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BY DAMON SCOTT Okeechobee Staff Reporter Watershed HOLLYWOOD — A host of international visitors converged at the Tribal Project Headquarters auditorium in Hollywood May 21 for a special session with Tribal Court BY LI COHEN RI¿FLDOV 7KH JURXS ZDV YLVLWLQJ WR OHDUQ Copy Editor about the Seminole Tribal justice system and Tribal court administration. Participants in the International Visitors The Lake Okeechobee Watershed Leadership Program are part of an exchange Restoration Project, an initiative developed program organized by Global Ties Miami by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. State Department’s Bureau of Jacksonville District to improve the Education and Cultural Affairs. watershed surrounding Lake Okeechobee, ³7KHVHDUHSURIHVVLRQDOVLQWKH¿HOGVRI met strong criticism with its original plan to law,” said Jacqueline R. González, special build a reservoir along the northeast border projects administrator for the Seminole of the Brighton Reservation. After months of Tribal Court. “They are attorneys, secretary debate from Tribal members, organizations generals … who want to take a look at our DQGFRXQW\RI¿FLDOV86$&(KDVGHYHORSHG justice system,” she said. a new alternative plan. Indeed the participants carry impressive Damon Scott Damon Scott The new proposed Tentatively Selected professional titles in their respective From left, Chief Judge Moses B. Osceola, Chief Justice Willie Johns and Seminole Court Director Stan Jilliane J. De Dumo of the Philippines during the Plan (TSP), called Alt 1BW (K05 Wetland countries – senior counsel, deputy director Wolfe listen to insight from the international visitors who visited the Tribal Court on May 21. question-and-answer session. Attenuation Feature), is a $1.31 billion of the secretariat, state secretary and federal project that includes 43,000 acre-feet of public defender, to name a few. stops in Miami prior to coming to Hollywood Judge Osceola gave the group an overview of what they did.” shallow storage in a reservoir, 80 Aquifer, Storage and Recovery (ASR) wells and an Fourteen countries were represented by WRPHHWZLWK6HPLQROH7ULEDO&RXUWRI¿FLDOV the Seminole Tribe of Florida and some of its Chief Justice Johns said his grandfather the 14 visitors – Argentina, Bahamas, Bosnia Willie Johns, chief justice; Moses B. Osceola, culture and customs. was someone who “had to go and avenge a estimated 448,000 acre-feet of storage every and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Japan, chief judge; and Stan Wolfe, Seminole Court Wolfe noted that of the 567 tribes that murder.” year. If constructed, the northern part of the Laos, Mexico, Morocco, Philippines, Saudi director. are recognized by the U.S. government, in “It was a court order basically to avenge reservoir would run alongside Paradise Run Arabia, Tunisia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan. One of the participants, Patricia C. Florida there are just two – the Seminole and a family murder,” he said. Wetland while the main body of the reservoir They visited Washington, D.C., and made Colombo, is from Salta, a province in Miccosukee, both with a unique history. would run along the southern border of the Brighton Reservation. The closest distance northern Argentina. She is the former Chief Judge Osceola said that today there Modern day secretary of justice and is now the second in are about 4,500 members of the Seminole between the reservoir and the Brighton Reservation would be .47 miles. FRPPDQGLQWKHJHQHUDODWWRUQH\¶VRI¿FH Tribe, not only scattered across six Florida Wolfe spoke of the complexities of the Seminole Tribal “In my province we have been working reservations, but living in areas across the Seminole Tribe and how it interacts with The previous TSP, called Alternative 1B hard in judicial reforms in the past years,” globe. state and federal governments. He also said Shallow, had approximately 65,000 acre-feet Court Structure Colombo said. “[I’ve] had the opportunity “We fought hard for 40-something years that when it comes to Tribal Court, much of of storage within two reservoirs – K-05 North to work with the U.S. State Department in the 1800s in the Seminole Wars,” he said. it is straight-forward because it is a relatively and K-05 South – and was situated along and to share different experiences with “At least we didn’t end up in Oklahoma.” new court – about three years old – that deals the entire northeast border of the Brighton • Appellate Court: Chief U.S. professors, among whom are judges, Due to the U.S. government’s forced with civil, not criminal cases. Reservation and the west border of Paradise The most common civil cases before the Run Wetland. The alternative contained the justice, two associate prosecutors, defense attorneys and [Drug migration policy, many Seminoles were Enforcement Agency] special agents.” relocated to Oklahoma. The Seminoles who court, Wolfe said, are disputes that involve same plan for ASR wells. Other original justices, judicial advisor She said through the U.S. Embassy in resisted now form the modern day Tribe in division of property or family issues like alternatives included a reservoir in Highlands divorce or child custody. County just west of the Kissimmee River • Trial Court: Chief judge, two Argentina she has collaborated with her Florida. U.S. counterparts on several issues related As the presentation moved toward Tribal “People that come before the judges Center Wetland as part of Alternative 2Cr and associate judges, judicial to criminal law – including the accusatory Court topics, Chief Judge Osceola related a know the families and the clans,” Wolfe said. two reservoirs – one in Highlands County and system, a bill to implement jury trials and a story about how the Seminoles used to have “You will see them eventually at events. one North of Brighton just west of Paradise advisor Run – as part of Alternative 2B. task force for drug crimes. Her province has DYHU\VSHFL¿FV\VWHPRIFDSLWDOSXQLVKPHQW Tribal court is more of a community-based • $GPLQLVWUDWLYHRI¿FH its own natives and Colombo said she was “Usually it was ordained through the court.” USACE’s Lisa Aley said during a Project Delivery Team (PDT) meeting on Director, special projects excited to learn about how the Tribal Court [Green] Corn Dance and the medicine men,” After a question-and-answer session the operates. he said. “They would appoint somebody to group made the short trip to the Hollywood May 2 that there were many issues expressed Hard Rock Hotel & Casino for lunch. administrator, clerk of court, The Seminole way take you out. We didn’t have a formal electric deputy clerk chair or a rope where we hung you. We )See WATERSHED PROJECT on page 4A Wolfe, Chief Justice Johns and Chief invited someone to take you out and that’s Miss Florida Seminole competes in Miss Indian World BY RANDEE OSCEOLA Miss Indian World, who spends a year as a for her collection. family were Miss Florida Seminole cultural ambassador for Native Americans. The next morning, we practiced all day sitting. Before Taylor Susan, 25, of the White Mountain for the talent competition, from 7:30 a.m. the drums Editor’s note: The annual Miss Indian Apache/Walker River Paiute tribes of until the opening of the doors at 6 p.m. For started, I gave World contest was held during the Gathering Arizona was crowned April 28. What follows my talent, I told the story of the traveling them a smile of Nations, North America’s largest pow wow, is Osceola’s experience in her own words. song and how it was used for protection. and started to April 26 to 28 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. Once the talent portion was over, I was stomp with the The event attracted more than 10,000 I started the week at Gathering of excited and overwhelmed with joy when I beat. attendees and included 3,600 dancers who Nations and the Miss Indian World pageant saw the familiar faces of Junior Miss Florida I danced competed in a variety of traditional dances. at orientation where I met all 30 contestants. Seminole Kailani Osceola and her family. the Corn Dance Miss Florida Seminole Randee Osceola I was scared and nervous but ready for the They gave me words of encouragement and started low and 29 other contestants vied for the title of experience. At orientation, they went over that kept me going throughout the week, looking for all the rules of the week and the especially during the public speaking and the corn while requirements for the title as Miss dance competitions the next day. stomping my Indian World. Overwhelmed with For public speaking I was asked to shakers as joy and jet lag, I went straight to GHVFULEHWKHRXW¿W,ZDVZHDULQJZKLFKZDV hard as I could. sleep. a modern traditional dress with our medicine Since I didn’t Before my interview the next colors on it. I explained the dress was made have a partner morning, where I wore a long skirt by my mother and what the colors mean to I smiled to the and button-up shirt with a blazer, I the Tribe. After that I had a short break to crowd while turned in the money and the tickets wander around the Gathering of Nations, shaking my I sold. I sold all of the tickets and look at all the vendors and take pictures with cap and asking raised more than $2,000 and am so many other princesses. for corn. When Courtesy Gathering of Nations/Facebook While looking around, I found Miss it was time thankful for everyone who bought Miss Florida Seminole Randee Osceola, center, participates in the Grand Entry with tickets from me and helped support Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Summer for my last the other 29 Miss Indian World contestants at the Gathering of Nations. me on my journey. Leigh-Ann Foster, and did an interview for move, I smiled During interviews, I smiled the tribe’s website. They all are more than to the crowd and answered every question to the excited to come down to Florida for the Miss while putting best of my abilities. Before having Seminole pageant in July. After meeting with the corn in my camp. I managed to do this bite to eat and headed off to sleep since the dinner in Old Town Albuquerque, them it was time to grab my shakers and head around the arena four times before the drums crowning was the next day. New Mexico that evening, we to the Miss Indian World dance competition. stopped, and luckily, I stopped on beat. As I prepared for the day, I felt proud had a chance to explore. I wore a On my way, I got a lot of questions Once the competition was over I sat about what I accomplished the day before. WUDGLWLRQDO RXW¿W DQG ZDV DVNHG D about my shakers and how they are made. I with my mother and Kailani’s family. They Regardless of the outcome, I felt great about lot of questions while wandering explained to people that they are traditionally were all so proud that I brought tears to their the week and how I represented the Seminole around town. I looked in shops and made with turtle shells and rocks to make the eyes; they said that I represented the Tribe Tribe. at beadwork and picked up a few noise, but the turtles that we use are on the beautifully. Kailani’s mother Melody was The Miss Indian World contestants items for my family back home. endangered species list. As such, we now use amazed that she could hear the shakers over had two grand entries that day; one in the 5DIÀH WLFNHWV ZHUH GUDZQ milk cans and BB bullets. the crowd and the drums. To her surprise I morning and one during the evening before during dinner; however none of We were split into three groups for the was only wearing eight of them on each side WKHFURZQLQJ7KH¿UVWJUDQGHQWU\WKDWGD\LV the Florida tickets were called. I dance competition. I was in the second group versus the 12 that I usually wear. I told her, what broke my spirit. Courtesy Miss Florida Seminole DQG WKH FRQWHVWDQWV UHFHLYHG UDIÀH so I got to see how fast the drum was going “I was stomping hard; I wanted everyone to After the grand entry there was a middle- Miss Florida Seminole Randee Osceola and Miss Indian tickets of our own for door prizes and how hard I needed to stop my shakers. hear them.” World Taylor Susan pose together April 28 at Gathering of and I won beaded napkin holders, When it was my turn, I walked over to the After the competition I got a quick )See MISS INDIAN WORLD on page 4A Nations in Albuquerque, New Mexico. which I will give to my grandma section where my mom, Kailani and Kailani’s

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Sports betting ruling a game-changer Tribes focus on the

Mavericks, said the court’s opinion caused them. The Supreme Court correctly sided • Daytona Beach News- the value of every major professional sports with the states, representing a welcome farm bill, agriculture Journal Editorial Board team to “double.” retrenchment of broad federal powers over However, if you’re looking for an enticing economic activity. in agriculture. In fact, more than 50 million location in Florida to open a sportsbook, 7KH UXOLQJ DOVR UHÀHFWV WKH UHDOLWLHV • Marshall Matz, acres of our lands are engaged to some extent don’t be in a rush – you’ll probably have of a post-1992 world. Back then, when the in food production and agriculture. Our U.S. Supreme Court ruling May plenty of time to conduct your search. That’s federal prohibition was enacted, 56 percent Agri-Pulse lands participate in the programs; our people 14 literally was a game-changer. because although at least 18 states reportedly of Americans opposed legalized betting on have farm and ranch loans and guaranteed By striking down a 1992 federal already are prepared to allow legalized sports professional sports events. Today, 55 percent ndian tribes in the heartland have loans; our tribal colleges and universities A betting by the end of this year, Florida hasn’t approve of it. ban on sports betting outside Nevada, the focused on the opportunities presented receive funding under the research title; our court opened the door to states legalizing one HYHQWDNHQWKH¿UVWVWHSVODUJHO\EHFDXVHLW In addition to all the legal forms of Iby the farm bill in a more organized food products are the subject of trade and of the most popular forms of gambling. has more moving parts than most others. government-sanctioned gambling that have way than ever before. To help Native are affected by the trade title; and on and The effects will be felt from coast to That starts in November with ÀRXULVKHG RYHU WKH ODVW TXDUWHU FHQWXU\ ± American communities shape this massive on. We are entering a period when Indian coast, not just in the states that adopt sports Amendment 3, which if passed would state-run lotteries, Native American casinos, legislation, the Shakopee Mdewakanton Country voices in the farm bill debate need betting, but in the way professional sports require voter approval of any expansion of etc. – more than $150 billion is illegally Sioux Community commissioned the to be louder. The full scope of food and leagues incorporate legal wagering into their casino gambling, taking the decision out of bet each year, according to the American “Regaining Our Future” report to analyze the agriculture programs must be available to us game experiences. the hands of the Legislature. That’s a much Gaming Association. 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Ideas included exclusive rights to operate slot machines transformed American society, taking the lid at the University of Arkansas School of Law and economic development focus.” having fans in attendance at games using a outside of South Florida and to conduct off sports betting will push the nation more is the most comprehensive analysis ever The report has been presented to the phone app to place live prop bets on certain table games at all of its casinos. If Florida toward the European experience. There, conducted on farm bill issues as they relate to Secretary of Agriculture and to Congress. It outcomes, such as whether a team will score authorized sports betting it would have to legal gambling is ubiquitous in every facet indigenous populations in the United States. also recognizes that for rural tribes far from D WRXFKGRZQ RU D ¿HOG JRDO RQ D GULYH RU renegotiate the compact, which would be an of the sporting culture. 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That’s look for new ways to achieve greater food for the administration on barriers to rural sovereignty and food security. prosperity, has met with tribes and pledged As the report notes, in recent years, there to continue government-to-government has been a growing grassroots movement relations between USDA and tribes. The why we must conserve within Indian Country to reclaim Native secretary then asked Diane Cullo, a senior food-ways and establish better food security. advisor, follow up on his meeting by meeting But federal policies that lack any tailoring to with many tribal representatives to discuss Indian Country continue to have an outsized the report and the importance of agriculture public lands DQG RIWHQ GHWULPHQWDO LQÀXHQFH RQ 1DWLYH to rural tribes. Joining Diane Cullo were nutrition, agriculture, ranching, farming, representatives from Farm Services conservation of public lands with development 50 percent renewable energy by 2030. conservation, trade and forestry. 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Secretary Ryan Zinke are effectively opening landscapes of the Mojave and Colorado together to involve Congress in helping us the amendment was agreed to on a bipartisan The excited and awe-struck reaction the land for commercial activities that could Deserts will be marred, Native American solve this crisis.” basis without any opposition and will likely from my tour guests always brings me back limit public access and hurt the vital tourism heritage sites will be destroyed, recreation 7KHUHSRUWFRQWDLQVVSHFL¿FVXJJHVWLRQV be included in the next version of the farm to the main reason I bought this 30-year- economy that is the lifeblood of many desert areas will become inaccessible and sensitive for each title of the farm bill, including bill. It is being called the “New Beginnings old business eight years ago: To celebrate communities, including our own. species will be at higher risk to endangerment commodities to conservation, trade, research, Initiative” or “Wokini” in Lakota developed and share the beauty and majesty of these Re-evaluating the already approved and extinction through habitat destruction. forestry, crop insurance and nutrition. by Dr. Barry Dunn, president at SDSU. The untouched landscapes. Giving guests a rare DRECP is a waste of taxpayer dollars I am concerned that Secretary Zinke may 7KH VLJQL¿FDQFH RI WKH UHSRUW EH\RQG Wokini proposal is destined to become an look at these magical geological formations, and does a disservice to all stakeholders, potentially put our California desert lands the farm bill, is that tribes are expanding their important initiative for Indian students, animals and plants that only survive in LQFOXGLQJLQGXVWU\7KHH[LVWLQJSODQEHQH¿WV in danger. Please join me in preventing this focus from enforcement of their treaties with agriculture and land grant universities for our California deserts, not to mention the renewable energy companies by providing from happening by reaching out to our local the United States to economic development HGXFDWLRQPXVWEHWKH¿UVWVWHSLQFUHDWLQJD rich historical remnants of our past, is my access to existing data compiled through representatives and urging them to keep the in an attempt to drive down the high private sector economy on the Reservations. No. 1 goal on every tour. For this reason, the DRECP rather than initiating expensive present DRECP plan intact. unemployment rates (averaging 80 percent In short, whenever the farm bill I am concerned that some of these natural and lengthy new environmental studies, Together, we can protect our precious on South Dakota’s nine Reservations). 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VXI¿FLHQF\DQGVWURQJWULEDOJRYHUQPHQW industry. Should new opportunities be made • National Indian In the nearly 30 years since IGRA available through legislative changes, we are was passed, the Indian gaming industry SUHSDUHG WR FRQWLQXH WR IXO¿OO RXU VWDWXWRU\ Gaming Commission has grown, matured, and evolved in ways responsibilities to regulate gaming on Indian that almost no one could have predicted lands. at the time. And while that growth is due As federal regulators, we have learned s questions arise from the primarily to the ingenuity and hard work of ¿UVWKDQG WKDW WKHUH LV WDQJLEOH EHQH¿W WR Supreme Court ruling on the tribal communities that built the industry, having tribes, as primary regulators, driving AMurphy v. National Collegiate it has occurred in the context of a piece of decisions as to how gaming will operate Athletic Association, the NIGC is issuing the legislation that was enacted with core tribal on their own lands. As federal and state following statement: self-determination goals in mind. The NIGC governments consider how to address sports Gaming by tribal nations as a means takes seriously its role to regulate the Indian betting in light of yesterday’s decision, we of generating governmental revenue gaming industry to ensure these goals are anticipate that Tribes will be given a seat at initially began as an exercise of the inherent achieved. the table to voice their positions, bring their authority tribal nations have over their lands The NIGC understands the unique and perspectives and collective expertise, and PROMOTE YOUR EVENT WITH and predated the Indian Gaming Regulatory often complex nature of tribal gaming and maintain regulatory and operational control STAND OUT. SMP PRODUCTION SERVICES Act of 1988. While IGRA set forth a WKH GLI¿FXOW TXHVWLRQV LW VRPHWLPHV SRVHV over all the gaming that occurs on their lands. statutory framework for the regulation of related to issues such as jurisdiction and DESIGN | PRODUCTION | VIDEO Indian gaming, it explicitly recognized that a permissible gaming. Moreover, we have WWW.SEMINOLEMEDIAPRODUCTIONS.COM principal goal of federal policy is to promote worked with gaming tribes on a daily basis tribal economic development, tribal self- and have developed a deep knowledge of the

