Court relationship yields family support, milestones for Tribe Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 As partnerships go, this one is an objective success. Seminole Tribal Court and the 17th Judicial Circuit Court of Florida have been working together for a few years now – although the collaboration may be under the radar for most Tribal members. Some background: Tribal Court consists of an appellate court and
New THPO building to open as museum preps for overhaul Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — When Paul Backhouse started working at the Tribal Historic Preservation Office (THPO) in Big Cypress in 2007, it had just been set up. The Tribe had hired one staff member and an electrician. THPO has been run out of a modular structure since then – sort of
Victory in Indian Country: Court rules for ICWA Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 Case could be headed to Supreme Court Advocates of the Indian Child Welfare Act have been on edge for almost a year. But an August 9 court decision has allowed them rest a little easier – at least for now. The U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals reaffirmed the constitutionality of
Learning experiences highlight culture workshop for Seminoles Community News Top News Top Story by Damon Scott - August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 ORLANDO — The Chairman’s office hosted a cultural workshop event in Orlando Aug. 9 through 11 for Seminoles who live off reservations. The nonresident gathering took place at the Rosen Shingle Creek hotel and resort. Tribal families from the Tampa area and beyond met to take part in a daylong
Ahfachkee School welcomes expansion as new school year begins Community Education News Top News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - August 28, 2019August 28, 2019 BIG CYPRESS — The Ahfachkee School’s roots may be humble but its future could be spectacular. The school was founded in a chickee, moved to a one-room building known as the Big Cypress Day School and was renamed The Ahfachkee Day School in the 1940s. Now the ever-evolving school
NABI provides learning experience for Tribe teams News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 For most of the players on the Tribesmen boys team from the Brighton Reservation, a trip to the Phoenix area in July marked their first experience at the 17th annual Native American Basketball Invitational. The week at the tournament, which features 64 Native boys and girls teams each, is one they
Dozen Seminole teams hit the fields in North Carolina News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 WHITTIER, N.C. — Two of the 12 Seminole teams battled to get to championship rounds at NAYO, where they each finished runner-up. The 12U Seminole baseball team earned second place while exceeding the expectations of head coach Charlie Micco. “Last year they took third,” said Micco, whose assistant coach was Jason Baker. The
Seminole Impact win NAYO championship News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 WHITTIER, N.C. — The final play of NAYO for the Seminole Impact epitomized the team’s determination on its path to winning the tournament’s 10U softball championship. The Impact’s Lason Baker smacked a hard-hit ball deep into the outfield and raced around the bases. She showed no hesitation rounding third base as she
Hollywood’s Sylas Billie thrives on the mound News Sports Top News Top Story by Kevin Johnson - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 HOLLYWOOD — One big reason Aroldis Chapman is Sylas Billie’s favorite Major League pitcher is because how hard the New York Yankees left-hander throws. He shares the record for fastest pitch speed ever recorded in MLB. In fact, Chapman has earned the nickname “The Cuban Missile.” “He throws hard,” Sylas said. Sylas,
Tyler Hiatt named Gatorade South Dakota Boys Track and Field Athlete of the Year News Sports Top News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - August 5, 2019August 19, 2019 SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Tyler Hiatt, grandson of Semiole Tribal member and veteran Stephen Bowers, and son to Seminole Tribal member Stephanie Bowers Hiatt, is a two-time state champion in track and field at Lincoln High School in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. In his junior year at the state track meet,