Hard Rock Japan resort concept revealed to public News Top Story by Damon Scott - February 6, 2019February 6, 2019 Jim Allen was in Japan Jan. 9 to unveil what is expected to be a new Hard Rock integrated resort in the East Asian island country. A full-scale model of the proposed entertainment resort was presented to the public at an event featuring Allen, the chairman and CEO of Hard Rock
Harmon brothers continue family’s military legacy Education Top Story by Damon Scott - August 10, 2018August 10, 2018 While most of their still young lives have been spent away from South Florida, the Harmon brothers say visiting Seminole lands still feels like “coming home.” Eli and Levi Harmon, 22-year-old twins, came “home” in July to take care of some business at Tribal Headquarters in Hollywood and to visit family
Tribal members travel from far and wide for non-resident meeting News Top Story by Beverly Bidney - July 31, 2017July 31, 2017 ORLANDO – About 200 Seminole Tribal members who live off the reservations gathered at the Sapphire Falls Resort in July 17-19 for an orientation of sorts. The attendees came from within the state and as far away as Arizona, California, Colorado, Georgia, Hawaii, New Mexico, Minnesota and Oklahoma to learn
Seminole Fire Department graduates six recruits Community Top Story by Grace Ducanis - July 30, 2017July 28, 2017 The Seminole Tribe Fire Rescue Department welcomed six new firefighters to the team at a graduation and badge ceremony on June 29. Family and friends gathered to celebrate graduates Jose Cabañas, Rafael Diaz, Brandon Harris, Vincent Sovik, John Vilches and Devyn Williams, who completed the fire department’s six-week training. “It’s not easy
Amber Alerts may expand to reservations News Top Story by Li Cohen - June 30, 2017June 28, 2017 Last month, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., introduced new legislation that can assist in solving kidnapping cases on Native American reservations via Amber Alerts. If passed, the legislation, called the “Amber Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017,” will expand the Amber Alert warning system to Tribal reservations. The Department of Justice
History comes to life at PECS culture days Education Top Story by Beverly Bidney - June 30, 2017June 30, 2017 BRIGHTON — For students at Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School (PECS), culture days are more like living history than studying it. By participating in the traditional Seminole camp, students couldn’t help but learn what their ancestors did on a daily basis just to survive. Seventh- and eighth-graders stepped back in time May 23
New memorial in France honors Native American D-Day sacrifice News Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - June 30, 2017June 28, 2017 ST.-LAURENT-SUR-MER, France — One of the few surviving American Indian World War II combat veterans returned to the country he helped to liberate to attend the dedication of a memorial in his honor June 5. “As one of the few surviving American Indian combat veterans who participated in the liberation of France,
4-H wraps up year with banquet Community Top Story by Beverly Bidney - June 30, 2017June 28, 2017 BIG CYPRESS — The annual Seminole Indian 4-H banquet celebrates the accomplishments of its youth and livestock owners, but this year, the May 23 banquet in Big Cypress also served as a farewell to longtime 4-H coordinator Polly Hayes. For 21 years, Hayes nurtured, mentored and taught scores of 4-H kids
High school seniors receive signing day ceremonies Education Top Story by The Seminole Tribune - June 1, 2017 College Signing Day, a national event that lets high school seniors publicly announce their choice of college, was celebrated tribal wide May 5 with festivities in Big Cypress, Brighton, Immokalee and Hollywood. Sponsored by the Center for Student Success and Services, the event was streamed live on Seminole Media Production’s
African village appreciates Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School contributions Education Top Story by Beverly Bidney - June 1, 2017 BRIGHTON — The $500 award Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School students earned in the state’s “Literacy Changes Our World” contest in January paid off for the school, but more so for the beneficiaries of the students’ project, a small library in Africa. Here’s a brief refresher on the winning service project: The