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Economic opportunity, freedom for tribes focus of May training in Hollywood BY DAMON SCOTT representing tribes across the U.S. at the public policy, loan Staff Reporter Oweesta Native Community Development underwriting and Finance Fundamentals Week, held at the policies, portfolio Native Learning Center (NLC) in Hollywood. management and HOLLYWOOD — Tanya Sangrey The four-day training covered a lot of business models. tears up when she talks about jobs and the ground, namely a deep dive into the world There is an entire economy at the Yurok Tribe in northwestern of Community Development Financial human resources side California. Institutions (CDFIs). These institutions are to becoming a CDFI, “My mission is to create jobs and a private organizations focused on bringing which includes hiring sustainable income for my tribe,” Sangrey economic opportunities to communities. 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Smith has extensive experience in differs in the mission “We want to build homes for them and CDFIs. Prior to becoming a program and projects it takes bring them back,” she said of those who manager with Oweesta, she ran an NCDFI on on in its respective currently live off the reservation. Sangrey the Navajo Nation in the southwestern U.S. community. thinks the knowledge gained at a recent Smith and Taylor were also joined by Lisa Whitney Burns, Seminole Tribe of Florida-hosted training Wagner, a principal for Bluestem Consulting a member of the will help. in Buffalo, Wyoming. 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Courtesy Native Learning Center Liquidity, Sensitivity) a whole,” Smith said. “We just barely Attendees at the Oweesta Native Community Development Finance Fundamentals Week came from tribes across the U.S. to the Attendees represented the Seminole got approved to Native Learning Center in Hollywood. - LLR (Loan Loss Reserve) Tribe of Florida, Shoshone Tribe of Idaho, get a CDFI; we’re Lakota on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation just starting up,” in South Dakota, the Fort Belknap Indian Burns, who works in the Tribal Housing wants to be a conduit for banks to help with Taylor. “I also feel like we’re really building a - NACA (Neighborhood Assistance the lending process. strong foundation for them to develop Native Corporation of America) Reservation in Montana, the Oneida Tribe Opportunities Program, said. in Wisconsin, the Navajo Nation and the “We want to help tribal members to get “People sometimes don’t know where CDFIs that will serve the needs of their aforementioned Yurok Tribe, among others. 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E\ FRPPXQLWLHV JRYHUQPHQW RI¿FLDOV DQG the USACE Jacksonville District’s vertical team. Among those concerns were dam safety, stakeholder coordination, invasion of habitats and the Tribe’s water entitlement. To help alleviate these issues, the new TSP has the following features: Provides more wetland habitat and avoids grasshopper sparrow habitat, adjacent ASR wells provide PD[LPXP VWRUDJH DQG ÀH[LELOLW\ DQG D shallow wetland attenuation feature that buys down dam safety risk. The Tribe also expressed concerns about the original TSP invading culturally VLJQL¿FDQWVLWHV “Because of all of these questions and concerns about formulating for storage within the project area, the team went back and looked at the study area to see if there are other potential locations to consider,” Aley said. “What we’ve learned from our model results is that water availability along with the ability to collocate reservoirs with ASR wells exceeds maximizing our performance. It is much more cost effective to build one large reservoir rather than to build numerous Courtesy U.S. Army Corps Jacksonville District Courtesy U.S. Army Corps Jacksonville District smaller ones.” The Army Corps of Engineers announced a new Tentatively Selected Plan (TSP) on May 2 that features The final array of alternatives for the Lake Okeechobee Watershed Project include Alt 1BW – the new Aley went on to say that the K-05 a shallow reservoir and 80 Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) wells. The reservoir is slightly less than TSP – Alt 1B Shallow, which is the previously selected TSP, and Alt 2CR, which was in the final array of footprint, which Alt1BW is a part of, is half a mile away from the Brighton Reservation at its closest point. alternatives. The Army Corps of Engineers presented this array May 2. WKH PRVW HI¿FLHQW FRPSDUHG WR RWKHU VLWHV USACE tested. This is because the K-05 new planned reservoir pulls back from the team approved the reservoir would pull water directly from Lake reservation lines on the north side, the overall plan for agency Okeechobee and the engineers can place ASR design still infringes upon cultural sites. and public review wells with the reservoir to increase its overall “There is a cultural site, a prehistoric and comment. water storage. The primary differences mound site that would be within the reservoir The plan can still between Alt 1BW and the previous TSP is boundaries as the Corps presented them. It’s change pending that Alt 1BW uses a smaller revised footprint called the Mulberry Mound. That’s one of the recommendations. within K-05, has a shallower depth and obvious concerns that we would like avoided Over the next ZRXOGRSHUDWHOLNHDÀRZWKURXJKZHWODQGWR somehow,” Mueller said. “Most of the rest 90 days, the Corps FDSWXUHÀRZVDQGSURYLGHDZHWODQGKDELWDW of the reservoir area has yet to be surveyed plans to complete for cultural resources, so there are huge their Environmental C lt ral cons derat ons unknowns here as to what they are going to Impact Statement, While improvements were made, ¿QGRQFHWKH\VWDUWZRUNLQJ´ agency technical according to the Corps, some of the revisions Despite the cultural resources, the Army review, independent were not approved or even seen by the Tribe Corps will not complete a cultural survey of external peer prior to the May 2 meeting. WKH DUHD XQWLO WKH\ KDYH D PRUH ¿QDO SODQ review, public Anne Mullins, assistant director of the Mueller said that cultural surveys are one of review, assurances 7ULEDO +LVWRULF 3UHVHUYDWLRQ 2I¿FH VDLG WKH¿QDOVWHSVSULRUWRFRQVWUXFWLRQEHFDXVH modeling and TSP that the Corps presented the new TSP to much of the plan takes place on private lands. optimization and Tribal Council and Board on April 25. At “We still have considerable concern UH¿QHPHQW 7KH\ WKH PHHWLQJ 7ULEDO RI¿FLDOV UHFRPPHQGHG DERXWZKDWWKH\¶UHJRLQJWR¿QGZKHQWKH\ also plan to have a changes to the plan, but did not see the survey these areas because if you look at draft of the Project updated version before the Corps released previously recorded sites around this area Implementation the plan to the public. It wasn’t until THPO there is a lot,” he said. “This is a heavily Report and staff acquired the presentation and presented occupied area.” Environmental it to Tribal leadership on May 7 that they saw Impact Statement the presented revisions. e t ste s available for review “We had not taken it back to leadership There are currently no meetings planned June 29. The at that point,” Mullins said. “So leadership between the Army Corps and the Tribe, but public review and had not had any chance and the community the Tribe is still planning to present their comment period had not had any chance to review any of this response and recommendations for the new will be from June 29 to August 13. yet.” TSP in the coming months. Courtesy U.S. Army Corps Jacksonville District After reviewing the material, Mullins The Corps presented the new TSP to the This slide from the May 2 presentation compares the Army Corps' final array of alternatives. and Bradley Mueller, THPO compliance vertical team in Atlanta on May 4. The vertical review supervisor, found that although the

)MISS INDIAN WORLD The bash was a smash From page 1A aged man standing there with his regalia shaking each contestant s hand as we were lined up to leave the arena. He was telling ard Rock otel Daytona each contestant that they made their tribe proud and to keep smiling. However when he got to me, he skipped me. He didn’t shake Beach to have big economic my hand, he didn’t smile at me, he acted like I wasn’t there. I wanted to break down and LPSDFWRI¿FLDOVVD\ cry, but maybe that’s what he wanted to do to me. So instead I walked away with a smile “Sessions” restaurant, on my face while he shook the contestants’ BY DAMON SCOTT open-air “Wave Terrace” hands behind me. Staff Reporter eatery and bar, coffee I didn’t tell my mom and didn’t want shop, retail and 20,000 to tell anyone what happened because I felt The grand opening of the new Hard square feet of meeting and embarrassed. I went about my day, still a Rock Hotel Daytona Beach brought out a event space. little down about what happened but I was formidable crowd May 1 to enjoy music, the But beyond all the ready for the crowning that evening. sound of ocean waves and guitars smashing. perks, rock memorabilia, Before the crowning, we had a special Part of the Hard Rock and Seminole shiny new rooms, walk where each contestant waved to the Tribe tradition is to have dignitaries balconies and ocean crowd. However during my walk a little girl smash Hard Rock guitars – as opposed to views are a lot of new ran up to me, smiled and told me “I want to champagne bottles – to mark the celebration local hospitality jobs as be just like you one day.” I smiled and told of a new property or casino. A lineup of those ZHOO 2I¿FLDOV VD\ WKH her “she can be anything she wanted to be, associated with the new hotel did just that for hotel will average about just don’t give up.” WKHFURZGDQGSKRWRJUDSKHUV7ULEDORI¿FLDOV 160 workers, and several Then she asked if she could stand with who participated in the smash were President temporary construction- me and wave to the crowd. I told her of Mitchell Cypress, Brighton Councilman related jobs were course and that is exactly what she did. She Andrew J. Bowers Jr., Big Cypress created in the process of stood there waving to the crowd with one Councilman Mondo Tiger and Hollywood development. The up-and- hand and holding mine in the other. Before Councilman Chris Osceola. running hotel is likely to the actual crowning took place her mom be a shot in the arm for came and got her and told me she wanted to The seven-story, 200-room property Courtesy photo at 918 N. Atlantic Avenue comes with the bottom line of area see me after crowning. During the crowning businesses too. Hard Rock officials, Tribal officials and special guests smash guitars at the grand opening of the new Hard Rock Hotel I walked away with nothing, but I was proud an impressive array of amenities – a spa- Daytona Beach on May 1. VDORQ RXWGRRU SRROEDU ¿WQHVV FHQWHU WKH “The new Hard Rock of myself for doing the pageant. But right after the crowning was the highlight of my entire week of the pageant in Daytona Beach marvelous, marvelous facility,” Jennings because the little girl’s mom pulled me aside will create jobs said. “Abbas Abdulhussein has a hotel and gave me a hug. I was surprised and I and stimulate the LQ WKH 6KRUHV +H¶V D WHUUL¿F FLWL]HQ DQG hugged her back. We had a conversation local economy,” businessman.” about her daughter, who is usually very shy said Cissy Proctor, Abdulhussein is the president of and doesn’t do well with strangers. But she executive director Summit Hospitality Management Group, the was amazed that she jumped out of her seat of the Florida developer of the Hard Rock Hotel Daytona and ran to me. The mother told me I had a Department Beach. Summit sunk a reported $40 million good heart and that I was going to go far in of Economic into the property that it acquired in 2013 for life. I told her thank you with tears in my Opportunity. “With $6 million. A Desert Inn was previously on eyes. more than 116 the site. Now I believe that the Creator made the million visitors “What happens in Daytona Beach has little girl run up to me that day; he knew I to the state last an impact on the greater Daytona area,” needed a boost because I was feeling down year, we know Jennings, in his eighth year as mayor, said. about the man not shaking my hand. That that tourism plays “If they succeed, we all do. It provides little girl reminded me why I always have a a vital role in the opportunity for additional jobs and a strong smile on my face and try to my best ability to state’s economy and economy.” be a good role model to all. will give a boost ,Q DGGLWLRQ WKH SRWHQWLDO LQÀX[ RI I had a wonderful time at Gathering of to the Daytona new visitors both in Florida and outside its Nations. I met beautiful people and learned area and families borders, as well as internationally, wasn’t amazing things about tribes all over the in the surrounding ORVWRQRI¿FLDOVZKRVHMRELWLVWRWU\DQGZRR United States and I learned that we are all communities.” folks to the Sunshine State. the same, we are all connected. We may be One of those “We could not be more excited about taught differently and practice our cultures nearby communities the Hard Rock Hotel Daytona Beach – differently, but we all come from the same is Daytona Beach ZKDWDQLFRQLFEUDQGWKDW¿WVSHUIHFWO\LQWR colors and were taught to respect Mother Shores. Mayor the destination’s growing mix,” said Lori Earth and what she does for us. Harry Jennings Campbell Baker, executive director of the I want to thank everyone who bought joined other local Daytona Beach Area Convention Visitors tickets from me and even donated to help me. dignitaries at the Bureau. “Visitors will be arriving from all It meant the world to me and I cannot thank grand opening. over the world to check out this upscale everyone enough. I love you all and thank “It’s a property and its unique vibe, and our local you for supporting me throughout my reign Courtesy photo residents are already booking their stay- I hope I made you all proud. A view of Daytona Beach's new Hard Rock Hotel and its pool area. cations. This unique property has so much to offer. [I] can’t wait to watch it thrive.” 5A • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 Work and home get together for Take Your Child to Work Day

BY LI COHEN Perez helped organize the day along with Copy Editor Laurell Battiste. Approximately 55 children between the ages of 6 to 18 took part in the day’s festivities, which included breakfast, HOLLYWOOD — Maintaining a lunch and demonstrations from Tribal positive work and life balance takes practice, departments. Children and their parents met especially for full-time workers. For Tribal ZLWK 6HPLQROH 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW RI¿FHUV employees, the work load of the balance was rode stationary bicycles with blenders lightened April 26 as the Tribe hosted its attached to make healthy smoothies with the annual Take Your Child to Work Day. Health Department, learned about Seminole “Family is everything and the Tribe is culture with the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and GH¿QLWHO\ DQ HQWLW\ WKDW OLNHV WKH KRPH OLIH learned beading techniques from Richard and work balance,” said Erika Perez, Human Billie. Resource’s organizational development The most popular part of the day, specialist. “I think that just goes to the Tribe’s however, was after the Billie Swamp Safari quality that they actually promote this and gator demonstration when children and their allow children to come in and see what we do families had a chance to get their photos and what their parents do for us.” taken sitting on top of the alligator. Children received specially- made badges for the day, which included a photo of them that their parents provided Perez and Battiste prior to the event. They also received gift bags with items donated from 17 departments, Courtesy photo including Tribal employees and their children couldn't wait to learn more about the Tribe's different departments and celebrate families April 26 as part of Take Your dream Child to Work Day. catchers, tape PHDVXUHVÀDVK anti-bullying bracelets, lanyards and snacks. respective departments. children what their parents do but to also show Courtesy photo drives, beaded The festivities lasted until around 1 Perez said that this merger of work how we’re involved in the community,” Perez Contracts Grant Specialist Carolina Fernandez and her daughter Mischa Fernandez jewelry, stress p.m. Afterwards, citing permission from and family helps children understand how said. “It also gives children a background as pose with an alligator from Billie Swamp Safari during Take Your Child to Work Day alligators, department supervisors, children spent important their parents are to the Tribe. to who the Seminole Tribe of Florida is and on April 26. planners, pens, the rest of the afternoon in their parents’ “It’s nice to be able to not only show the what they do.” Tribes unite for grants management training

