Jack Smith Jr. earns praise for service to STOF, Water Commission Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 The signing of the water compact May 15, 1987. From left are SFWMD Governing Board Vice Chair Y.D. York, Max Osceola, Fred Smith, Nancy Motlow, Jack Smith Jr., Gov. Bob Martinez, Jim Shore, Priscilla Sayan, Wanda Billie, Counsel for the Tribe Jerry Strauss, and Governor’s office representative Timer Powers. (File
Seminole Tribe’s first Miss Indian World looks back at 2-year reign Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 Miss Indian World Cheyenne Kippenberger poses in Salt Lake City. Her two years as MIW will end in April. (Photo Jarrette Werk) As Cheyenne Kippenberger prepares for the end of her extended reign as Miss Indian World, she shared some highlights from her two years of wearing the crown. Crowned MIW for
Nez Perce’s Jaime Pinkham tapped for Army Corps position News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Jaime Pinkham (Courtesy University of Arizona) Indian Country reacted positively to the Biden administration’s recent decision to appoint a member of the Pacific Northwest’s Nez Perce Tribe to a top position at the Army Corps of Engineers. Jaime Pinkham would serve as principal deputy assistant secretary of the Corps for civil works,
STOF’s 4-H program to hold online livestock auction Community Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - March 25, 2021March 25, 2021 Immokalee 4-H’ers, including Homer Beltran, showed nine hogs at the 4-H grounds March 24, 2021, as a camera crew covered each competitor. The 4-H's virtual livestock auction will start March 30. (Photo Beverly Bidney) The Seminole Tribe of Florida's 4-H program will offer a livestock online auction March 30-31. This is
Indigenous representatives among participants in March 25 forum on federal oil and gas program News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - March 23, 2021March 23, 2021 (Courtesy Department of Interior) WASHINGTON – The U.S. Interior Department will hold a public virtual forum March 25 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. regarding the federal oil and gas program. Invited participants include representatives from the industry, Indigenous organizations, labor and environmental justice organizations, natural resource advocates and other experts. The agenda
Seminole brothers’ first new song together in a decade touches inner struggles, dreams Arts & Entertainment Community Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - March 19, 2021March 19, 2021 Seminole brothers Spencer Battiest, left, and Doc Native on the set of their music video “Dream." The video was filmed in Utah and directed by Adam Conte (Oneida and Mohawk). (Photo Time Honored Media, Matt Gagnon) Spencer Battiest and Doc Native’s first new song together in 10 years premiered with a
Senate confirms Haaland to lead Department of Interior News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - March 16, 2021March 16, 2021 Rep. Deb Haaland Indian Country was celebrating Monday night after the U.S. Senate voted 51-to-40 to confirm Rep. Deb Haaland as secretary of the Department of Interior. She is the first Native American to lead the agency and the first to serve in a cabinet position. The New Mexico Democrat from
Seminole Tribe returns as sponsor of NICWA conference Community Health News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 The National Indian Child Welfare Association (NICWA) is gearing up to host its second-ever virtual conference and the Seminole Tribe is once again the lead sponsor. It’s the 39th conference overall, which brings together Natives involved in child advocacy issues. The 2021 theme is “Connectedness, Resilience, and Persistence.” It takes place
Pandemic pushes gaming revenue to 18-year low Arts & Entertainment News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - March 3, 2021March 3, 2021 One of the first official glimpses into the Covid-19 pandemic’s impact on commercial gaming was revealed Feb. 17 and the view is as bad as many expected. Commercial gaming revenue totaled $30 billion in 2020, a 31% drop from 2019. The American Gaming Association (AGA) through its “commercial gaming revenue tracker”
Hard Rock’s Reverb has Tampa in its sights Arts & Entertainment Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - March 3, 2021April 8, 2021 Tampa is in line to land one of the first locations of Hard Rock’s new Reverb hotel concept. Reverb is a business-casual hotel – different than the many well-known Hard Rock destinations that sometimes have big casinos and live entertainment venues. But music fans and those that have come to know