E-Mail to the Editor
Dear Editor,
We thank the Seminole Tribe of Florida for its generosity in giving the Big Cypress RV Resort and Campground a complete Thanksgiving dinner. We felt privileged to stay at such a beautiful place.
Sincerely,
Jim and Jean DeSmidt
Dear Editor,
I attended the DNA Pow-Wow with my family, and we have not seen a better pow-wow since we went to the Denver March Pow-Wow two years ago. We go to a few pow-wows in Florida and yours has, by far, been the very best. It was great to see so many Native people in the same place.
We loved the dance competitions and the energy from everyone in the circle and in the stands. J.P. and I danced with the veterans and it was very heartwarming being there in that circle with other veterans. Thank you for honoring those who have served this country and who continue to serve and protect.
We also loved the humor from the emcee; he was great. Everyone did a great job. Well done.
Until we meet again,
Barbara Dorr AKA Shadow Pony
(I ride a 1996 Honda Shadow motorcycle)
Orlando, Fla.
Dear Editor,
I was dancing in the women’s Fancy Shawl, 40 and older category, at the DNA Pow-Wow, and I really enjoyed my time there, and in Florida. The entertainment was great and all the craft booths were awesome. I want to come down in February for the Tribal Fair celebration.
Thank you for sharing your wealth and generosity with all the Tribes.
Thank you,
Shirley Hill, Siksika Nation
Alberta, Canada
Dear Editor,
Remembering when … I remember the day I saw grandma getting up on cold mornings making coffee and sofkee and cooking bacon and pan bread outdoors on open fire. I remember the day when we lived in chickees with no electricity, no brick walls and no television. I remember taking baths in a canal or a bucket. I remember the days when we had to go to work in the orange groove and tomato farms and we had to cut palms/buds so that we could have what we needed. Those were the days.
Now I hear all this bickering about what they don’t have and what is being done, but we all have new homes and new cars. I think people have forgotten where we, the Seminole people, came from. I even remember when we received nothing and then started getting $25, $50, $100; and after so many years we started getting more.
Yes, we have now and it is because of our leaders and non-member employees who work for the Tribe. Some might be too young to remember, but I haven’t forgotten.
On the behalf of myself and others that see what I have seen and know what I know, I would like to say to the Chairman Mitchell Cypress, David Cypress and Max Osceola, and all the other representatives who are there now and all the leaders who came before them. Thank you all for a job well done.