BY LI COHEN refresher for me, it was nice to attend and Copy Editor make everyone realize that even though I’ve been doing this for 18 years or so, you can HOLLYWOOD — From May 2 to always learn something new,” he said. 3, more than 50 people representing tribes Accompanying the topics was a lesson throughout the U.S. visited the Native on the federal websites newest feature: Learning Center in Hollywood for free grants Workspace. Workspace is a process that management training. allows multiple people to work on a The training, formally called “Grant grant application simultaneously. Prior to Management with the New Uniform its development, only one person could Guidance 2 CFR Part 200,” focused on how access an application at a time, making the WULEHVDQGWKHLUHPSOR\HHVFDQHI¿FLHQWO\DQG application timeline long and strenuous and effectively apply for federal grants. Topics at usually resulting in one person doing the the training included compliance standards, majority of the work. Workspace seeks to monitoring and reporting requirements, expedite that process so applicants get faster procurement standards, allowable and access to grants they apply to. XQDOORZDEOHFRVWVFRQÀLFWVRILQWHUHVWVDQG The NLC hosts this training and many more. The training was led by Lucy Morgan, others throughout the year, all free of charge a CPA who runs MyFedTrainer.com. to tribes and tribal entities. The training is Vince Franco, compliance and resource not available for non-tribal entities. Franco development director at the Native Learning said that while a lot of the information the Center, said that NLC offers the program center presents is available online, much of because tribal entities that use federal funding it is confusing and can lead to many people PXVW DELGH E\ VSHFL¿F IHGHUDO UHJXODWLRQV not fully understanding the information. Many of those regulations can be challenging Having the in-person training allows people to understand. to have all their questions answered and “[The training] helps people so much. better understand the material so they can Not only does it raise the bar a little bit effectively use it. DQGPDNHHYHU\RQHLQWKHSOD\LQJ¿HOGMXVW “It’s so much more user friendly this a little more savvy in what they do, it also way [rather than online] because the people helps our Tribe and a lot of other tribes have Courtesy photo we have doing this, like Lucy for example, the skill sets they need and the know-how to Grants management training attendees received certificates after they completed their training May 2 at the Native Learning Center in Hollywood. have 20 years of experience if not more. And keep their programs on track,” Franco said. they’re right on top of federal regulations,” “If they’re audited, everything will be clean.” Franco said. “You need to have that level of The federal grants discussed in the based, there are millions of dollars of funding Robert Delorimiere, accounting Tribal sovereignty or be an overall negative expertise to facilitate these programs. Just training come from the various federal available for all topics, including youth grants compliance coordinator, said the investment. about any question you can think of to ask departments, including the Department of issues, elders and senior care, and training training was a great way to learn updated While Delorimiere has attended multiple Lucy, she knows the answer to it. That’s the Energy, Department of Agriculture, Housing and education. All of the available grants information about grants and the federal grants management trainings in the past – same with a lot of our instructors.” and Urban Development and the Department are applied to through grants.gov, a federally regulations surrounding them. In his position, even leading a few alongside Franco – he said Now in its 10th year, the NLC has of Education. Franco said that although run website that provides information on Delorimiere makes sure the Tribe is eligible the event was interesting and Morgan did a worked with more than 100 tribes. All many grants offered are science and research grants, their policies, applicant and granter for grants departments are interested in and great job of keeping the audience’s attention. upcoming trainings are listed online at information, and more. ensures that those grants will not infringe on “Even though most of this stuff was a NativeLearningCenter.com. RICHARD CASTILLO 954.522.3500 Helping the Seminole Community Take care of your skin For Many Years and prevent skin cancer. 24 HOURS A DAY

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Beverly Bidney Tatiana Herrera gets some bingo help from her son Sullivan Cypress at the BC Mother’s Day luncheon.

Damon Scott Kevin Johnson Madeline Tongkeamha and her daughter Stephanie Garcia celebrated Sunni Billie Hiers, 7, and her mom Mary Ella Hiers are all smiles at the Mother’s Day on the Brighton Reservation May 10. Hollywood Mother’s Day lunch May 12 at the Council Oak restaurant.

Kevin Johnson Beverly Bidney Beverly Bidney Wanda Billie gets some love and affection from her son Drew Osceola at the Big Cypress Rachel Billie, center, is surrounded by family members Miriam Colon, Danielle Victoria Josh, with son Daylan Sample, and Dorothy Josh and Salli Josh enjoy their Mother’s Day luncheon May 10. Colon, Allen Venzor, Rebecca Osceola, Aliyana Posada, Anaiah Posada, Mother’s Day lunch May 12 at the Council Oak restaurant in Hollywood. Nehemiah Posada and Alexandra Posada at Immokalee Mother’s Day dinner.

Kevin Johnson Patrick Doctor with mom Minnie Doctor at the Hollywood lunch.

BeverlyBlBid Bidney Michelle Aguilar Ford, Sheila Aguilar, Jose Solano, 3, Chelsey Ford, Jessica Lopez and Ezekiel Roberts revel in each other’s company at the May 4 Immokalee Mother’s Day dinner.

Damon Scott From left, Toni Johnson, Joni Johnson, Paulette Lawrence and Marilyn Doney celebrate Mother’s Day with their good friend Lewis Gopher at the Brighton Mother’s Day celebration May 10.

Courtesy photo Beverly Bidney Mary Jene Koenes, Nancy Motlow and Charlotte Tommie get with the Hawaiian theme and dance the Kevin Johnson Celeste Stockton and Virginia Tommie take in a day at the spa at White Hula at the BC Mother’s Day soiree. Mom Eteau Huggins with her family Marsha, Marissa and Donovan Osceola Orchid Spa in Vero Beach as part of the Chupco Community Mother’s Day gather in front of the Council Oak restaurant for the Hollywood lunch. activities which also included an oceanside lunch at Cobalt restaurant. 7A • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 Appreciation shown for PECS staff BY BEVERLY BIDNEY three years ago. Staff Reporter “I love the kids here,” Stuart said. “Our goal is to get them all educated.” The immersion program culture and IHO — Borrowing from an language instructor Marcus Briggs-Cloud old proverb, it takes a village to educate a introduced culture employee Jones, who child. At Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School joined the staff in 2015. in Brighton, that village was recognized for “Instructors of endangered languages the work it does all year long. Classroom create our own curriculum,” Briggs-Cloud teachers, culture employees and non- said. “She’s crafted effective lessons to instructional staff each had their moment impart the language to her students. It takes in the spotlight May 9 at the annual staff a deep desire and commitment to save an appreciation banquet. ancient and dying language and a special Principal Brian Greseth opened the person to take on that role.” festivities by calling the name of every Jones acknowledged her passion for teacher, who stood up to be recognized. teaching the language. $SSODXVH¿OOHGWKHURRPDVHDFKWHDFKHUDQG “I don’t want to see it die,” she said. “To staff member accepted the acknowledgment be able to work at a school that teaches this of their efforts in the classroom and around is special. I will keep going and see how far the school. I can take this.” Greseth then announced the Employees After a game of Dr. Seuss trivia led by of the Year, including fourth-grade math the school’s student council, Brighton Board teacher Joy Prescott, who was named PECS Rep. Larry Howard congratulated the staff Elementary Teacher of the Year, Glades for a job well done. District Teacher of the Year and a 2019 ³(YHU\RQHRI\RXVDFUL¿FHVWRFRPHRXW )ORULGD7HDFKHURIWKH

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Divorce Alimony Modifications Prenuptial Agreements Appeals Paternity Issues Child Support Domestic Violence  _  )D[ 320 S.E. 9th Street, Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33316 8A • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 Maddux Motlow honored for fundraising efforts BY LI COHEN person, his mom and older sister shared the Copy Editor information on social media to get others to Lacrosse: Native sport, Native life help. “He was proud of himself. I’m proud It only takes one person to make a large of him,” she said, explaining that school difference. At only 10 years old, Maddux BY JUSTIN GILES hasn’t always been an easy environment Motlow fundraised $700 for the American for Maddux. “He has ADHD and he’s been Oral History Coordinator, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Heart Association for their ongoing research bullied a lot, but I’m glad he’s had a chance and community involvement. to do this and shine for his school. It made us Memorial Day weekend is a hallowed 7KH ¿IWKJUDGHU UDLVHG WKH PRQH\ really proud.” holiday in which we remember and honor our through a fundraiser at Driftwood Elementary military personnel who died or were wounded School in April. He raised more money in battle. It is a great tradition that many in than the other students, so for his efforts, Indian Country know well as we often have a 'ULIWZRRGQDPHGKLP³2I¿FHUIRUWKH'D\´ relative who served or is serving in the armed a title that he proudly carried with him as he IRUFHV:HUHFRJQL]HRXUZDUULRUVVDFUL¿FHDV KHOSHGVFKRROUHVRXUFHRI¿FHU&DWOLQ*LIIHQ we are reminded that Native Americans have keep the premises safe. served in the U.S. military in greater numbers “It felt pretty nice knowing I’m helping per capita than any other ethnic group and people with sick hearts,” Maddux said. have done so since the American Revolution. $VDQRI¿FHU0DGGX[KHOSHGNHHSWKH Surely we also remember and honor the gates locked, read to a kindergarten class warriors who fought against the U.S. and and monitored the hallways. The Hollywood European nations to maintain our culture and Police Department provided Maddux with life ways today. Native American history is a Hollywood Police Department hat, T-shirt United States history full of warrior struggles, DQGDGXIIHOEDJ¿OOHGZLWKJLIWVLQFOXGLQJD GHIHDWV DQG YLFWRULHV 6R LW VHHPV EH¿WWLQJ soccer ball, shirts and a water bottle. that another hallowed warrior tradition, Even though the day was full of rooted in centuries of Native American excitement, Maddux said that his favorite culture, takes place this month as well. On part – aside from not having to do schoolwork Memorial Day weekend, the NCAA Lacrosse Courtesy photo for half the day – was the sweet treats. Finals will be played at Gillette Stadium in “Stickmaker” by Brian Larney Yahvlane (Seminole Nation/Choctaw). “My favorite part was having donuts; Foxborough, Massachusetts, home of the While many people today are familiar has been used as medicine to cleanse players they were pretty tasty,” he said. “My mom New England Patriots. The NCAA Lacrosse with the contemporary game of lacrosse, and their communities. Players need to be only lets me have cereal for breakfast.” Finals are always fun to watch and we have which looks like hockey on turf, many people healthy and in shape to play well, adding to Maddux’s mom, Tomie Motlow, said Courtesy Tomie Motlow our Native American culture to thank for don’t know the roots of the game begin with the “medicinal” properties of the game. she couldn’t be prouder of Maddux’s Sporting his new gear from the Hollywood Police providing this sporting spectacle. tribal nations from multiple regions of North Stickball and lacrosse were often used as a accomplishment. Maddux raised the money Department, fifth-grader Maddux Motlow stands America. The modern one stick version of means to settle disputes between neighboring with help from his family and friends. While next to school resource officer Catlin Giffen after lacrosse played during the NCAA Lacrosse towns, clans and tribes. The winner of “Little he encouraged his loved ones to donate in spending a day helping keep the school safe. Finals is modeled after the Iroquois or the Brother of War” decided how the dispute Haudenosaunee, the People of the Long would be resolved and had bragging rights House. A two stick version of lacrosse stems to boot. Lacrosse was also played just for fun from the southeastern tribes of the Seminole, and recreation. To this day, the southeastern Muscogee (Creek), Cherokee, Choctaw, and version of stickball includes a social game Chickasaw. Lastly, there is another one stick played between men and women which version of lacrosse found among the Great is more about community fellowship than Lakes tribes such as the Menominee, Ojibwe, an intensive ceremonial “Little Brother of and Sac and Fox. With all these Natives War” game. The commonality of the varying playing a similar form of lacrosse, one might versions of stickball and lacrosse provide ask, who invented the game further evidence that our ancestors traveled The modern game of lacrosse has a vast far and wide sharing culture and spreading and rich history reaching back centuries. the game. After all, we love to visit while In fact, many oral histories from differing sharing stories, songs and food. WULEDOQDWLRQVVD\WKH¿UVWJDPHZDVSOD\HG Do you have any stories about lacrosse LQ WKH KHDYHQV DQG WKH ¿UVW JDPH RQ HDUWK or stickball you would like recorded The was played by the animals. All tribal nations Museum’s Oral History Program’s mission which play a version of this “stick and ball” is to serve the Seminole community in game have a common creation story that preserving your story. Please contact me if often refers to the game as the “Creator’s you have any story to tell and have it archived Game,” “Little Brother of War” or the to be heard for generations to come. I can be “Medicine Game.” The varying indigenous reached at 863-902-1113 extension 12213 or stories say the game is a gift from the Creator by email at [email protected]. Hope Courtesy Tomie Motlow Courtesy photo and has the ability to heal or drive away to see and hear you soon Justin Giles wearing a Tulsa Lacrosse jersey while sickness. Lacrosse or stickball requires focus Maddux Motlow and school resource officer Catlin Giffen read to a kindergarten class at Driftwood playing the “attack” position. and intensity and the energy from the game Elementary School. 9A • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018

