Brighton’s Kaleb Thomas signs with NCAA Division III college in Pennsylvania Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - June 4, 2020June 4, 2020 2020 Okeechobee High School graduate Kaleb Thomas, of the Brighton Reservation, is joined by family, relatives and friends as he signs to play baseball with Clarks Summit University on May 30, 2020, at Lightsey's restaurant in Okeechobee. (Courtesy photo) Kaleb Thomas has been a third baseman, an outfielder and a pitcher.
Thousands of Hard Rock, Seminole Gaming employees receive grocery store gift cards Community News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 20, 2020May 20, 2020 Seminole Hard Rock employee and Tribal member Jo-Lin Osceola shows support for team members as they receive grocery store gift cards May 15, 2020, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. (Photo Kevin Johnson) Putting food on the table during the COVID-19 pandemic became a little easier for furloughed
Okeechobee High seniors receive more than $1.2M in scholarships Education Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 19, 2020May 19, 2020 The Seminole Tribe's Kamani Smith, left, and Kaleb Thomas were among the Okeechobee High School class of 2020 scholarship recipients. (Kevin Johnson photos) Okeechobee High School senior Aubrey Pearce, a former Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School student, earned several scholarships. Okeechobee High School’s stage normally would be a
From home, Battiest brothers provide inspiration to Indian Country Arts & Entertainment Community Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 18, 2020May 19, 2020 Clockwise from left, "Doc Native" Battiest (vocals), Spencer Battiest (vocals), both in Hollywood; Joshua Daubin (percussion) in Seal Beach, California; Matt Beach (guitar) in Canton, Ohio; and Kazumi Shimokawa (piano) in Culver City, California, perform "The Storm." The virtual performance debuted May 12, 2020, on the Native American Music Awards'
Seminole Hard Rock in Tampa to reopen May 21 News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 18, 2020May 18, 2020 Elvis Presley’s gold piano graces the atrium at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa during an unveiling July 11, 2019. (Photo Beverly Bidney) TAMPA – Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa will reopen its doors to the public at 7 p.m. on May 21 under new safety guidelines.
COVID-19 deaths reach 100 for Navajo Nation News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 11, 2020May 12, 2020 Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez talks to CNN's John King on May 11, 2020. (CNN) The Navajo Nation reported that the number of its citizens who have died from COVID-19 reached 100 as of Sunday. The grim figure comes as the Navajo Nation, whose sprawling 17 million acres includes parts of Arizona,
Disbursement of billions in federal coronavirus relief money begins for tribes News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 5, 2020May 5, 2020 U.S. Treasury building in Washington (Treasury photo). Nearly $5 billion from the Coronavirus Relief Fund is being dispersed to Native American tribes. U.S. Secretary of Treasury Steven Mnuchin and U.S. Secretary of the Interior David Bernhardt announced details of the distributions in a joint statement May 5, the same day the departments
Tribe’s Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo dies from COVID-19 Community News Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 1, 2020May 4, 2020 Seminole Fire Chief Donald DiPetrillo shakes hands with a new member of the department during a graduation ceremony in 2016. (Tribune file photo) Donald DiPetrillo, who served the Seminole Tribe of Florida as its fire chief since 2008 and had worked for fire departments in Broward County for nearly 50 years,
Documentary on Ainu woman’s visit to Tribe receives more than 1M views Arts & Entertainment Community Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 1, 2020May 4, 2020 Rie Kayano, second from left, participates in an activity in November 2019 with the emerging language class at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School in Brighton. Kayano, an Ainu woman from Japan, visited the Seminole Tribe as part of her journey to reestablish Ainu culture and language in her homeland. Her trip
Ready to rebound again, Skyla Osceola focuses on staying positive and healthy Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - May 1, 2020May 4, 2020 Skyla Osceola launches a 3-point shot during a game in the 2019-20 season. (Jeff Romance photo) HOLLYWOOD — When Skyla Osceola is healthy and playing a lot of minutes, she can be a force on the floor. Proof of that came in her freshman season on the Nova Southeastern University women’s basketball