For several years, the Seminole Tribe has received grants from the Bureau of Indian Affairs to fund the Environmental Resource Management Department’s endangered species and invasive species programs. The funding allows ERMD to monitor and manage wildlife, plants and vegetation on the reservations. “We have a robust wildlife program,” said Karli
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Pandemic halts plenty of college sports for Seminole athletes
The challenges to play sports for some colleges continue to persist during the ongoing pandemic. While some conferences, especially those with lucrative broadcasting contracts, have played football, basketball and other sports to some degree of normalcy, other institutions have yet to give the green light for games to resume. Here’s an update
Strong return by Gabby Lemieux as Symetra Tour resumes
Glades County sees three new COVID-19 cases in one day
Glades County has among the fewest confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Florida, however its numbers have spiked in recent days. According to state health department data, Glades has 13 confirmed cases, which is the seventh fewest of the state’s 67 counties, but six of those cases have come in the past
NICWA wraps its first-ever virtual conference
Cindy Blackstock, executive director of First Nations Child and Family Caring Society of Canada, participates in NICWA's virtual version of its “Protecting Our Children” conference. (Courtesy NICWA) The National Indian Child Welfare Association did what many organizations have had to do during the coronavirus pandemic – switch from hosting in-person conferences
Indian Country stays engaged with federal government on COVID-funding
Even before the COVID-19 public health crisis began to grip the globe, Indian Country faced significant challenges from underfunding in health care, education, broadband and internet access, economic development, housing, human services and more. A group of Indian Country leaders said in a March 20 teleconference for members of the media
Seminole Hard Rock Tampa donates food
EIRA’s new season set to start in February
The 2020 Eastern Indian Rodeo Association season is slated to start Feb. 1 with the annual Betty Mae Jumper Memorial Rodeo at the Hollywood Reservation Rodeo Arena. Rodeo action will continue in Hollywood on Feb. 8 for the annual Bill Osceola Memorial INFR Tour Rodeo. Other rodeos on the tentative
New Hard Rock Live lines up big stars
$11.2 million awarded to for Native communities
The Administration for Native Americans (ANA) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Administration for Children and Families recently awarded 40 grant projects, totaling $11,237,594 with a goal to help strengthen Native communities throughout the United States. ANA promotes self-sufficiency for Native Americans by providing discretionary grant funding for