Got WIC? Don’t wait Karen’s Corner: SUBMITTED BY BOB LAMENDOLA “Some women do not enroll early,” Thaqi income is below 185 percent of the federal Learning mindful eating Florida Department of Health Broward County says. “We want women to sign up when they poverty level. That means monthly income learn they are pregnant so they can receive under $1,860 for one person, $2,504 for :,&EHQH¿WVULJKWDZD\:,&KHOSVPRWKHUV two, $3,793 for a family of four, etc. Florida BY KAREN TWO SHOES Families may be missing out on valuable babies and young children be healthier.” Medicaid recipients qualify automatically. Health Clinic Dietitian and Nutrition Coordinator QXWULWLRQEHQH¿WVEHFDXVHWKH\GHOD\VLJQLQJ Services include nutrition counseling, In addition to nutrition services, DOH- up for the Women Infants Children breastfeeding counseling, referrals to other %URZDUG RIIHUV IUHH GHQWDO ÀXRULGH YDUQLVK :KHQ SHRSOH ¿QG RXW , DP D GLHWLWLDQ program (WIC). 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If it was that tuna and salmon, fruits and vegetables, baby WKH VHYHQ %URZDUG RI¿FHV LQ +ROO\ZRRG easy, everyone would get a meal plan and Only 80 percent of 58,750 Broward foods, eggs, milk, yogurt, cheese, peanut Pembroke Pines, Fort Lauderdale, Pompano residents who are eligible for WIC participate everyone would be healthy or thin or buff. So butter, beans, fruit juice and more. Beach, Coral Springs and Lauderdale Lakes. much information leans toward what to eat or in the program. For the rest, it’s a missed WIC serves pregnant women, mothers For more information call opportunity, says Dr. Paula Thaqi, director of what not to eat. Has anyone ever asked you for six months after delivery, breastfeeding RUYLVLWEURZDUGÀRULGDKHDOWK about why you eat Or how you eat Have the Florida Department of Health in Broward women and children under age 5. gov. Appointments are available. County, which operates WIC locally. you ever asked yourself those questions Families are eligible if household Eating when you’re bored, sad or mad, munching a whole bag of chips while binge- ZDWFKLQJ1HWÀL[RUVFDU¿QJGRZQIRRGZKHQ you’re already full can result in poor health. Whether you’re trying to lose weight, manage Attorney General Bondi sues major disease or live a healthier lifestyle, negative GH¿QLWHQRJR'ULYLQJLVDGLVWUDFWLRQIURP nutrition behaviors affect your mind, body proper digestion. If you’re pressed for time, and spirit. Understanding these behaviors is a stop somewhere and take the time to notice opioid manufacturers and distributors considerable task that is well worth the effort, your food. PRESS RELEASE %RQGL ³7KH FRPSODLQW , ¿OHG WRGD\ VHHNV promote false messages about opioids. This whatever your goal may be. - Notice your body: How do you feel to hold some of the nation’s largest opioid conduct was particularly abhorrent because Mindful eating means eating with before you eat Are you really hungry or is manufacturers and distributors responsible the front organizations and key opinion complete awareness and being present in the something else driving you to the fridge for their role in this crisis and seeks payment leaders appeared to be neutral advocates moment. This involves being aware of your Maybe a walk around the block or writing in ALLAHA — Attorney General food, your body and your emotions before, a journal would serve you better. Notice how 3DP%RQGL¿OHGDQDFWLRQLQVWDWHFRXUW0D\ for the pain and destruction their actions have for the use of opioids to treat chronic pain caused Florida and its citizens.” but were actually paid mouthpieces of the during and after you eat. The Academy of you feel after each bite (preferably after you 15 against some of the nation’s largest opioid Nutrition and Dietetics recommend these have put your fork down and are chewing manufacturers and distributors for their role The opioid manufacturers allegedly manufacturers. The distributors failed in used a campaign of misrepresentations their duties under Florida law to stop the mindful eating techniques: XQWLO OLTXH¿HG  )LQG WKDW SRLQW RI IXOOQHVV in the national opioid crisis. The complaint - Slow down: Chew your food until the and satisfaction. Ask yourself, “Do I really names as defendants opioid manufacturers and omissions about the use of opioids to suspiciously high orders of opioids they doctors and consumers in order to increase received. Instead, the distributors placed IRRG LV OLTXH¿HG 7KLV QRW RQO\ VORZV \RXU need this next bite, or am I mindlessly eating Purdue Pharma L.P., Endo Pharmaceuticals, intake but it also aids digestion. Take smaller it because it is in front of me ” After a meal, Inc., Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., Cephalon prescriptions and opioid use, including SUR¿W RYHU VDIHW\ DQG FRQWLQXHG ¿OOLQJ WKH false statements about the addictive nature suspicious opioid orders. In the complaint bites by using chopsticks or a baby spoon. My give gratitude that you have nourished your Inc., and Allergan plc and related companies, personal favorite is putting your fork, spoon body to the best of your ability, especially in and opioid distributors AmerisourceBergen of opioids and omissions of the severe ¿OHG LQ 3DVFR &RXQW\ &LUFXLW &RXUW WKH risks posed by taking opioids. The opioid $WWRUQH\ *HQHUDO¶V 2I¿FH DOOHJHG WKDW WKH or chopsticks down between each bite. It a world where many go without. Drug Corporation, Cardinal Health Inc., really does take 20 minutes for your stomach Taking these steps forces you to slow McKesson Corporation, and Mallinckrodt distributors allegedly shipped inordinately defendants’ actions violated the Florida high volumes of opioids to customers in Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act, to tell your brain you’ve had enough, so use down and concentrate on what you’re eating. LLC and related companies. this time wisely and slow down. Next thing you know, you’re full, you have “We are in the midst of a national opioid Florida and failed to report these suspicious the Florida RICO Act, and violated common orders of opioids, thereby fueling widespread law public nuisance and negligence. The - Notice your food: Take the time to eaten less and you have really enjoyed the crisis claiming 175 lives a day nationally and notice the appearance, aroma, taste, texture food you have eaten. When was the last time 15 lives a day in Florida, and I will not tolerate diversion of opioids throughout the state. complaint seeks damages, injunctive relief, The lawsuit alleges, among other things, restitution, and civil penalties for defendants’ and sounds of what you are eating. Is it salty that truly happened DQ\RQHSUR¿WLQJIURPWKHSDLQDQGVXIIHULQJ or bitter Crunchy Does it smell delicious of Floridians,” said Attorney General that the opioid manufacturers used front conduct. organizations and key opinion leaders to Enjoy the moments you spend eating your aren Two Shoes is a registered dietitian food. and the nutrition coordinator for the Seminole - Decrease distractions: This is a biggie – Tribe of Florida s ealth Department. She no screens during meal times. Wherever you is a member of the Panther Clan and is a eat, at home or at work, turn off your device married mother of two. and only eat in places away from televisions Tribe represented at Arthritis Walk or computer screens, like the dining table or break room. Eating while driving is also a Seeds of Native Health plans nutrition conference BY LI COHEN from indigenous communities worldwide, Copy Editor linking agriculture to nutrition, and recovering from historical trauma. Optional workshops on Oct. 2 will Seeds of Native Health, a national include “Native Infusion: Reclaiming campaign focused on Native American Ancestral Beverages,” “Dream of Wild nutrition and health, will host the third annual Health – Youth Garden Tour,” “Preparing Conference on Native American Nutrition Healthy Traditional Food with the Sioux 2FWWKURXJK7ULEDORI¿FLDOVUHVHDUFKHUV Chef,” “Foraging for Native Edible Plants,” practitioners and others will attend the and “Indigenous Wellness: Ancestral Food conference to learn the science behind Native Ways, Indigenizing Fitness and Movement, American nutrition. The conference will be and the Inter-connectedness of Wellness, held at Mystic Lake Center in Prior Lake, Culture and Indigenous Language.” Minnesota. Registration for the event is open until Session topics will include nutrition Sept. 17 and includes attendance and six Courtesy photo across the life cycle, intergenerational meals. To register or for more information, Team Seminole was represented by members of the Health, Housing and Construction Management Departments of the Tribe at the learning about food and nutrition, learning visit seedsofnativehealth.org/conference. Walk to Cure Arthritis at Nova Southeastern University in Davie on May 19. New Medicare cards coming

SUBMITTED BY PAUL ISAACS, MD a combination of numbers and uppercase address with Medicare Department of Health and Human Services letters. This change will help protect your is up to date. If your identity. address needs to be The Centers for Medicare Medicaid Once you get your new card, safely corrected, contact Services (CMS) will mail you a new and securely destroy your old card and Social Security at Medicare card between April 2018 and start using your new card right away. ssa.gov/myaccount April 2019. Medicare is removing your Protect yourself by making sure no one or 1-800-772-1213. social security number from your card and is can get your personal information from TTY users can call replacing it with a number that is unique to your old Medicare card. 1-800-325-0778. You you. Your new Medicare number will contain Please make sure your mailing may also contact one of the medical social workers at the STOF Health Clinic for assistance in updating your address. Beware of anyone who contacts you about your new Medicare card. CMS will never ask you to give them personal or private information to get your new Medicare number and card. 10A • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 SEMINOLE SCENES

Beverly Bidney PROUD GRANDPARENTS: Mary Jene Koenes and Camellia Smith share the love with their grandson Caleb Smith, 4 months, May 16 at the Big Cypress Preschool graduation. Koenes’ daughter Desiree Smith is married to Smith’s son Jarrid Smith.

Beverly Bidney HOT STUFF: This frybread simmers in the oil in a Damon Scott Brighton cooking chickee IT’S WILD: Animal staff during the PECS culture at Billie Swamp Safari camp May 17. The pan of let children hold one of deliciousness is tended the alligators at the park to by students during May 12. their day of learning the traditional Seminole way of life.

BeverlyBBeverllyB BBidneyididney BeverlyBBeverllyB BBidneyididney YOUNG CARPENTERS: Alice Jimmie, Chris Smith Denise Gonzales and other members of the RAINDROPS ARE FALLING: PECS students take shelter in the Fred Smith Rodeo Arena May 17 Immokalee Boys & Girls Club made a special gift just in time for the Immokalee Mother’s Day during a deluge that interrupted the fourth-, fifth- and sixth-grade culture camp. These girls party. The handmade picnic table was eventually finished and given a coat of paint along with tried to catch some rain from the top of the bleachers. colorful hand prints from all the kids and raffled off at the event.

Damon Scott Karla Noriega Pedroza (2) INTERNATIONAL APPEAL: A host of international visitors converged at the Tribal Headquarters auditorium in Hollywood May 21 for a special session with A CELEBRATION TO REMEMBER: The 123rd Big Cypress Celebration on April 28 featured all kinds of fun Tribal Court officials. Chief Judge Moses B. Osceola, Chief Justice Willie Johns and Director Stan Wolfe led the session. activities for the community. Above, Philip Blackwell from Billie Swamp Safari tells visitors about how he takes care of a small otter. Below, these cultural dancers entertain the crowd at the at the Junior Cypress Rodeo Arena. Other acts included country artists Josh Turner and Adam Craig.

Courtesy photo CLOWNIN’ FOR A CAUSE: Hard Rock Café Malta, through the Hard Rock Heals Foundation, presented a donation of $5,000 to the Dr. Klown organization in April. The Dr. Klown organization features volunteers who entertain children in hospitals as clown doctors. The group was formed in 2010. The donation will be used to purchase musical instruments for the clowns and for professional training on how to use these instruments to interact with children in hospitals around Malta. “It is our pleasure to help organizations such as Dr. Klown. A word of thanks goes to our staff who helped in the collection of the funds,” Shandelle Azzopardi, director of operations for Hard Rock Cafe Malta, said in a Times of Malta story. 11A • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 Explorers soak in history, law enforcement remembrances in Washington, D.C.

Courtesy photo Explorers Dorian Osceola, TL Gopher, Pedro Martinez Jr. and Jarrett Beecham attend the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund ‘s annual candlelight vigil to remember fallen officers May 13 on Courtesy photo the National Mall in Washington, D.C. In the back are SPD Officer Milton Oramas and Ashton Doctor. Participants in the Tribe’s Explorers program gather outside the U.S. Customs & Border Protection building during their trip to Washington, D.C. in May.

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Young people interested in a career in ODZHQIRUFHPHQWRUWKH¿UHGHSDUWPHQWWRRN a trip to Washington, D.C. in May as part of the Seminole Public Safety Explorers program. The program is designed for youth ages 6 to 18 to learn more about what Tribal Police and Fire Rescue personnel do on the MRE2I¿FLDOVKRSHWRLQVSLUHNLGVWRFRQVLGHU D FDUHHU LQ WKH ¿HOGV DIWHU KLJK VFKRRO graduation. $ERXWNLGVSDUHQWVDQGVWDIIWRRN the trip this year. “We teach them all the things we’d go through on a daily basis – the functions of SROLFH DQG ¿UH GHSDUWPHQWV ± LQ WKH KRSHV WKDWWKHOLWWOHRQHVIURPWKH7ULEHZLOOWDNH an interest,” Sergeant Angela Margotta of the Seminole Police Department said. The Tribe has conducted the program IRU DERXW VL[ \HDUV 0HHWLQJV WDNH SODFH about twice a month during the school year. A variety of learning experiences are SURYLGHGWRWKHNLGVUDQJLQJIURP¿UVWDLG VNLOOVWRZKDWWRGRLIWKH\VHHVRPHWKLQJLQ the community that should be reported. “It teaches them respect for themselves and those around them,” said Margotta, who’s been with SPD for 18 years. The trip to Washington, D.C. from May 12-15 corresponded with National Police :HHN±DWLPHLQWKHQDWLRQ¶VFDSLWDOZKHQ thousands of law enforcement personnel and families from across the globe gather to KRQRUWKRVHZKRKDYHEHHQNLOOHGLQWKHOLQH of duty. The trip also included visits to the 1DWLRQDO /DZ (QIRUFHPHQW 2I¿FHUV Memorial, which features a wall with more than 21,000 names of those who perished on the job. Among the names on the memorial wall DUHWZR7ULEDOSROLFHRI¿FHUVIURP)ORULGD± 6HPLQROH3ROLFH'HSDUWPHQWRI¿FHU/W-RKQ .+HDO\ZKRZDVNLOOHGLQDQDXWRPRELOH DFFLGHQW LQ  DQG 0LFFRVXNHH 7ULEDO Courtesy photo Courtesy photo 3ROLFH 'HSDUWPHQW ZLOGOLIH RI¿FHU 'RQDOG From left, Bill Osceola, Oreste Perez, Phillip Frank and SPD Officer Tom Beezley pose in front of George From left, Bailey Latchford, SPD Detective Vanessia Baker, Kaitlynn Gorney, Madison Martinez, Marcie Dante Thornbury, who drowned in 1991. In Washington’s mansion at Mount Vernon during the Explorers trip to the Washington, D.C. area. Osceola and Rubie Osceola visit the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. all, 55 members of Tribal Police departments across the U.S. have died in the line of duty. C.O.P.S. statistics state that on average DFFLGHQWV 7KH ¿UVW UHFRUGHG SROLFH GHDWK ODZHQIRUFHPHQWRI¿FHUVZHUHRQWKHYLJLO Students interested in being part of the 7KH WULS DOVR H[SRVHG WKH NLGV WR WKH EHWZHHQDQGRI¿FHUVDUHNLOOHGLQWKH was in 1791. roll call this year. program can contact Tribal Police in their organization C.O.P.S. – Concerns of Police OLQHRIGXW\HDFK\HDU,QRI¿FHUV The Explorers and their families Some of the other sites the Explorers respective communities. Survivors – a group that assists family and ZHUH NLOOHG *XQ¿UH LV WKH PRVW FRPPRQ attended an annual candlelight vigil May 13 visited were Mount Vernon, Arlington FRZRUNHUVRIWKRVHLQODZHQIRUFHPHQWZKR cause of death, followed by automobile WRSD\WULEXWHWRIDOOHQRI¿FHUV7HQ)ORULGD National Cemetery and a variety of DUHNLOOHGLQWKHOLQHRIGXW\ memorials, monuments and museums. NATIONAL NATIVE NEWS

Ida o s e erce r e ses epidemic,” Hedden-Nicely says. “There’s added to its catalog of burial sites in 1991. a hearing must be conducted on a petition to 1DUURZVLV³VLJQL¿FDQWO\ZRUVH´WKDQRWKHU armace t cal nd stry o er o o ds been statistics that’ve indicated that on A circuit court reversed that decision, disturb a burial site and the various interests First Nations since mercury was dumped certain reservations there’s somewhere in but a three-judge panel for the District IV must be weighed to reach a conclusion. into a river system near the northern Ontario The Nez Perce Tribe is the latest the realm of 107 to 136 opioid pills per every Court of Appeals, in Wingra Red-Mix Inc. Reviewing the decision to deny the reserve half a century ago, a new health LQGLJHQRXVJRYHUQPHQWWRVXHGUXJPDNHUV adult, which is just an astronomically large v. State Historical Society of Wisconsin, permit by the Division of Hearings and survey suggests. over the opioid crisis gripping the nation. number of medication to be available for any reversed the circuit court. The supreme Appeals (DHA), the appeals court said The community commissioned the The complaint from the Nez Perce lists sort of legitimate use.” court split leaves the appeals court decision it had no grounds to overturn the DHA’s VXUYH\WRH[DPLQHWKHIDOORXWRIHDWLQJ¿VK over a dozen manufacturers and distributors The complaint from the Tribe is the LQSODFH-XVWLFH'DQLHO.HOO\ZLWKGUHZIURP decision, which found that cultural, tribal, caught from nearby waterways contaminated of opioids as defendants responsible for the latest to come out of Idaho. Several counties participation from the case, leaving only six DQG UHOLJLRXV DI¿OLDWLRQ ZHLJKHG DJDLQVW by mercury. It found that there are fewer WROODGGLFWLRQKDVWDNHQRQWKHLUFRPPXQLW\ across the state are pursuing litigation justices. disturbing the site. elders in the community, which the report University of Idaho law professor centering on the opioid epidemic. The votes of particular justices were “More generally, the DHA decision suggests means that people are dying there Dylan Hedden-Nicely specializes in Native Boise State Public Radio not disclosed in the per curiam opinion that is reasonably read as concluding that there prematurely. American law and isn’t involved in the case. ZDV UHOHDVHG 0D\  DQG -XVWLFH 6KLUOH\ may come a day when granting a petition “The results provide clear evidence that +HVD\VLWORRNVOLNHWKH1H]3HUFHDUHWDNLQJ Abrahamson wrote a separate opinion to disturb will be appropriate, but the WKH SK\VLFDO DQG PHQWDO KHDOWK RI *UDVV\ 1DWLYH$PHULFDQHI¿J\PRXQGV arguing they should be, which has been the balancing of the various factors does not Narrows community) members is poorer a similar approach in their suit as other ntact a ter reme Co rt s l t tribes. court’s practice in the past, she said. favor disturbing the Ward Mounds at this than that of other First Nation communities “They’ve used public nuisance theories, WLPH´ ZURWH -XGJH 3DXO +LJJLQERWKDP in Canada and Ontario,” said the report. The fraud theories, negligence theories,” says With one justice on the sidelines, the A eals co rt dec s on who retired the same day the decision was health and well-being of the community Hedden-Nicely. “They’ve also used statutory Wisconsin Supreme Court split 3-3 on a case Last year, a three-judge panel ruled released. ³FDQQRW EH XQGHUVWRRG ZLWKRXW WDNLQJ LQWR deceptive trade practices theories as well on involving whether a mining company could WKDW WKH HI¿J\ PRXQGV NQRZQ DV :DUG State Bar of Wisconsin account their history of mercury poisoning a state and federal level.” GLVWXUE 1DWLYH $PHULFDQ HI¿J\ PRXQGV 0RXQGV LQ WKH 7RZQ RI %ORRPLQJ *URYH and its consequences,” it said. The tribe’s complaint cites data from the surrounded by land the company owns, QHDU0DGLVRQ³KDYHKLVWRULFDOVLJQL¿FDQFH´ Healt n rassy arro s It also found that 33 percent of residents Centers for Disease Control and Prevention leaving a lower court decision in place. that was not outweighed by any stated land have lost a close friend or family member The Wisconsin Appeals Court upheld use interest that would support a permit to µVLJQL¿FDQWO\ZRUVH¶WKDQRWKHU)LUVW WR VXLFLGH ZKLFK LV ¿YH WLPHV WKH UDWH showing Native Americans having the at ons re ort highest death rate from prescription opioids an agency decision that said the mining disturb them. documented in other Ontario First Nations. of any ethnic group in 2014. company, Wingra Stone Company, could not Wingra Stone Company sought a permit “Indian tribes have been KDYHDSHUPLWWRGLVWXUEWKHHI¿J\PRXQGV to disturb the Ward Mounds burial site under OO O The physical and CT ews disproportionately affected by this opioid which the Wisconsin State Historical Society Wis. Stat. section 157.70(5)(c)2., which says PHQWDO KHDOWK RI SHRSOH OLYLQJ LQ *UDVV\ 12A • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 South Florida’s only place to ROCK! Experience THE NEW EVENT CENTER

