BC community, environmental issues drive Quenton Cypress Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 BIG CYPRESS — Quenton Cypress already has an extensive resume for someone 25-years-old. And there are no signs that he’s slowing down. To start, the Big Cypress resident has worked for the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum in various capacities for almost a decade. He started at age 16 when he enrolled in the
Summit offers lineup of business topics for Indian Country News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 5, 2020November 5, 2020 A Native American-owned and operated media company is hosting its second summit focused on business issues significant to Indian Country Nov. 17 through Nov. 20. The Native Business Summit is organized by Native Business, which in addition to the event, operates a magazine, business app and podcast. Native Business was founded in
Native American entrepreneurs get businesses incubator boost News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 Two congressional powerhouses who champion Native American issues have seen a new bill they supported signed into law. The law sets up business incubators for Native American businesses and entrepreneurs. It requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development
‘Culturally unidentifiable’ no more: A closer look at repatriation policy change Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 4, 2020November 4, 2020 The Seminole Tribe announced Oct. 21 that the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History (NMNH) revised its repatriation policy regarding human remains and funerary objects. The change is a big deal and an effort that took many years and countless hours of work by tribal members and Tribal Historic Preservation Office
‘Historic victory for Indigenous rights’ as NMNH revises repatriation policy News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 3, 2020November 3, 2020 Seminole Tribe repatriation committee members Tina Osceola, left, and Domonique deBeaubien, went to Washington, D.C. in February to push for changes in the National Museum of Natural History’s repatriation policy. (Courtesy photo) It appears the resolve, advocacy and pressure has yielded results.The Seminole Tribe’s repatriation committee announced Oct. 21 that the
Tribal members prepare to move into first Lakeland Reservation homes Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - November 2, 2020November 2, 2020 When fully completed, phase one of the new Lakeland Reservation will have 47 homes; 17 had been completed by the end of October. (Photo Rick Morales/Jacob Cos.) Building a new housing development takes time – something that hasn’t been lost on Seminoles in the Tampa area. They’ve been long anticipating the
Seminole Gaming/Hard Rock leader Jim Allen to be inducted into hall of fame at NSU Hard Rock/Seminole Gaming News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - October 15, 2020April 8, 2021 Seminole Gaming CEO and Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen DAVIE – Seminole Gaming CEO and Hard Rock International Chairman Jim Allen will be inducted into the Entrepreneur and Business Hall of Fame at Nova Southeastern University’s H. Wayne Huizenga College of Business and Entrepreneurship in Davie. Allen is one of
Chairman Osceola named NAFOA Tribal Leader of the Year Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - October 13, 2020October 13, 2020 Seminole Tribe of Florida Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola Jr. accepts the NAFOA's Tribal Leader of the Year award. (Courtesy image) The Native American Finance Officers Association (NAFOA) named Chairman Marcellus W. Osceola its Tribal Leader of the Year during its virtual fall conference. The award is in recognition of Chairman Osceola’s “outstanding
NSU University School virtual graduation celebrates class of 2020 Community Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - September 7, 2020September 7, 2020 Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, high schools around the country celebrated their seniors with graduations online. NSU University School high school in Davie held its virtual graduation Aug. 10. Seven Tribal members graduated with the school’s class of 2020: Chandler DeMayo, Destiny Diaz, Kaiya Drake, Cachalani Frank, Krishawn Henry, Brendan
Virtual preschools open tribalwide Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - September 6, 2020September 6, 2020 A typical preschool classroom is usually an environment of bustling activity, curious minds exploring new things and teachers there to guide the way. Due to the pandemic, today’s tribalwide preschool classroom looks very different; it takes place on a digital screen. There are still activities, those young minds are still