HRI names Kimberly Manna senior VP of Retail and Licensing Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Kimberly Manna, senior vice president of Retail and Licensing for Hard Rock International. (Photo HRI) HOLLYWOOD – Kimberly Manna, former chief executive officer of Panama Jack, has been appointed senior vice president of Retail and Licensing for Hard Rock International. "Kimberly's wealth of experience in brand strategy in the retail and licensing
Indian Country would see $12B from infrastructure bill News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 11, 2021August 11, 2021 Broadband internet access is one of the priorities for Indian Country in the infrastructure package. (Image via Facebook). The U.S. Senate passed a $1 trillion infrastructure package Aug. 10, known as the “Invest in America Act.” It is a major priority for President Joe Biden and one that has bipartisan support
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum set to reopen Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - August 10, 2021August 11, 2021 The tribe's Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on the Big Cypress Reservation will reopen Aug. 21, 2021, after being closed to the public since March 13, 2020, due to the pandemic. (Photo Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum) BIG CYPRESS – The Seminole Tribe will reopen its Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum on Aug. 21. The date coincides with the museum’s
Feds approve sports betting compact between Seminole Tribe, state Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 10, 2021August 10, 2021 Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood and the Guitar Hotel. When the Seminole Tribe and the state of Florida signed a historic gaming compact in April that would allow sports betting in the state, the Department of Interior had 45 days to approve, disapprove or take no action on
NICWA’s Orlando conference theme has Seminole connection Community News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 9, 2021August 9, 2021 Tribal member Erica Deitz created the watercolor painting “Homecoming” that represents the theme for NICWA’s 2022 Orlando conference. (Courtesy NICWA) National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) officials are hopeful that the next conference will be a marker toward some normalcy. The annual gathering has been a virtual one for the last
Tribe lauds Hollywood grads for their efforts Community Education News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 HOLLYWOOD — School can be tough enough in the best of circumstances. But for those students who happened to be high school or college seniors during the Covid-19 pandemic it meant negotiating even more challenges. The tribe took note of those graduates July 8 at a dinner at the Hard
Tribe encourages vaccine as phase two returns Community Health News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 HOLLYWOOD — Gatherings and events were being scheduled in a big way during the first two weeks of July as the Seminole Tribe moved forward on phase three Covid-19 reopening protocols. The return of smaller gatherings like community meetings and family movie nights to larger events like Indian Days signaled
Tribe celebrates Fourth of July 2021 Community Events News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 The Brighton and Hollywood communities each gathered to celebrate the Fourth of July for the first time since the start of the pandemic at a variety of events. The first event of the long weekend in Brighton was a community celebration July 2 that featured competitions, games, food and a kid’s
NIGA convention marks back-to-business moment Arts & Entertainment News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 6, 2021August 9, 2021 The National Indian Gaming Association (NIGA) returned to an in-person Indian Gaming Tradeshow and Convention from July 19-24 – this time at Caesars Forum in Las Vegas. Organizers said there were about 8,000 attendees and more than 350 vendors. While the event was sized down compared to previous years, it
Indian Affairs adds two top Native American directors News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 6, 2021August 6, 2021 The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) named two Native Americans to top positions in the department in June. Bartholomew “Bart” Stevens of the San Carlos Apache Tribe is the deputy bureau director for field operations, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Kimberly Bouchard, of the Red Cliff Band of Lake Superior