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Tribe celebrates success Renee Tigertail of college-bound seniors earns duo master’s BY BEVERLY BIDNEY BY LI COHEN Staff Reporter Copy Editor

BIG CYPRESS — Renee Tigertail HOLLYWOOD — After prom and already had a busy life as site supervisor graduation day, one of the most exciting of the Big Cypress Health Clinic, secretary days for high school seniors is college treasurer at Big Cypress First Baptist Church VLJQLQJGD\ZKHQVWXGHQWV¿QDOO\DQQRXQFH and as an involved grandparent, parent and where they will go for the next leg of their aunt when she enrolled in graduate school in educational journeys. On May 4, Tribal 2013. students celebrated the momentous occasion Four years later, Tigertail earned not one, with friends, family and education mentors but two master’s degrees from the University during the Tribe’s second annual College of Phoenix; a Master of Science in Nursing Signing Day. and a Master of Business Administration in In Hollywood, the Center for Student Health Care Management. Success and Services (CSSS) celebrated It was a long road, from candy striper to seniors Trinity Bowers, Kalani Bankston, RN to MSN/MBA for Tigertail. Elizabeth Frank – all who attended Nova “I’ve always been interested in nursing,” Southeastern University School – and she said. “A lot of that has to do with my Franklin Jumper, who received his GED in aunt, Alice Tigertail. She’s my inspiration.” Beverly Bidney April. Bowers will attend Nova Southeastern Alice Tigertail spent 30 years working Site manager Renee Tigertail in the Big Cypress University for English, Bankston will attend as a nurse’s aide at Hendry Regional Medical Health Clinic. Syracuse University in New York for biology, Center in Clewiston, which inspired Renee Frank will attend High Point University in Tigertail to do the same. She was a candy at the clinic. Her goal is to bridge the gap North Carolina for biology, and Jumper will striper in high school at that very hospital. between the outside medical world and the attend Broward College for a woodworking She graduated with a bachelor’s degree Tribe. and carpentry program. “My plan has always been to help my Li Cohen in nursing (BSN) from the University of During the celebration, the group community because who better than the High school seniors announce their college decisions May 4 in Hollywood. From left, GED recipient Miami in 2004 and has worked for the Tribe watched a video message that former First ever since. In 2011, Tigertail was promoted people in the community to understand it and Lady Michelle Obama released in honor of Franklin Jumper and Nova Southeastern University School seniors Trinity Bowers, Elizabeth Frank and be able to provide what they need?” she said. Kalani Bankston. to site supervisor, which compelled her to National College Signing Day earlier in the get her Registered Nurse license. In 2013 she “You have to have an understanding of the week, shared their future plans and received people you serve. I see non-Indian people year. succeed in life. It’s going to help me get to took the 265-question test and passed it on friendly advice about college from current KHU¿UVWWU\ come and try to work with the Tribe, but they and former students. “If there’s an opportunity to be in school the program I want to be in.” don’t understand the culture and the needs. I I want to take it,” Trinity Bowers explained Following the announcement of their Knowing that after so many years away For Bowers, deciding where to attend from school, she could go back and be feel I can help with that aspect.” college was as simple as pointing out a of pursuing higher education. “My parents plans, CSSS Student Success Coach Kajir Recently, Tigertail served as a translator always told me if you’re able to, you should Harriott and other CSSS staff members successful motivated Tigertail to pursue an member of the family. Along with attending advanced degree. She registered at University IRUDQHOGHUZKRZDVQ¶WÀXHQWLQ(QJOLVKEXW NSU’s high school, her mom Holly Bowers JRWRFROOHJHDQG,¿JXUH,PLJKWDVZHOOJR offered words of advice for the rising college needed to communicate with the medical If anything, I’ll know much more information freshmen. of Phoenix online not long after she passed attended the university for her law degree, the test. staff. She also aims to educate the staff on which she is expecting to graduate with this and be able to get a better job because I’ll have “It’s very important to stay focused. The cultural customs and nuances that will help my college degree.” only thing I can really leave you guys with is ³, ¿QLVKHG WKH VFKRROZRUN WKH QLJKW before Hurricane Irma,” she said. “I had a them serve the community better. While Trinity don’t be silent while you’re in school. It’s not ³,WU\WR¿QGDKDSS\PHGLXPEHWZHHQ Bowers’ ideal college like high school where you can sit in the back clinical project to do and a year to complete it. I knew I needed to get it done tonight, not the community and the staff,” she said. experience is close to row and the teacher’s going to tell you what “When there are complaints I try to help the home, Frank decided the lesson is,” Harriott said. “You’re going to tomorrow. I didn’t know if we would have electricity after the storm.” patient see what the staff has done and try to use the new chapter have to take a lot of it home and you’re going to get what the patient needs. The staff here as a chance to go to have to practice and practice and come She was right; Big Cypress didn’t have electricity for a few weeks after the hurricane, goes above and beyond and we try to provide somewhere new. She back to class with the results.” all we can, but sometimes it isn’t enough.” said she chose to move Tracey Walton, CSSS K-12 program so her decision paid off. Despite working full-time and pursuing 7LJHUWDLO ¿OOV D UROH DW WKH FOLQLF DQG to North Carolina manager, added that getting involved in the in the community which gives her a lot of because the school college community is equally important. two advanced degrees, Tigertail found time to spend with her family and even go on the satisfaction; she enjoys being an advocate for has an unbeatable “I got involved with student government the patients and the community. Outside of biology program that and I traveled more than I had ever traveled road to cheer for her nephew DeForest Carter as he played basketball for Embry Riddle work, she hopes she can be a role model. will prepare her to be a before,” she said of her time in college. ³,¶P UHOLHYHG WR EH ¿QLVKHG ZLWK cardiovascular or neuro She also added that as students Aeronautical University. “I was stretched very thin,” Tigertail school,” Tigertail said. “I want to be able to surgeon. are successful throughout their college set a good example for my grandchildren and “I took anatomy endeavors, it’s up to them to help encourage VDLG ³, WKRXJKW DIWHU , ZDV ¿QLVKHG ZLWK school I’d have more time. But no, God has daughters. I hope and pray that they see how and my teacher showed other Tribal members do the same. She important education is. My mother (Judge us surgery videos encouraged them to take time to serve as role other plans for me. I still have things to do when I get home, there’s still a lot of work.” Mary Tigertail) never had to push me to go Li Cohen and they were very models for younger students. to school, I always wanted to go. We didn’t interesting,” she said “All I can say is it’s a great experience She hasn’t had the time to get her Trinity Bowers, left, a high school senior at Nova Southeastern University diplomas framed or mounted on plaques for have a television, or when we did it only had School, talks about her plans to attend Nova Southeastern University with of her planned career. so take advantage of it,” she said. “Take the KHURI¿FHZDOOEXWVKHSODQVWRGRVRVRRQ six channels. You had more fun at school than Center for Student Success and Services Higher Education Academic and “[Going to college] is knowledge and come back and share it with staying home.” Career Advisor Sarahjoy Brown Somarriba. the way I’m going to other students as encouragement.” Tigertail is focused on work and her role SCAD graduate draws up future

BY BEVERLY BIDNEY Youngblood chose SCAD because of its Staff Reporter UHSXWDWLRQDVRQHRIWKHEHVWVFKRROVIRU¿QH arts in the country and she thought she could excel there. Leaving home and going out With a Bachelor of Fine Arts in hand, RIVWDWHZDVDOLWWOHIULJKWHQLQJDW¿UVWVLQFH Acealyn Youngblood is ready to embark on Youngblood was on her own and didn’t know a career as an artist. A graduate of Savannah anyone. Seeing how talented all the other College of Art and Design in Savannah, students were inspired and intimidated her at Georgia, she studied illustration and plans to the same time. work in either package or magazine design. “I doubted myself; I didn’t think I was “Ever since I was a child I always liked artistic enough,” she said a few weeks before drawing, it was my favorite thing to do,” said graduating on June 1. “I thought about Youngblood, 22, who grew up in Brighton. quitting at one point and thought I wasn’t as “I’d draw in school and had trouble getting good as everyone else. I told myself I had to my work done because I wasn’t paying ¿QLVKWKLVDQGWKDWHYHU\RQHHOVHKDGLVVXHV attention. But my parents encouraged me too. I was able to push through my struggles to draw and that pushed me into a creative and here I am four years later about to ¿HOG´ graduate.” Having a professor who served as a mentor helped her to thrive and succeed. Her advertising professor always had good things to say about Youngblood’s work and said he could see her doing this type of work. “He liked my ideas and helped me

Courtesy Acealyn Youngblood Youngblood created this greeting card just for fun. She wanted to capture the spring vibes of warmth, bright colors and relaxation. Courtesy Acealyn Youngblood Acealyn Youngblood portrait

develop them,” she said. “He was very to overcome self-doubt, but once you get inspirational.” passed that you can do anything.” SCAD has a campus in Hong Kong and One day Youngblood hopes to open her during her junior year, Youngblood spent a own business that specializes in branding semester there studying illustration. She said concepts for companies and corporations. the teaching style was very different than in Until then, she wants to work for a company the U.S. that lets her make the most of her creativity. “The Savannah professors are more “Going to college is scary because strict; they give us an assignment and tell you are alone and it is hard,” Youngblood us what to do,” she explained. “The Hong said. “But there are so many doors you can Kong professors let you do your own thing go through that will lead you to so many and grade you on your process. It was more different experiences. A lot of people are relaxed and I was able to be more creative willing to help but you have to give it time, there.” stay strong mentally and work toward what One of the most important lessons you really want and you’ll be OK.” Courtesy Acealyn Youngblood (2) Youngblood learned in college is the value of On left, Youngblood created this digital portrait for a portrait painting class in which she focused on faces and facial structure. The point of the assignment experience. was to capture the characteristics of the person. On right, Youngblood painted these watercolor flowers for a botanical illustration class during which she “It takes time and patience to build skills learned to understand form, composition and color. This is a typical example of an illustration that can be used for garden books, textbooks, magazines and technique,” she said. “You have to really or for a client to use. ZRUNWRLPSURYH\RXUVHOI,W¶VYHU\GLI¿FXOW 2B • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018

BY BEVERLY BIDNEY AND DAMON SCOTT laughed and enriched our noted how much The young grads also boasted knowledge Staff Reporters lives together this year. parental involvement of culture and language by saying the They are all precious, has grown at the school Manteele, pledge of allegiance and singing special and unique. May and how important it is songs in Creek thanks to the hard work of I P angels always watch over to the development of the Brighton culture department. As a thank and protect them as God the children. Then he you for years of service to the preschool, has a plan for their lives.” introduced guest speaker the department was given an award for their Immokalee preschool’s 201 graduating and Ahfachkee School commitment and dedication to the preschool class was the school’s largest class ever with B C Principal Dorothy Cain. students. 15 children, but despite its size the May 3 “We are happy to have Tribal dignitaries spoke about the graduation ceremony went off without a a strong partnership with importance of the day. President Mitchell hitch. The eager young grads marched down the preschool,” said Cain. Cypress thanked the staff and the parents for the aisle as Pomp and Circumstance played “Our teachers are ready all they do since these children are the Tribe’s over the sound system and family and friends Big Cypress for the students. School future leaders. cheered them on. preschoolers took their is about learning and is “They are our future and are who we look Decked out in colorful red caps and place in the spotlight May extremely important. We to to carry the torch one day,” said Brighton gowns trimmed with patchwork, the children 16 as they donned caps and teachers are the educators Board Representative Larry Howard. introduced themselves to the audience in gowns to get their preschool and without us, no other Brighton Councilman Andrew J. Bowers Mikasuki. The students learned to speak the diplomas. The 14 proud profession would exist.” Jr. spoke to the parents. language from culture teacher Tammy Billie, graduates mostly made it Cain had a message “One day these youngsters will grow up who worked diligently with them all year. down the aisle easily, but for the parents and but you must stay with them every step of the She told the assembled crowd she taught a few were distracted by grandparents in the room. way,” he said. “Don’t lose sight of them. Stay them to speak Elaponke, or Mikasuki, as they grandparents or parents or “We give our children with them even when they are old enough to would to an elder and to count to 20 this year maybe just wanted to get lots of choices, but we reach their own way of thinking.” instead of the usual 10. on stage in a hurry. want to be there to catch %XW ¿UVW WKH OLWWOH (OHFWHG RI¿FLDOV FRQJUDWXODWHG WKH them if they fall,” Cain H young graduates with words of praise and graduates entertained and said. “We are their guide advice. President Mitchell Cypress was sure showed off their skills with and push them to move a program that began with they would all be Tribal leaders one day and forward. Never step away, It’s not every day Miami Heat mascot told them to continue their education so they the pledge of allegiance in you always need to be Mikasuki and English and Burnie and two members of the HEAT could come back and help their Tribe. there even in middle and dancers come to Tribal Headquarters, but Immokalee Council Project Manager ¿QLVKHGZLWKVRQJVLQERWK high school. That’s the languages. Tribal leaders it made perfect sense at the sports-themed Ray Garza attended and cheered on his time to tighten up, that’s graduation for the Hollywood Preschool grandchildren. were impressed. when they need you the “Back in my time we class of 201 . “The next thing you know its high most to guide them on their Nineteen youngsters took to the stage school and then college,” he said. “I see a lot had one big classroom,” path.” said President Mitchell in the Hollywood auditorium May 23 for a of potential here.” string of performances – songs, poems and “This is a very proud day,” added Big Cypress. “We didn’t have preschool or head start. H dance – in front of more than 120 family Cypress Councilman Mondo Tiger. “It won’t members and friends. be long until I’m up here asking for their Today things have changed B and these 14 graduates are On the stage to hand the kids their vote.” diplomas were Hollywood Councilman Chris The graduation ended with some parting going to the next level. I’m very proud of this class.” The Brighton Osceola, President Mitchell Cypress and words from preschool staff. Hollywood Board Representative Gordon “Work hard, stay straight and may you Big Cypress Beverly Bidney Preschool class of 201 Councilman Mondo Tiger marched down the aisle Wareham. stay in your spirit and soul forever young,” Emnelahikiyo Anderson Jr. shows his enthusiasm for graduating preschool as he walks The audience was treated to a slideshow said Alejandra Ibarra, head teacher of the spoke with an eye to the to get his diploma in Big Cypress. May 1 and accepted future. what was rightly theirs – a with pictures of the graduates as ueen’s four-year-olds. “We Are the Champions” played in the Preschool Director Michelle Ford “They will be the preschool diploma. As is leaders of the community one day,” he said. Frank thanked the parents for supporting the tradition in Brighton, the preschoolers background. addressed her comments to the parents. their children. After the ceremony, the kids received “Today we give you back your child “My late grandmother and mother used to ZHUHÀDQNHGE\SDUHQWVDVWKH\ZDONHGGRZQ tell me education is everything and they “This graduation is an exciting time for the aisle to receive their diplomas. sports-themed gift bags, a lunch of tailgate- pounds heavier, inches taller and years them,” he said. “It is a good practice run for style food, face-painting and pictures with wiser,” Ford said. “It has been our pleasure knew what they were talking about. I want Each one of the 16 children earned the these kids to have the ability to learn and then them, they will have many more opportunities document after years of learning shapes, Burnie. and privilege to marvel at the splendor of EXWWKLVLVDJRRG¿UVWRQH´ their development. We’ve lived, loved, come back to take care of this community.” colors, numbers, and how to follow directions Big Cypress Board Representative Joe Preschool Director Thommy Doud and play nicely with others.

