Valholly Frank speaks at UN climate change summit in Madrid Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 Although hers is just one voice of many, climate activist and high school junior Valholly Frank isn’t shy about using it to help change the world. In late November and early December, Frank went to Madrid, Spain, to voice her concerns about climate change at the United Nations 25th annual Conference
Couple establish marker near home to honor Seminole history Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 DADE CITY — Karen and Eric Hannel moved into their dream home in the country a few years ago about 40 miles northeast of Tampa Bay in Dade City. It is surrounded by lush vegetation and land that has been used for farming and ranching for decades by the area’s early
‘Hugely significant’ canoe found at Egmont Key Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - January 3, 2020January 3, 2020 EGMONT KEY — A canoe used by Seminole ancestors has been discovered on the shores of Egmont Key, a secluded island located at the mouth of Tampa Bay just off the coasts of St. Petersburg and Bradenton. Paul Backhouse, senior director of the Seminole Tribe’s Heritage and Environment Resources Office
Andrew Fish, STU wrap up solid first season Community News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 It’s a good time to be a St. Thomas University student-athlete as its athletics program continues to expand. The school’s new football program, which includes Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School and Moore Haven High School graduate Andrew Fish (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma), wrapped up its inaugural season on Nov. 16. A
Isleta Pueblo Chief judge becomes first Native American to deliver opening Prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives Community News Top News Top Story by From Press Release - December 6, 2019December 6, 2019 Isleta Pueblo Chief Judge Verna Teller made history on Nov. 13 when she became the first Native American to deliver the opening prayer in the U.S. House of Representatives. (C-SPAN) WASHINGTON — Isleta Pueblo Chief Judge Verna Teller made history Nov. 13 when she became the first Native American to deliver
Florida Gulf Coast University celebrates Native Americans Community Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 FORT MYERS — Native American culture was celebrated at Florida Gulf Coast University throughout November. The second Native American Festival centered on the Seminole and Miccosukee tribes, their involvement in the arts and how their values and cultures are passed along. “This year we wanted to focus on people in our
Seminoles participate in Tampa breast cancer walk Community News Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 TAMPA — About 15 members of the Tampa community joined 26,000 others at the Making Strides Against Cancer walk on Nov. 3 at Raymond James Stadium. The original Walk was scheduled for Oct. 19, the same day Tropical Storm Nestor hit the area. Nancy Frank holds up the number 16 to
Crowds come out for 22nd annual American Indian Arts Celebration Arts & Entertainment Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — Nearly 2,000 visitors enjoyed the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum’s American Indian Arts Celebration in Big Cypress Nov. 1 and 2, the second highest attendance in its 22-year history. More than 600 students from about 13 schools in central, southwest and south Florida filled the museum grounds during the celebration’s first
Seminole Veteran Profile – Paul Bowers Sr. Community News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - December 4, 2019December 5, 2019 Paul Bowers Sr. served as a corporal in the U.S. Marine Corps, but his fellow soldiers in the fields and jungles of Vietnam just called him Chief. “Since I was a Seminole they thought I knew everything because I was from the swamp,” Bowers said. “They had me walk [up
Seminole Veteran Profile – Billie Micco Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - December 3, 2019December 4, 2019 Billie Micco was drafted in 1968 and served for two years in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Micco was going to college in Oklahoma when he received the draft letter. He was soon sent to Fort Gordon in Georgia to complete basic training and then it was on