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www.seminoletribe.com Volume XXIX • Number 2 February 29, 2008 37th Annual Seminole Tribal Fair Billie, Bowers Take the Crowns for 2008-2009 Annual Battle of Okeechobee Re- Enactment Held Page 7 Judy Weeks BC Residents Enjoy Victoria ‘Tori’ Osceola sings the National Anthem before an audience of Some Fun in the more than 7,000 spectators at the Florida Everblades hockey game. Snow at Winterfest Page 30 Victoria Osceola Sings National Anthem in Front of Thousands Nine Year Old Wows Fans with A Capella Rendition By Judy Weeks ment. Showing a great deal of FT. MYERS — Naples promise at an early age, she began community member Victoria “Tori” taking modeling, acting and singing Osceola confidently followed the lessons when she was 5 years old. red carpet onto the ice at the In just four years time, she has Germain Arena on Jan. 15, at the competed in numerous competitions opening of the Florida Everblades across the country and this was not Museum’s ‘Osceola hockey game. Singing the National her first large public exhibition. Remembered’ Anthem before a crowd of more Having studied in Los Exhibit Debuts than 7,000 fans, the 9 year old did Angeles for a short time, she has Page 5 an awesome job. enjoyed the privilege of an agent Expecting musical accom- and plans to pursue a career in the paniment, Tori was astounded at the field of entertainment. Currently, Letters . 2 last minute to learn that she would her parents are looking into a pri- Education . 9 be singing a capella, but did not vate school of the arts from which Health . 11 allow this to affect her flawless she could benefit. Sports . 17 presentation. The audience respond- Obviously, Tori does not Tribal Fair . 33 ed with overwhelming applause to allow her extra curricular activities Marisol Gonzalez Announcements . 25 her solo performance. to interfere with her education. She Little Mr. Seminole Santiago E. Billie and Little Miss Seminole Brianna A. Bowers 2008 Tori is the daughter of is a student at the Seagate Public Naples Liaison O.B. Osceola Jr. and Elementary School in Naples, See pages 33-39 for full Tribal Fair coverage Council Meets at is not new to the world of entertain- where she maintains a 3.0 GPA. Chupco Ranch By Chris Jenkins Big Cypress Hosts, Wins FORT PIERCE — The Tribal Council met on the Fort Pierce Reservation’s Chupco Youth Ranch for 8th Annual Rez Rally their regularly scheduled meeting on Jan. 17. They passed 21 resolutions including: Reservation’s 451 Participants Claim Victory Resolution 17: Service line agree- ment (1,150’ x 10’) between Florida Power By Judy Weeks up until 7:30 a.m. because of weather and Light and Dana Osceola - Brighton BIG CYPRESS — The 8th delays, but eventually the task was com- Seminole Indian Reservation; Annual Reservation Rally was hosted this pleted. Wholesome breakfast snacks were Resolution 18: Service line agree- year by the Big Cypress Reservation on served throughout the morning in order to ment (1,480’ x 25’) Jan. 19. Participants from all reservations supply the necessary nourishment and flu- between Glades climbed out of bed in the early morning ids to maintain blood sugar levels during Electric Cooperative darkness to find that a heavy layer of dense the long walk. and Terry Johns fog had descended upon South Florida. Big Cypress Council Rep. David Hahn - Brighton The danger of the situation was immediate- Cypress addressed the multitude assembled Seminole Indian ly apparent, but the participants didn’t for the Rez Rally and wished them suc- Reservation; allow this to prevent them from reaching cess. Resolution their destination. “On behalf of Big Cypress, I want 19: Third Amendment A steady stream of headlights to welcome all of you who have traveled to the Twentieth Annual slowly materialized out of the fog, as from Hollywood, Brighton, Immokalee, Work Plan submitted to the bumper to bumper traffic made its way up Tampa, Ft. Pierce and even the Trail to join South Florida Water Management District Snake Road to the Casino parking area us,” he said. “Your sacrifice to come such by the Seminole Tribe of Florida; between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. The arrival of a great distance so early in the morning Resolution 20: United States daylight only changed the visibility from speaks for itself. Environmental Protection Agency grant dark grey to light grey while shuttle buses “Surveying your team T-shirts, I application to fund the Seminole Tribe of Judy Weeks moved the participants to the registration feel an overwhelming pride at your dedica- Florida Storm Water Reservoir on Chairman Mitchell Cypress sounds the horn as participants begin the race. tent at the Museum parking lot. Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation Registration lines were long right See REZ RALLY, page 19 Section 319 competitive grant program proposal for Tribal fiscal year 2008; Resolution 21: Approval of Biscayne Yacht Charters, Inc. agreement for Winterfest Boat Parade; ratification of execution of the agreement; Pemayetv Emahakv School Resolution 22: Ratification of the Seminole Tribe filming permission letter granting Bayerischer Rundfunk permission Students Receive Awards to film a television show on the Big By Susan Etxebarria through fifth grade classes came in sepa- Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation; BRIGHTON — With an excit- rately to the school’s Community Room Resolution 23: Holly Tiger- ing announcement, Principal Russell where folding chairs were set up for their Bowers appointment to the Seminole Brown kicked off the Student Awards parents. The students sat on the floor Tribal Gaming Commission; Assembly for the end of the second nine while their teachers gave out the awards. Resolution 24: To create a spon- weeks on Jan. 18 at Pemayetv Emahakv Pride, anticipation and excitement shone sorship program for adult athletes who are Charter School, telling the audience the in the eyes of the youth as they went for- members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida school achieved a 93 percent attendance ward to receive their awards and have participating in professional and semi-pro- rate in 2007. their photos taken. fessional sports; “It is because of your help,” he Six times during the day, start- Resolution 25: Business lease told the parents who filled the room. “I ing at 11:15 a.m., Brown welcomed new between Deborah Griffin (lessor) and hope we continue to see the children groups of parents as one class left and Seminole Tribe of Florida (lessee) for coming to school. We are really seeing the next one arrived. He used these office space currently utilized by results.” moments to tell the parents they are wel- Information Technology; Brown also told the parents come to visit the school on a daily basis Resolution 26: Revocable permit more than half of the students stay after and to volunteer. He also thanked parents Susan Etxebarria between Seminole Tribe of Florida (per- school for tutoring twice weekly. for working with the school to get the Student Howard Hunter holds up his certificate for his parents to see. mittor) and Florida Trail Association, Inc. “It has helped children strength- best education for their children they can (permittee) - Big Cypress Seminole Indian en academic areas where they are weak,” get. He told parents of the third, Tests (FCAT) from day one. Reservation; and he said. “I am very comfortable and “I have been talking to teachers fourth and fifth graders that teachers “We built it into our curriculum Resolution 27: Seminole Tribe of pleased with the learning rate of the stu- and they say the children are doing a started preparing their classes to pass the so there is no pressure at the end when Florida Comprehensive Emergency dents,” he said. great job getting their homework done,” statewide assessments in May known as tests have to be taken,” said Brown. Management Plan (CEMP) adoption. Each of the kindergarten said Brown. the Florida Comprehensive Achievement See AWARDS, page 12 The Seminole Tribune 2 February 29, 2008 The Culture of Gallup, Part Two By Dr. Dean Chavers only 42. He decided to go to law school. U.S. in 1975. Harriman went to his grave [Editor’s Note: This is Part 2 of a He represented the old families of disturbed about how Carter could run and two-part series. Part 1 was printed in the Gallup. The really important families are win without his blessing. He had picked Jan. 18 issue. Dr. Dean Chavers is director either Anglo or Hispanic. While there are presidents for decades by that time. of Catching the Dream, a national scholar- some Persians and East Indians who are In 1970, a bunch of us from ship and school improvement organization important in business, none of them runs Alcatraz went to Gallup to protest the in Albuquerque, N.M. He welcomes your the city, the sheriff’s department, or the inhuman conditions that Indians working comments on this column, inquiries about school district. Ramon was clearly in the Gallup InterTribal Ceremonial had to scholarships, and inquiries about Catching Hispanic. live and work in. The Navajo youth had the Dream grants. His e-mail address is The board replaced him with Bob invited us there; the National Indian Youth [email protected]. The opin- Gomez, who served for six years. One of Council hosted us. ions he expresses are his own. © Copyright the Indian board members switched her We spent a week there, during 2008] vote at the last moment, choosing Gomez which time we got kicked out of several Last month I wrote in this column over Dr. Joe Martin, a Navajo. bars. As soon as we walked into some of about the culture of Gallup, N.M.

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