Beverly Bidney David Clay feels like a star as he walks down the red carpet to collect his preschool diploma at the Big Cypress Preschool graduation ceremony.

Damon Scott Beverly Bidney The graduates receive their diplomas and then, in a very grown up way, Jayleen Frank is excited to lead the way down the graduation aisle at the shake the hands of dignitaries including Immokalee Council project Hollwood Preschool ceremony on May 23. manager Ray Garza, Miss Florida Seminole Randee Osceola and Preschool center manager Michelle Ford.

Beverly Bidney Beverly Bidney Shawnie Tommie finds it hard not to wave at mommy and daddy but she managed, Beverly Bidney Preschool Director Thommy Doud congratulates Cleofas Yzaguirre Jr. on a job well done as President Mitchell Cypress, Big Cypress Councilman Mondo Tiger, along with the other Big Cypress preschoolers, to say the pledge of allegiance Emanuel Estrada shakes hands with Brighton Board Representative Larry Howard after Immokalee Council project manager Ray Garza, Miss Florida Seminole Randee during graduation May 16. receiving his preschool diploma. Osceola and Immokalee Preschool center manager Michelle Ford look on. 3B • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018

Beverly Bidney Having completed the school year and graduated from preschool, these Brighton grads proudly drink in the applause of the audience after the ceremony.

Beverly Bidney Damon Scott Dylan Garza is excited about walking the red carpet to get his preschool Aislinn Cohen-Osceola introduces herself to family members and guests at diploma at the Immokalee Preschool graduation May 3. the Hollywood Preschool graduation May 23.

Beverly Bidney Beverly Bidney Brighton Preschool graduates wait eagerly in the hallway before they walk down Mitchellanie Cypress and the rest of Immokalee’s class of 2018 say the Manteele, the aisle to get their diplomas at the graduation ceremony May 18. the pledge of allegiance in Mikasuki.

Damon Scott Hollywood Preschool students join Paul “Cowbone” Buster in two songs. From left to right are Tenia Tommie-James, Caden Jumper and Albert Brooks. Living and learning at PECS culture camp

BY BEVERLY BIDNEY wood using sharp knives, learned how Staff Reporter to make lye, played traditional games such as horseshoes and cornhole, tossed BRIGH O — Every year, the students skillets and hatchets and practiced their at the Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School archery skills. learn their ancestors’ culture by living it for a On May 1 , in addition to what the day, thus gaining a tangible appreciation for younger kids did the seventh and eighth the past. graders butchered a 300 pound hog, made At the PECS annual hands-on culture swamp cabbage, roasted a couple water camp May 1 , students in grades 4, 5 and 6 WXUWOHV RYHU WKH ¿UH PDGH URDVWHG FRUQ cooked lunch in the cooking chickee, carved sofkee and learned how to create the traditional Seminole women’s hairstyle. “We’re going to be working hard, not hardly working,” culture instructor Jade Osceola told the students. “Use your language. Today you will make lye, which is very rare. Not a lot of people know how to do it.” Making lye was a new activity this year. Traditionally, lye was used as a thickening agent in sofkee, but today’s Beverly Bidney sofkee is usually made with baking soda Beverly Bidney Girls and women make a traditional lunch of Indian dogs, spam and rice, green Creating the traditional Seminole hairstyle was both challenging and instead. Lye can be used to make soap, beans and fry bread at the PECS culture camp May 17 in Brighton. pretzels, tortillas and other items. Culture hysterically funny, at least for this trio consisting of Mabel Tichenor, Tammy and language instructor Ben Yahola Martinez and Rita Youngman. PECS eighth-grade girls learned how to form demonstrated how it is done by using nothing Living in the 21st century makes it hard The following the hairdo with the help of culture instructors and community members during the culture camp May 18. but ashes and hot water. to get away from modern conveniences. day, seventh- and ³5HVSHFW WKH ¿UH RQO\ EXUQ ZRRG´ When the sky darkened and storm clouds eighth-graders took Yahola said. “It’s always best to use fresh loomed, the lightening alarm sounded. over the camp. The consensus among the elders was ashes; these are from local oak trees.” Students were sent safely inside the Fred The students spent the morning learning to that the hairdo served as decoration but also A cloth was placed over an empty pot, Smith Rodeo Arena, where horseshoes and butcher a hog, roast corn and grind it for had an important function to provide shade. ladles of ashes were put on top and hot water cornhole games were already set up. sofkee and get to the tender hearts of the To create the iconic style, the hair is was poured over it. Yahola let the students That left the culture staff and volunteers cabbage palm to make swamp cabbage. After gathered into a ponytail on top of the head. carry out the steps under his supervision. WRKDYHWKHDXWKHQWLFH[SHULHQFHRI¿QLVKLQJ the feast, which of course centered on pork, The board is placed at the hairline and the “I’m bringing this tradition back to you,” up the cooking despite the thunderstorm. the eighth -grade girls learned how to create hair is carefully wrapped around it, secured he said. “You don’t have to use baking soda Although water found its way into the the traditional hairstyle of their ancestors. with pins and covered in a hairnet to keep it for sofkee. Use your language, too. We are chickee through a few holes in the thatch, the Alice Sweat and Jennie Shore taught in place. It sounds a lot easier than it is. Once trying to keep what we have left.” ¿UHVWD\HGVWURQJDQGWKHIRRGZDVFRRNHG the girls how to style the hair and had each the hair is on the board, it must be fanned Seminole Creek was heard throughout As skies opened up, the deafening sound one tackle it, with some help from other out to cover it, which proved to be tricky for the day. One student, who was busy making of rain on the arena roof drowned out the volunteers. The students were each given a some of the girls to perfect. However, with fry bread dough saw a bird and used the sounds of the students inside. During a break crescent-shaped piece of cardboard, a hairnet help they all managed to get it done. in the deluge, the food was brought into the and plenty of bobby pins. Beverly Bidney Creek word for bird to point it out to a nearby “It takes the hair off the neck and gives teacher. That sparked a conversation in Creek arena one pan at a time, including a steaming “The boards used to be made of thin you a breeze,” said irginia Garcia, 14. “It Carlee Osceola gives it her all during a game of cauldron of sofkee. The girls served, lunch plywood,” recalled Onnie Osceola. “They horseshoes in the Fred Smith Arena, where the and some English among the students and feels way better. I also like it because it’s a teachers at the work table. Plenty of laughter was consumed on the bleachers and the were very stiff and hard to cut. My mother tradition that we should be proud of.” fourth-, fifth- and sixth-graders took shelter from students then went back to school. used to wear it every day.” the storm. was peppered in for good measure. 4B • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 Miccosukee Indian High school grads make School honors triumphant return to PECS BY BEVERLY BIDNEY more hugs from teachers. In the Staff Reporter middle school area, sixth-grader class of 2018 Cece Thomas proudly held up a sign touting her big sister BY DAMON SCOTT recognized and several made comments. BRIGH O — The high school Camryn Thomas’s success. It Staff Reporter Miccosukee General Council representatives graduates had been gone for four years, read “My sister is a grad PECS to at the event included Assistant Chairman but on May 14 a dozen former Pemayetv LP now to ABAC.” LP stands for Roy Cypress Jr., Secretary Talbert Cypress, Emahakv Charter School students proudly Lake Placid High School, ABAC Students had graduation gowns neatly Lawmaker Petties Osceola Jr. and Treasurer walked through the halls of the K- school is Abraham Baldwin Agricultural pressed and caps and tassels squared away Jerry Cypress. dressed in colorful caps and gowns for all to College in Tifton, Georgia. for a packed crowd in the Miccosukee Indian The keynote speaker for the event was see. “It was heartwarming and School gymnasium. Jason Simon, a former National Hockey Every PECS student and teacher lined cute,” said Camryn, 1 . MIS marked the students’ 201 League player for the Phoenix Coyotes and up outside of their classrooms to celebrate Camryn’s wasn’t the only graduation milestone May 16 on the Tamiami New York Islanders and member of the the success of these homegrown grads. The heart that was warmed by the Trail Reservation. Aamjiwnaang First Nation of the city of \RXQJ DGXOWV VKDUHG KLJK ¿YHV KXJV DQG experience. Family and friends of the students Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. even a few tears with students and teachers “It was nostalgic and gathered at long tables decorated with Simon, who is now a motivational as they walked by culture, elementary and brought up complex feelings,” ÀRZHUVDQGJORVV\SURJUDPVZKLOHIRRGZDV VSHDNHU DQG \RXWK ¿WQHVV FRRUGLQDWRU WROG middle school classrooms. said Pernell Bert, 1 , who plans prepared in the adjacent cafeteria. Dotting the the students about his life in the NHL and “We want you to walk the halls so the to enlist in the Marines. “I saw circumference of the gym were stanchions about his struggle with drugs and alcohol younger ones will want to do the same,” a lot of old teachers, nieces and with large T s displaying the MIS emblem after retirement. He particularly addressed PECS administrative assistant Michele nephews here today.” on the screens. the seven seniors who were seated on stage. Thomas said to the grads. “We want you to “It felt great to go back and After the presentation of colors by the Simon spoke about the importance of family keep in touch with us. Don’t think no one is reminisce about old times and all Miccosukee Police Department, the third- and community and of setting short and long watching you, because we are.” the fun we had at this school,” and fourth-grade students led the crowd of term life goals. It was the second year PECS invited said Morgan King, 1 , who Beverly Bidney about 300 in the Miccosukee Pledge. After Simon’s keynote, teachers from high school graduate alumni to show off and plans to attend Indian River State Richard Harris and Camryn Thomas watch as teacher Lisa Little Cypress Osceola and Garrett each of the respective classes took to the set an example for younger students. The College or South Florida State Clements embraces graduate Sunni Bearden on the PECS Rockwell served as the masters of ceremony podium to announce the Student of the Year event has caught on around the country and, College. campus. for the event and kicked it off by announcing awards. The awards went to Jamere Osceola as at PECS, the grads are met with cheers and the opening procession. The procession and for primary school, Kristyanna Tigertail- accolades. graduation included students in the Early Alicea for intermediate school, Jayden Billie Before they took to the school’s /HDUQLQJ &HQWHU NLQGHUJDUWHQ ¿IWK JUDGH for middle school, and Cedric Sanders for hallways, the graduates convened in a room eighth grade and senior class – 4 graduates high school. off the gym to put on their caps and gowns, in all. The presentation of diplomas commenced pose for photos, enjoy a snack and watch their After the procession, administrators and with each student walking on stage to shake PECS eighth-grade video. Giggles, groans the Miccosukee Tribal Business Council were hands with the Business Council. Many and comments erupted during the video. students also gave the seniors Afterward, the Center for Student Success who were seated on stage high and Services staff addressed the grads. ¿YHVDVWKH\PDGHWKHLUZD\RII “Our job is to support you beyond stage. today,” said Alvaro Perez, higher education Last but not least was program manager. “Whether you stay locally the presentation of diplomas or are going away, we will always be able to to the senior class. Before help you out.” the diplomas were handed Brighton K-12 advisor Keivon Bell had out, a slideshow presentation some practical words for the grads. appeared on each of the T “Find something you are passionate screens with photographs of the about and can do for another 10 or 20 years,” seniors from their early years Bell said. “Do what you feel is best for you. through their school years. Don’t do something because of the money, The senior class of follow your passion.” Demetric Billie, Saige Osceola, 7KH JUDGV¶ ¿UVW VWRS ZDV LQ WKH 3(&6 Cedric Sanders, Kailani RI¿FH7KH\ZDQWHGWRVHHVFKRROFRXQVHORU Osceola, Davena Osceola, Jeanine Gran, who couldn’t stop her tears of Charlie Osceola and Skaila joy as she hugged each former student. Beverly Bidney Tiger then went back on stage The procession snaked through the to receive their diplomas. Each school’s halls to applause, festive signs and Jalynn Jones, Layne Thomas, Sunni Bearden and other grads receive congratulatory high fives from senior addressed the crowd, PECS students May 14 during their Grad Walk through the halls of their former school. thanking teachers, family and friends for their love and support. After an end of the year schoolwide slideshow, the graduates made their way out Damon Scott of the gym with their families Primary students wait for their turn to walk across the stage at and friends, diplomas in hand, the graduation ceremony May 16. for a luncheon reception.

Beverly Bidney Damon Scott Members of the graduating class of 2018, all former PECS students, gather in the school gym for a portrait. From left are Sunni Bearden, Morgan King, The Miccosukee Indian School senior class of 2018 prepares to enter the gym for the procession. Camryn Thomas, Chandler Pearce, Layne Thomas, Ivess Baker, Richard Harris, Sean Osceola, Brady Rose, Pernell Bert, Rodolfo Juarez and Jalynn Jones. PECS April Students of the Month PECS E Beni Girtman Layda Choquette Kashyra Urbina PECS Kaison Bush Geonnie Koger Jordyn Tomattis Waylon Yates ach Riley Aiyana Robinson Kowi Osceola Jace Johns Madison Taylor Winnie Gopher Nakoa Smiley Augustana Banda Jolyene Nunez Jordan Johnson Kalyn Hammil Onnie Cypress Dyani Kayda Greyson Johns Jayshawn Henderson Jon Jones Khoal Cochran Steel Gopher 5B • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki’s new exhibits span generations

