17 in Okeechobee. Several members of the Osceola family attended the event, which included a framed Okeechobee High School football jersey with the No. 25, which is the number Osceola wore at OHS. (Courtesy photo) Before he
Guardianship offers structure, hope to tribal members Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 HOLLYWOOD — The tribe’s Advocacy and Guardianship department might not be one of the most well known, but its staff wants tribal members to know they’re available to help in a variety of ways. The department is part of the tribe’s Health and Human Services department, and is divided into Tribal
Haaland, Harjo share stories about longtime friendship Arts & Entertainment News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo, right, and U.S. Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, center, participate in a Library of Congress program Nov. 1 hosted by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden, left. (Courtesy image) The Library of Congress in Washington, D.C., kicked off Native American Heritage Month on Nov. 1 with a
Marcella Billie brings passion for history as museum’s new assistant director Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 BIG CYPRESS — After working at the Miccosukee Village museum for six years, tribal member Marcella Billie joinedthe Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum in November as assistant director. “I’m very passionate about our history,” said Billie, who lives near Trail in Miami. “People who are no longer here want their stories told. Seeing the
Gordon ‘Ollie’ Wareham named Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum director Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - December 3, 2021December 3, 2021 BIG CYPRESS — The legacy of Billy L. Cypress, the first director of the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, lives on in his nephewGordon “Ollie” Wareham, who is its new director. “My uncle always wanted tribal members to come and be inspired,” Wareham said. “Now, 25 years later at age 50, I getto follow
‘Dream’ performance for Battiest brothers at NBA game in Los Angeles Arts & Entertainment Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - November 24, 2021November 24, 2021 Seminole brothers Spencer Battiest and Doc Native perform their award-winning hit “Dream” during halftime at the Dallas Mavericks versus Los Angeles Clippers game Nov. 23, 2021, at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Indigenous Enterprise dancers Kenneth Shirley and Nanabah Lopez Kadenehii performed traditional pow wow dances during the song. (Photo
ICWA supporters continue to work, wait News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 ICWA is now facing a possible U.S. Supreme Court review and ruling. (Courtesy image) November marked 43 years since the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA) became federal law, and a best practice for child adoption cases across Indian Country. But the law has been challenged in recent years like never before,
Tribes seek return of Moundville items from University of Alabama Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 18, 2021November 18, 2021 One of the platform mounds at Moundville Archaeological Park. (Image via Moundville Archaeological Park Facebook) The Seminole Tribe is one of seven tribes that are seeking the return of almost 5,900 human remains and artifacts at the Moundville site in west-central Alabama near Tuscaloosa. The remains and artifacts are in the
Summit puts federal focus on Indian Country News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 16, 2021November 16, 2021 President Joe Biden signs the American Rescue Plan into law March 11. (Photo via PolitiFact) A two-day White House Tribal Nations Summit on Nov. 15 and Nov. 16 served as the setting for a slew of announcements regarding Native Americans. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland (Laguna Pueblo) opened the event and