Okeechobee Honors Seminole Artist
By Susan Etxebarria
OKEECHOBEE CITY, FL — A tribute to Seminole artist, Jimmie Scott Osceola, and the Seminole Tribe of Florida was the focus of a city park celebration held in Okeechobee City on May 19. Two significant actions took place that day showing that the city applauds the achievements of the Tribe and its Brighton neighbors. (continue...)
Tribal Council Holds May Meeting
By Susan Etxebarria
BRIGHTON — At the Tribal Council meeting held on the Brighton reservation on May 12, the Council unanimously approved Resolution 26 for the purchase of a Bell 430 Helicopter from Illinois Air after being assured it was a good deal. (continue...)
Tampa Field Office Grand Opening
By Janice Billie
TAMPA — On the morning of May17 the Seminole community of Tampa held an official grand opening for the new Tampa Field Office. (continue...)
Seminoles, Floridians, Historians Commemorate New State Park at the Okeechobee Battlefield Site
By Susan Etxebarria
OKEECHOBEE, FL — “I didn’t know what ‘hallowed ground’ meant until I went to Gettysburg,” said Tribal citizen Willie Johns. “As I was standing here I understood this is what it meant. This is our hallowed ground. And, we are looking over the battlefield.” (continue...)
Tribal Citizen’s Business Featured on Oprah
Submitted by Tennessee T-Cakes, Inc.
Seminole Tribal citizen Gladys Bowers Bratcher and business partner Frances Barkley’s business Tennessee T-Cakes were featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show on May 16 during the segment titled “Best Cakes in the Country.” According to Bratcher, the two had to hire additional employees for baking and office work. (continue...)