Seminole DAPL flag signed by Samuel Osceola family Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 BIG CYPRESS — Sometimes a flag is much more than just a flag; it can commemorate a place in time important tothose who bore witness to it. Such is the case with a Seminole flag which flew over the Standing Rock Reservation during the Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL) protest. The family
A homecoming walk to remember for Connie Gowen, first Miss Florida Seminole Community News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - November 1, 2021November 2, 2021 Connie Gowen waves to the crowd while accompanied by Kyle Doney as they cross midfield during Florida State University’s homecoming crowning ceremony Oct. 23 in Tallahassee. In 1957, Gowen became the Seminole Tribe’s first princess. (FSU Photography Services/Bruce Palmer) The walk from one sideline to the other at midfield of Doak
Q&A with Seminole veterans OB Osceola, Curtis Motlow Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 In honor of Veterans Day on Nov. 11, the Tribune spoke with two Seminole veterans from different eras. OB Osceola lives in Naples, not far from Ochopee where he was born and raised. Curtis Motlow, who grew up in Oklahoma, moved to the Hollywood Reservation in 2012 and has served on
New casino, hotel planned for Brighton Reservation Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - November 1, 2021November 1, 2021 A plan to construct a new casino and hotel on the Brighton Reservation was approved by the Tribal Council at its Sept. 30 regular meeting. Details presented to the Council by Seminole Gaming/Hard Rock International executive president and chief financial officer John Eder include a casino that would feature more than
Tribe’s attorney, gaming pioneer Jim Shore receives hall of fame honor Community Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 1, 2021September 8, 2022 LAS VEGAS — The American Gaming Association (AGA) added the Seminole Tribe’s Jim Shore to its gaming hall of fame Oct. 5 in Las Vegas at the Global Gaming Expo (G2E). Shore was one of six inductees to receive the honor this year – three in the class of 2020 and
Tribal members’ hard work reaps benefits during saw palmetto berry season Community Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - September 7, 2021September 7, 2021 Gil Yzaguirre strips berries off a low to the ground palmetto bush Aug. 16 in BIg Cypress. (Photo Beverly Bidney) BIG CYPRESS — The harvest season for saw palmetto berries, or bolitas, is underway and tribal members in Big Cypress and Immokalee lined up for permits to harvest them Aug. 16. The
Lake Okeechobee plans said to include tribe’s concerns Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 The good, the bad, and the ugly concerning Lake Okeechobee has gotten a renewed focus over the past few years by the many entities that have a stake in it, including those directly responsible for its management – the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Lake Okeechobee System Operating Manual, or
Tribe’s repatriation efforts extend beyond Smithsonian Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 31, 2021August 31, 2021 BIG CYPRESS — The Seminole Tribe’s ongoing goal to recover ancestral remains and funerary objects from the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has gotten a lot of focus in recent years. It’s for good reason – the NMNH has a vast collection of about 1,500 Seminole ancestors and tens
Montana Cypress delivers taste of Native life to movie biz Arts & Entertainment Community Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 Montana Cypress The Miccosukee Tribe is a relatively small one – tightly knit – with about 700 tribal members. It makes Montana Cypress fairly certain he’s the only one to pack up and make his way from the reservation to Southern California to direct, produce and act in films. “Growing up, I
Native population soars in new Census count News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 17, 2021August 17, 2021 The latest data released from the U.S. Census shows a considerable increase in the Native American and Alaska Native populations. (Gathering of Nations 2019 file photo). Data released by the U.S. Census Bureau on Aug. 12 shows the number of people who identify as Native American or Alaska Native alone