Culture, tradition, honor highlight annual Tribal Fair and Pow Wow Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 HOLLYWOOD — Ancient traditions met the thoroughly modern world at the Seminole Tribal Fair and Pow Wow from Feb. 7 to Feb. 9 at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood. The 49th annual celebration focused on Native American art, culture, dance and tradition even though it occurred in the
American Heritage girls seek third consecutive state title; OHS boys host regional final Sports Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 The American Heritage (Plantation) girls basketball team is one win away from its third straight state championship. The Patriots, who include Seminoles December Stubbs and Tiana Stubbs, ousted Southeast (Bradenton) with a 67-55 win in a Class 5A semifinal Thursday at RP Funding Center in Lakeland. American Heritage guard December Stubbs lines up
Seminole-Broward partnership featured on CBS broadcast Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 An ongoing collaboration between the Seminole Tribe and a Broward County judge has caught the attention of the CBS4 News television station in Miami. The station aired a story Feb. 27 about Seminole Tribal Court and Judge Jose Izquierdo of the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida, located in downtown Fort Lauderdale. Izquierdo hears family court cases involving
NIHB: Indian Country needs to contact Congress on SDPI Community Health News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - February 24, 2020February 24, 2020 The long-term funding of a critical diabetes program for Indian Country continues to be in jeopardy and has become an ongoing battle for health care advocates. The latest in a string of short-term renewals of the Special Diabetes Program for Indians, or SDPI, expires on May 22. Groups like the National Indian Health
Okeechobee boys win second straight district championship Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 OKEECHOBEE – One of this season’s goals for the Okeechobee High School boys basketball team was to successfully defend its district championship. That mission was accomplished Feb. 14 when the Brahmans edged Riviera Beach’s Suncoast High School, 64-60, in the Class 5A-District 13 championship at Okeechobee High School. Okeechobee starting senior guard Silas Madrigal –
Call-in or tweet to Native American museum leader Gover Feb. 20 Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 19, 2020February 19, 2020 The director of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of the American Indian will be interviewed live on C-SPAN Feb. 20 Kevin Gover (Pawnee) is scheduled to appear on the popular program “Washington Journal” at 9:10 a.m. The entire program runs from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Gover is expected to talk about the museum’s history, its current
Native American academic program marks 50th year Community Education News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 18, 2020February 18, 2020 The Native American Studies program at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque is marking a milestone this year. The NAS department, one of the most established and longest running in the U.S., is celebrating its 50th anniversary. UNM is marking the occasion Feb. 19 with a symposium and roundtable discussion about the future of
Okeechobee girls conclude memorable 20-win season Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 JENSEN BEACH – From a record standpoint, the most successful season in the history of Okeechobee High School girls basketball ended Feb. 13 when the Brahmans fell to host Jensen Beach, 51-49, in a nighttime Class 5A-Region 4 quarterfinal. The Brahmans, who feature Seminole players Adryauna Baker, Julia Smith and Caylie Huff, along with Seminole
North Dakota voting decision a ‘victory for Indian Country’ Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - February 14, 2020February 18, 2020 North Dakota has been in the spotlight for several years due to what many say is a restrictive voter identification law that unduly affects Native Americans. The Republican-controlled North Dakota Legislature passed a law in 2012 that prevented Native Americans from voting with an ID that listed a post office box as an address. Many
‘Warriors’ invited to join Big Cypress competition Community News Sports Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - February 12, 2020February 18, 2020 BIG CYPRESS – You might want to add “Eye of the Tiger” to your playlist for this one. What’s thought to be the first-ever “Seminole Warrior Competition” is set to take place Feb. 29 on the Big Cypress Reservation. The event is designed as a version of what the CrossFit Games look like. Those competitions include