BY LI COHEN Fell explained that Seminole crafters Copy Editor started selling their products after people began buying up land Seminoles were living on and turning them into tourist camps. The Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is known “Since the land was being overhunted around the country for its representation and the Everglades were being drained at the of Seminole history. In its two newest time, [the Seminoles] had to adapt, which as exhibitions, the museum is going beyond the we know the Seminoles were very good at,” scope of history and instead is intertwining Fell explained. “The women started selling generations of culture. their crafts and the skirts that they wore and The two exhibits, one by children at that sort of thing to tourists to make money.” Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School in The museum opened this particular Brighton and the other by the museum’s exhibit as a way to celebrate the village village crafters, feature traditional arts and crafters and to share a unique part of the crafts by Tribal members; the PECS exhibit Seminole story. with work from nine students in kindergarten “We’re coming up on 21 years of history through eighth grade and the village crafters [at the museum] and their village has been exhibit with work from adults, primarily a part of the museum since day one,” Fell elders. said. “We just try to make sure we include Rebecca Fell, curator of exhibits, said everyone who’s been a part of it.” that having the two exhibits side-by-side is Similar to that of the PECS students, the a great way for people to see how Seminole village crafters’ work uses beads, wood and cultures span across different generations. patchwork. Many of the participants create Courtesy Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum She said that having the two shows is traditional pieces while others integrate that SDUWLFXODUO\ EHQH¿FLDO IRU WKH FKLOGUHQ DV Student artists from Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School promote their work at the exhibit tradition into more modern pieces, such as reception May 3 at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum. WKH\DUHDEOHWRVHHKRZVLJQL¿FDQWWKHZRUN creating baseball caps with patchwork bills. they are doing really is. While the museum tried to get at least Courtesy Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum “One of the things we wanted to share one object from everyone who has been exhibit, but this year’s exhibit featured less Some of the items the village crafters contributed with the students was that their work is really part of the village crafters, not everyone had because of Hurricane Irma. The hurricane’s great quality and here is some other work that to their exhibit at the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum objects available. Fell said that the museum arrival in September put many classes include dolls, beaded jewelry and woodworks. is actually being sold by an older generation,” is displaying photos of those individuals and opportunities to create pieces behind Though the creators of these exhibits are Fell said. “That just happened to be a nice instead as a way to honor their work. schedule. Through the school’s traditional different in age, the products are similar and segue between the two shows.” “We try to feature everyone past and arts program, students create woodworks, the museum’s purpose for them is the same. members. At every opportunity, Fell said that Some of the work includes a beaded present in the exhibit one way or another,” patchwork, beadwork and baskets. The “It’s really an opportunity to show off medallion necklace, a patchwork pillow, staff members ask people at events or even Fell said. “We missed a few people because museum tries to feature work from at least community and celebrate community, to just those who are passing by what they are a woven basket with a beaded bear we just didn’t have a photo, have an object, one student per grade every year. make people feel like this is their museum,” embellishment and baseball caps with interested in, what people should be featured or anyone we could think to ask who may Fell said that the students always produce Fell said. “I think that’s one of the things we and what they feel is most important that patchwork on the brim. Fell explained that have something, but with a show like that, exceptional creations. really strive for at this museum and one of the traditional pieces alongside the new visitors know about when visiting Ah-Tah- for me, it’s celebrating what they did and “It’s a great show. What I’m always the things that make us different from other Thi-Ki. artistry are something that truly separates this saying look at this awesome stuff.’ If a impressed by is the quality of work that museums is that we’re not trying to say this exhibit from others the museum has opened. “We could just have a museum that Tribal member comes up to me and says they those kids have and the skills they’re is the history of the Seminole people,’ we’re just tells the history and have a lot of non- weren’t featured, I’ll tell them to send me a demonstrating,” she said. “Every year we saying, look what’s going on right now, Seminole visitors come in and there’s a photo and we’ll make sure they’re featured.” have visitors come in and they’re looking what’s happening today.’ We do want to share lot of value in that,” Fell said. “But I think and you’ll hear them say, Those are really the history and the culture but we also want the greater value for us is to make sure the kids? Are you sure that was really done by to give that extra piece of connection and we community feels like they’re welcomed and The village crafters are Tribal members PECS a kindergartner?’ The work is that good. It’s want to make sure the community feels that that this is their museum.” who work for the museum part-time in a While the work of village crafters is something we can sell in the shop. The kids way.” The PECS exhibit will be on display until traditional village setup along the boardwalk. shown daily along the boardwalk, PECS do a really great job.” The museum hosts multiple exhibits Aug. 12 and the village crafters exhibit will The crafters have been a part of the museum students have their work featured in the every year that highlight various aspects of be on display until Oct. . More information VLQFHLW¿UVWRSHQHGLQ$ORQJZLWKWKHLU Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum once a year. The Seminole history and culture. Fell and other on these and other exhibits is available at creations, the exhibit features panels with the museum usually acquires between 16 and museum staff members plan each exhibit ahtahthiki.com. history of how village crafters got started. 24 pieces from the students for an annual around feedback they receive from Tribal Heith Lawrence stars in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

BY BEVERLY BIDNEY lead role of Seymour Krelborn, a In the show, Seymour discovers Staff Reporter PHHNÀRZHUVKRSHPSOR\HH a new species of plant that only eats “I tried out because people were KXPDQ ÀHVK 6PLWWHQ ZLWK KLV FR talking about it and I thought maybe worker Audrey, Seymour named Heith Lawrence made his stage I could do that,” said Heith, 14. “I the plant Audrey II in her honor. debut May 11 in a school production like music and I like performing.” The more Audrey II grows, the of “Little Shop of Horrors,” a horror/ When he auditioned, Heith hungrier it gets. Seymour learns the comedy/rock musical from the didn’t know what role he would get plant’s secret and feeds it his own 1 0s. The Moore Haven Middle- and was surprised when he got the blood. As the plant gets larger, it High School freshman played the lead. gets hungrier and more aggressive. The show gets a little gruesome, but in a humorous way. ƌŝŶŐĨƌŝĞŶĚƐΘĨĂŵŝůLJ͊ “It was a lot of fun,” Heith said. “The character is kind of like me in  real life; I can be clumsy at times, too.” Heith’s mother Myra Gopher 'ĞƚĐƌĂŌLJ͕ĞdžƉůŽƌĞƚŚĞǀĞƌŐůĂĚĞƐ͕ƚĂƐƚĞ knew she had a talented son, but didn’t know the extent of it. They like to sing in the car together and ƚƌĂĚŝƟŽŶ͕ĞŶũŽLJĚĞŵŽŶƐƚƌĂƟŽŶƐĂŶĚŵŽƌĞ͊ Heith has taken piano lessons since he was years old. “He surprised us all,” Gopher  said. “Some teachers from [Pemayetv Emahakv Charter School] came to the play and truly enjoyed it. They asked where he got June 16th: Art at Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki his voice.” Heith is taking guitar lessons at school; it was the music teacher who suggested he try out for the July 28th: Seminole War Day Courtesy photo show. Once he got the part, Heith had to dedicate time to rehearsals, Heith Lawrence, center, poses onstage with other cast members and Audrey II on the Moore Haven Middle-High School production set of “Little Shop of Horrors.” which he said was fun and worth the effort. He learned he has a good PHPRU\ LW ZDVQ¶W GLI¿FXOW IRU September 15th: We Are Here him to memorize the lines and the songs. He thinks that could help him in his academic classes as well. “Being in the play meant a lot to me because coming to a new school with a lot of people that don’t know me, I would just be an ordinary student,” he said. “Now that I’ve performed on the big stage with a whole bunch of people watching gave me a chance to get some attention. I learned to be more sociable and GH¿QLWHO\ PRUH ůůĂĐƟǀŝƟĞƐĂƌĞĨƌĞĞĨŽƌdƌŝďĂůDĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ŵƵƐĞƵŵŵĞŵďĞƌƐ͕ Courtesy photo FRQ¿GHQW ,W ZDV The Moore Haven Middle-High School cast of “Little Shop of Horrors” with another star of the show, the best thing ever, Audrey II. it was amazing.” ŽƌŝŶĐůƵĚĞĚǁŝƚŚLJŽƵƌĂĚŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ͘ 6B • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018

FGCU’s new exhibit Tamiami Trail’s anniversary ‘sews a Native truth’ celebrated in special edition book

BY LI COHEN related to Seminoles, the majority of them BY LI COHEN for criminals; he was Copy Editor did not offer any thorough insight. Copy Editor looking for alligators To understand more about the culture and or other animals that history, Evo and other students set out to learn might be dangerous,” What started as a class project for a from Seminoles themselves. Tribal members For 0 years, the Tamiami Trail has she explained. museum studies class at Florida Gulf Coast from Hollywood and Brighton, as well as served as a shortcut route for Floridians and “Because the road was University turned into an educational display Miccosukee tribal members, provided the visitors from around the world to get from one higher than the rest of of culture and a stance against cultural group with items to place in their exhibit and coast to another in South Florida. To celebrate the swamp around it, appropriation. also agreed to do some recorded interviews. LWVVLJQL¿FDQFHWRWKHDUHD(&LW\3XEOLVKLQJ during the rainy season This display and platform is in the A video of the interviews will be played at an independent publishing company in the animals would shape of a Seminole the exhibit. Everglades City, decided to republish come up on the road fashion and culture Evo said the acclaimed local author Maria Stone’s book, and he’d try to scare exhibit, called interviews are “The Tamiami Trail A Collection of Stories.” them away so the cars “Sewing A Native one of the most The book, originally published in 1 wouldn’t hit them.” Truth Florida VLJQL¿FDQWSLHFHVRI for the 0th anniversary of the Tamiami Trail, The man who Seminole Fashion the exhibit. is a series of recorded interviews with people patrolled this area was and Culture” at “When I spoke who have lived and worked along the trail the owner of Monroe the IMAG History with some of the since the 1 20s. There were only 100 spiral- Station, one of the Science Center Tribal members, bound copies of the original book, as they six waystations along in Fort Myers. one of the main were all created with a typewriter and based the trail, located in Approximately questions I asked off recorded interviews on cassette tapes. Big Cypress National 30 students from was what it means Ecity’s Publisher Marya Repko decided Preserve. Collier Felicidad Noemi to be a Seminole to reprint the book with some additional County founder Barron McDonald’s or Miccosukee. material, including a timeline, maps and Collier established Museum Exhibit 7KUHHRXWRIWKH¿YH photos. the stations to help Design class people I interviewed Repko explained that prior to Stone’s motorists safely researched, curated got very emotional death in 200 , Stone, a former Immokalee get across the trail. and designed the with that question teacher, gave her research to her friend Each station, run by exhibit. because they said Lila uck, a Naples historian. When uck a husband and wife, Julie Evo, a that they never get moved locations, she decided to donate the offered fuel, food student in the class, asked that question. information to ECity Publishing. With dozens and car services. said that FGCU They only get asked RI ¿OHV WUDQVFULSWLRQV DQG FDVVHWWH WDSHV LQ The husbands were currently has why they’re like tow, Repko found that the book’s unique responsible for Seminole patchwork this or why are they perspective on South Florida life and history SDWUROOLQJ ¿YH PLOHV in its collection and different but never would be the perfect way to commemorate on either side of their has worked with get asked why they the trail that has served millions for nearly a stations while the wives the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki are proud. That, in century. upheld the station’s Museum as well itself, really struck “This is unique because it’s peoples’ services. as other Tribal Courtesy Matthew Johnson/IMAG History & Science Centerr home with me.” VWRULHV ,W¶V ¿UVWKDQG H[SHULHQFH´ 5HSNR Sharing service in departments in Part of Florida Gulf Coast University’s “Sewing a Situated said. “It’s not a history book or a textbook the areas were Seminole Courtesy Marya Repko the past. Students Native Truth” exhibit features traditional Seminole around the video as a historian, I think it’s interesting because and Miccosukee tribal The cover of “The Tamiami Trail: A Collection of Stories” by Maria Stone. wanted to use that dolls, many of which were loaned from the Florida of these interviews you get a picture of [that time].” members, who Repko Museum of Natural History. is a collection of One of those unique stories goes back to explained regularly background as available for purchase at 10 each at ecity- a platform for a patchwork shirts, before the Tamiami Trail was paved and had worked with the wooden dolls on just opened in 1 2 . Because the new trail families at Monroe Station. Tribal members publishing.com. larger message. Though nobody interviewed in the book “This is what we wanted to do to show loan from the University of Florida, an old went through acres of wildlife, people often would often set up souvenir shops and other 6LQJHU VHZLQJ PDFKLQH WUDGLWLRQDO RXW¿WV came face-to-face with wildlife and got into stores and businesses adjacent to the stations is alive today, Repko said that their stories that patchwork isn’t something that’s old; will live on forever. it’s a tradition that’s still used in every day photos, and a video recording of a song that serious accidents. to meet visitors and become friends with a Seminole Tribal member, who wished to ³3HRSOH ZRXOG JHW ÀDW WLUHV RU KLW service station owners. Accounts of these “Maria Stone did a huge favor to the wear,” Evo explained. “We wanted to tack on whole area by recording these stories,” Repko appropriation too because we feel that there remain unnamed, provided. alligators or have other incidents, so there interactions are depicted in interviews with Evo and the design class hope that were these six stations [along the trail]. A Seminole Tribal members within the book as said. This road opened up South Florida. is not a lot of accreditation [to Seminoles] Life is better because we have the road and a lot of people thinking they’re paying the collection, which will be open until man would go out on his motorbike and drive well. December, will help open the community’s ¿YHPLOHVWRWKHHDVWDQGWKHQWXUQDURXQGDQG Upon republishing the book, Repko and because we can get from A to B. Even homage when they’re not taking the time though things have changed a lot in 0 years, to understand culture. It’s really just to eyes to a culture that is in their backyard. To JR¿YHPLOHVOHIWWRORRNIRUSHRSOHZKRZHUH printed only 25 copies, all of which sold out them, patchwork is one of the most common in trouble. He carried a gun, but it wasn’t almost immediately. The success persuaded I think the quality of life is probably better educate.” for everybody.” Part of the reasoning for that education representations of the Seminole Tribe, but EHFDXVH KH ZDV D SROLFH RI¿FHU RU ORRNLQJ her to order more copies, which are now also stems from the fact that there are not it isn’t the only representation. Their goal many places in the Fort Myers area to learn is for people who sport patchwork designs more about Seminole culture. Students and other cultural symbols and artworks to traveled throughout the area to see what they XQGHUVWDQGWKHFXOWXUDOVLJQL¿FDQFHRIWKRVH FRXOGOHDUQDQG¿QGEXW(YRVDLGWKDWWKHLU items and respect the decades of hard work search turned up short. 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Another state title for American Heritage softball Budha Jumper plays key role in program’s 8th championship

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Kevin Johnson (2) Above, multi-sport student-athlete Jeremiah Pickup receives Ahfachkee’s Athlete of the Year Award from Assistant Principal Philip Baer, left, Principal Dorothy Cain, center, and Athletic Director/coach Matt Beckham during the school’s sports banquet May 4 at the Herman L. Osceola Gymnasium. At right, Timothy Tigertail receives the school’s Scholar Athlete Award from Cain. Ahfachkee honors its student-athletes

BY KEVIN JOHNSON and the awards ceremony, Hollis signed Senior Editor autographs for the students during lunch. Ahfachkee presented an appreciation BIG CYPRESS – The tide is turning in award to Big Cypress Councilman Mondo the right direction for sports at the Ahfachkee Tiger. The school’s parent-teacher-student School. organization also gave awards to the student- Better grades, more school spirit athletes. and increased participation were among the talking points emphasized during the H CH EE school’s sports banquet May 4 at the Herman SPOR S B E L. Osceola Gymnasium. “We’re proud of everything you’ve S Y Timothy done,” Principal Dorothy Cain told the Tigertail student-athletes. Y Jeremiah Pickup It was only a couple years ago when the school’s athletic programs were mostly C C dormant due to lack of interest and/or Head coach Matt Beckham poor grades, but the Warriors – with new Asst. coach Gualberto Mollings leadership – have experienced a resurgence Team Anthony Avalos, Alonie Gore, ODWHO\ERWKRQWKHFRXUWVDQG¿HOGVDQGLQWKH Franklin Jumper, Gordon Jumper classrooms. Five teams (cross country, boys Up and Coming Award Anthony Avalos EDVNHWEDOO JLUOV EDVNHWEDOO WUDFN DQG ¿HOG Most aluable Player Franklin Jumper and volleyball) now comprise the school’s athletic menu. Student-athletes from each team were Head coach Miliani uinsaat recognized for their participation; some were Asst. coach Alicia Richards awarded trophies for most valuable player, Team Thomlynn Billie, Mya Cypress, sportsmanship, and up and coming. Crystal Garcia, Leilani Gopher, Alexis Gore, Among all the examples of excellence Alonie Gore, Aniya Gore, Mariah Smith, who made their way to the stage, two shined Abigail Tigertail above others for the year’s biggest awards. Up and Coming Award Thomlynn Timothy Tigertail earned the Scholar Athlete Billie Award and Jeremiah Pickup was named Defensive M P Leilani Gopher Athlete of the Year. Offensive M P Mya Cypress Before Cain and Athletic Director/coach Matt Beckham handed out trophies and other B B Kevin Johnson accomplishment awards, the students heard Head coach Cicero Osceola Sixteen Ahfachkee student-athletes are honored for maintaining a 3.0 GPA or higher through the 2017-18 school year. from guest speaker Essie Hollis, who played Asst. coach Greg Carter basketball for St. Bonaventure University Team Anthony Alvalos, Mauro Avalos, in New York and was selected by the New Cordell Baxter, Leviticus Buster, Les Head coach Matt Beckham Orleans Jazz in the second round of the Gopher, Franklin Jumper, Gordon Jumper, Asst. coach Michael Daniels 1 NBA Draft. Hollis played one season Romeo Jumper-Garcia, Jeremiah Pickup, Team Alonie Gore, Gordon Jumper, for the Detroit Pistons and also played Abraham Tigertail, Tim Tigertail Jeremiah Pickup, Abigail Tigertail professionally overseas. These days Hollis, Sportsmanship Award Les Gopher Up and Coming Award Jeremiah 63, is a Spanish and physical education Up and Coming Award Gordon Jumper Pickup teacher in Broward County Public Schools Defensive M P AJ Tigertail Most aluable Player Gordon Jumper and serves as an assistant coach for the Pine Offensive M P Jeremiah Pickup Crest School varsity boys basketball team. S At 6-foot-6, Hollis delivered a message G B R that came through loud and clear. Head coach Eddie Redd These student-athletes were recognized “Get your education. Education is the Asst. coach Miliani uinsaat for maintain a 3.0 GPA or higher during the most important part of your life,” he told the Team Thomlynn Billie, Billie Cypress, 201 -1 school year while maintaining their students. Mya Cypress, Alexis Gore, Alonie Gore, commitment to their teams Hollis said his basketball experience Aniya Gore, Leilani Gopher, Keithana Cordell Baxter, Thomlynn Billie, as a teenager – which included spending an Osceola-Onco, Mariah Smith, Abigail Leviticus Buster, Billie Cypress, Crystal average of 15 or 16 hours per day on the courts Tigertail Garcia, Leilani Gopher, Les Gopher, Alexis during one summer – helped open several Sportsmanship Award Thomlynn Billie Gore, Alonie Gore, Aniya Gore, Franklin academic doors, including scholarship offers Up and Coming Award Alonie Gore Jumper, Romeo Jumper-Garcia, Jeremiah Defensive M P Leilani Gopher Pickup, Abigail Tigertail, AJ Tigertail, from Indiana, North Carolina and UCLA. Kevin Johnson He picked St. Bonaventure to stay close to Offensive M P Abigail Tigertail Timothy Tigertail his family in the Northeast. After his speech Former NBA player Essie Hollis signs autographs after he spoke to student-athletes at the Ahfachkee School’s sports banquet.

Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson Ahfachkee coaches are recognized during the school’s sports banquet. From left, Eddie Redd (girls The Ahfachkee volleyball team is honored at the school sports banquet. basketball), Alicia Richards (volleyball), Miliani Quinsaat (volleyball, girls basketball), Michael Daniels (track and field) and Athletic Director Matt Beckham (cross country, track and field). 3C • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 Sean Osceola leads Okeechobee High on memorable postseason run BY KEVIN JOHNSON High School baseball team pulled off a Senior Editor major upset to keep its season alive. The Brahmans eliminated Dwyer, 2-0, Nobody would have been surprised LQD&ODVV$5HJLRQTXDUWHU¿QDO0D\DW if the Okeechobee High School baseball Dwyer High School in Palm Beach Gardens. season had ended April 30. Okeechobee senior pitcher Sean Indications pointed to a fast exit from 2VFHROD¿UHG¿YHVFRUHOHVVLQQLQJVDJDLQVW the postseason for the Brahmans, a team Dwyer. He combined with Mason Adams with a sub .500 record in the regular season for the shutout against the A-District 14 and the fourth seed in a four-team district champions. Dwyer has a handful of Division playoff. I college signees on its roster. But huge upsets paved the way for a Osceola also hit a home run, one of just memorable postseason run that lasted three three hits for Okeechobee which scored its weeks for the Brighton Reservation’s Sean UXQVLQWKH¿UVWDQGVL[WKLQQLQJV Osceola, Ozzy Osceola, Lucas Osceola and Okeechobee upped its record to 12-13; Layne Thomas and the rest of the Brahmans. 'Z\HU ZKLFK UHDFKHG WKH VWDWH VHPL¿QDOV The pitching of senior right-hander ODVWVHDVRQ¿QLVKHG Sean Osceola led the squad throughout Okeechobee’s victory is somewhat of the playoffs as the Brahmans beat quality a payback from a year ago when Dwyer opponents along the way, including one eliminated the Brahmans in the regional pitcher who has a verbal commitment to TXDUWHU¿QDOVDQGZHQWRQWRUHDFKWKHVWDWH the University of Florida and is expected to VHPL¿QDOV EHD¿UVWRUVHFRQGURXQG0/%'UDIWSLFN and another pitcher who has signed with the &ODVV$5HJLRQVHPL¿QDO University of Miami. O C 7KH%UDKPDQVUHDFKHGWKHUHJLRQDO¿QDO IRU WKH ¿UVW WLPH LQ  \HDUV7KH PDJLFDO SR – Sean Osceola helped his journey ended with a loss to Doral Academy, own cause at the plate and received all the but the memories will last forever. offense he needed thanks to the bat of cleanup “Hard-fought games and all the man Koby Chapman as Okeechobee edged chemistry we have and all the good times; Martin County, 2-1, in a Class A-Region 4 I’m soaking it all in because it’s one last VHPL¿QDO0D\LQDUHPDWFKRIWKHGLVWULFW time,” Sean Osceola said after the victory ¿QDORQ0DUWLQ&RXQW\¶VKRPH¿HOG against Martin County. Hooked up in another scoreless pitching “It’s been very special,” added right duel, Osceola led off the fourth with a single ¿HOGHU2]]\2VFHROD³)RUWKHVHVHQLRUVDQG to left. Chapman followed with a two-run home run to left. Chapman accounted for for us as a team, it’s one of the most special Kevin Johnson things that I’ll cherish forever as a I move on two of the team’s three hits. 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Okeechobee pushed across the only runs his management of the strike zone was just Osceola didn’t get the decision before of the game in the eighth. Joyner reached on SR ± %\ YLUWXH RI LWV VHPL¿QDO DERXWÀDZOHVV SR – Sean Osceola and Lucas being lifted after six, but his gutsy effort DQRXW¿HOGHUURUWROHDGRII/XFDV2VFHROD win against Jensen Beach, Okeechobee had “The big thing for Sean is if he gets Osceola helped Okeechobee High School paved the way for the extra-inning victory. pinch ran for Joyner and with two outs stole clinched a bid into the regional tournament, ahead, he has three pitches he throws for shock top-seeded Jensen Beach, 2-0, in Mason Adams notched the victory with two second base, went to third on a wild pitch so a 4-0 loss to Martin County in the Class strikes; not everybody has that in high school D &ODVV $'LVWULFW  EDVHEDOO VHPL¿QDO strong innings of no-hit ball. DQGVFRUHGWKH¿UVWUXQRQDPLVSOD\HGEXQW A-District 13 championship didn’t sting as and to be able to go to other pitches where April 30. “Sean did a phenomenal job. He’s off the bat of Deven Tedders. Two batters much as it could have. you don’t have to feed somebody a fastball later, JJ Guyton scored an insurance run on Okeechobee was held hitless until the that’s a nice thing to have,” said Okeechobee a passed ball. top of the seventh when Sean Osceola, who coach Eric Kindell. Okeechobee’s victory avenged an extra- had the night off from pitching but started An assist came from pitching coach inning loss to Jensen Beach in last year’s DWWKLUGEDVHDQGODWHUPRYHGWR¿UVWOHGRII Cameron Tewksbury, who calls all the title game. ZLWKDFOHDQVLQJOHWROHIW¿HOGIRUWKHWHDP¶V pitches for Okeechobee pitchers. “We lost the district championship to only hit of the game. “It’s been working out good the past them last year 2-1 in nine innings, so we couple games. 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Kevin Johnson Okeechobee’s Lucas Osceola gets ready to steal second base in a Class 7A-District 13 semifinal against Jensen Beach on April 30 at Martin County High School. Okeechobee eliminated the No. 1 seed in a big upset.

Sean Osceola, the Brahmans starting SLWFKHGOLNHWKDWKLVODVW¿YHWLPHVRXW$QG pitcher, delivered six scoreless innings. Mason came in and did a phenomenal job as Lucas Osceola scored the go-ahead run as well,” said Okeechobee coach Eric Kindell. a pinch runner in an eight-inning thriller With two Jensen Beach runners on base at Tiger Stadium on the campus of Martin in the second inning, Osceola forced a weak County High School in Stuart. grounder to second to end the threat. The victory lifted fourth-seeded In the third, with runners in scoring Okeechobee into the district championship SRVLWLRQ2VFHRODJRWD¿QDORXWVWULNHRXWRQ game against No. 2 Martin County at p.m. a nasty curve with a full count. on May 3 at Tiger Stadium. Both teams have Jensen Beach again threatened in the TXDOL¿HG IRU WKH $ UHJLRQDOV ZKLFK ZLOO fourth with runners at the corners and no start next week. outs, but a bunt pop out to catcher Jared Sean Osceola and his good friend and Joyner turned into a 2-3 double play and travel club teammate Lyon Richardson -- Osceola got the next batter to chase a high Kevin Johnson Jensen Beach’s hard-throwing ace -- kept the fastball for a strikeout. Ozzy Osceola takes a swing as he reaches base on an infield error in the 7A-4 regional semifinal against Martin County. scoreboard full of zeroes. $IWHU DQ LQ¿HOG HUURU WR VWDUW WKH ¿IWK “He was in there throwing strikes, Okeechobee turned another double play. getting ahead of guys, and I was trying to The Brahmans didn’t muster much match him every pitch,” Osceola said. “As offense against Richardson, a University we got into the late innings, my command of Florida verbal commit who had at least got a little bit away, but I just knew that if I seven radar guns aimed at him behind a threw strikes and let my defense do the work backstop full of scouts. Richardson struck we were going to be in the game.” out seven in seven innings and allowed just

Kevin Johnson Kevin Johnson Third baseman Sean Osceola tags out a Martin County runner during the Class 7A-District 13 Okeechobee’s Lucas Osceola, Layne Thomas and Ozzy Osceola shake hands with Doral Academy following the Class 7A-Region 4 final May 22 in Doral. The championship game May 3. Brahmans’ postseason ended with a 2-0 loss. 4C • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 Tribal players making big impact for Chobee Volleyball Academy arey opher lle homas help team uali y or ationals

families are very supportive. A lot of them BY KEVIN JOHNSON help out on the side and coach. We have a lot Senior Editor of people helping out. We’re very thankful for the community out there.” Chobee olleyball Academy is rapidly As the program grows, so too does making its name known, and youngsters the accolades it earns. For example, C A’s from the Tribe are helping pave the path. 14-and-under team, which includes the ,Q RQO\ LWV VHFRQG \HDU WKH QRQSUR¿W Tribe’s Karey Gopher and Elle Thomas, C A already has about 60 girls – ages to has been gobbling up championships from 16 – and seven teams. They can often be coast to coast. The team, whose head coach found in gymnasiums most weekends vying is Jerry eloz, dominated the tournament in for tournament titles against club teams from 'HHU¿HOG %HDFK ZLQQLQJ  RI  VHWV LQ around the state. ¿YHPDWFKHV7KDWWULXPSKFDPHRQWKHKHHOV “We’re hoping to keep building on of other big tournament wins, including the that and have more teams next year,” C A Gasparilla olleyball Kickoff in Tampa and Director LiAnn Whipple said May 12 during the Super Regional olleyball Tournament a break between matches as she coached one in Tavares. The Tampa championship came C A team and watched others at the AAU DJDLQVW D ¿HOG RI  WHDPV LQ WKHLU DJH South Florida Super Regional tournament at category. In club volleyball, the road to 6SRUWVSOH[LQ'HHU¿HOG%HDFK7KHSURJUDP success leads to Orlando, which is where the also has one boys team. 14s will be June 1 -20 because by winning Courtesy photo Most C A players come from the Super Regional they earned a bid to the The Chobee Volleyball Academy’s 14U team, which includes Elle Thomas (10) and Karey Gopher (3), of the Brighton Reservation, is all smiles after winning 2NHHFKREHHDQGWKH%ULJKWRQ5HVHUYDWLRQ AAU National olleyball Tournament at the the South Florida Super Regional on May 13 in Deerfield Beach. Other players are: Ashley Phares, Callie Rucks, Kiersten Kennedy, Morgan Tucker, Jaclyn The Tribe has players on just about every ESPN Wide World of Sports and Orange Pearce and Joy Whipple. The head coach is Jerry Veloz; the assistant coach is Sarah Phares. team. County Convention Center. “There’s quite a few girls from the “We’re really excited for them to win Gopher and Thomas, who will be standouts for Pemayetv Emahakv Charter same for C A. reservation,” Whipple said. “We’re lucky to WKHLU¿UVWELG´:KLSSOHVDLG heading to high school this fall, were School the past few years, and are doing the “Elle has a lot of attack hits; she’s really have them, we’re happy to have them. Their good with those. She’s really good with tippings,” said C A 14U assistant coach Sarah Phares. “Karey has had a lot of digs and she’s had some good hits, too. You can tell they’ve been playing together for a while.” Thomas and Gopher are among the older girls from the Tribe in the C A, but there are plenty of younger Seminoles – VXFKDV3UHVO\QQ%DNHU7DOHQD+RODWD/H[L Thomas, Nena Youngblood, TT Anderson, Marley Jimmie, Joleyne Nunez and others – who are also working hard developing their skills in practices and tournaments. C A uses school gyms in Okeechobee to practice, but ideally the program would like a permanent facility to call home. “We don’t have a home court facility,” Whipple said. “We would actually love to have one; that’s kind of one of our goals is to bring something into Okeechobee, not just that we could use for volleyball but hopefully spread the love and have other GLIIHUHQW QRQSUR¿W RUJDQL]DWLRQV XVH WKH facility as well. So maybe one day.” As for growth on the court, Whipple said the program’s popularity continues to blossom. “This level is very competitive,” Whipple said. “Most of these girls have been playing from August until now, all season long. There’s no break whatsoever. ery dedicated. This is a great sport. Most of the time when kids who come out and try it they end up loving it.”

Kevin Johnson Talena Holata, second from left, and the Chobee Volleyball Academy 13U team celebrate a point during a tournament in Deerfield Beach. Holata is among several Seminoles playing in the CVA program. Halifax selected as site of NAIG 2020

BY KEVIN JOHNSON North America.” Mi’kmaq Sport Council of Nova Scotia Senior Editor The Mi’Kmaq are a First Nations people with the support from Nova Scotia’s 13 who are among the original inhabitants of Mi’kmaq communities, the Department The North American Indigenous Games Canada’s Atlantic provinces. Nova Scotia’s RI &RPPXQLWLHV &XOWXUH DQG +HULWDJH continue to move in an eastward direction government website mentions the Mi’Kmaq +DOLID[ 5HJLRQDO 0XQLFLSDOLW\ 'LVFRYHU across Canada. are the founding people of Nova Scotia and +DOLID['DOKRXVLH8QLYHUVLW\6DLQW0DU\¶V $IWHU EHLQJ KHOG LQ %ULWLVK &ROXPELD remain the predominant Aboriginal group in 8QLYHUVLW\ 6SRUW 1RYD 6FRWLD WKH +DOLID[ (200 ), Saskatchewan (2014) and Ontario the province. 6WDQ¿HOG ,QWHUQDWLRQDO $LUSRUW DQG VHYHUDO (201 ), the Games will head to the scenic “This is a very proud moment for the community supporters. Atlantic coastal province of Nova Scotia in Mi’kmaq Sport Council, our Mi’kmaw ³,WLVDQKRQRXUIRU+DOLID[WRKHOSPDNH two years. communities and all Nova Scotians,” said the 2020 NAIG the biggest sporting event +DOLID[ WKH FDSLWDO RI 1RYD 6FRWLD Premier Stephen McNeil, who is also our municipality has ever experienced,” won the bid to host the 2020 Games. The Minister of Aboriginal Affairs. “The games +DOLID[0D\RU0LNH6DYDJHVDLG³+RVWLQJ announcement was made May 3 in Montreal. will be an exciting opportunity to showcase NAIG will showcase Mi’kmaw culture and “We are honored the North American our province and celebrate Mi’kmaw culture strengthen our understanding of the vibrant Indigenous Games Council has selected and heritage as we cheer on the athletes.” Indigenous cultures across North America, Nova Scotia to host the 2020 games and look NAIG features thousands of Indigenous while offering excellent sports entertainment forward to welcoming the participants,” said athletes about ages 12 to 1 from throughout DQGEULQJLQJVLJQL¿FDQWHFRQRPLFDFWLYLW\WR 1RUPDQ%HUQDUGFKLHIRI:DJPDWFRRNDQG Canada and the U.S., including from the the region.” president of Mi’kmaq Sport Council of Nova Seminole Tribe of Florida. The Tribe’s +DOLID[SRSXODWLRQRIVHUYHG 6FRWLD LQ D SUHVV UHOHDVH ³, DP FRQ¿GHQW $XEHH %LOOLH 6DQWLDJR ³(HFKR´ %LOOLH as a major recovery post when the Titanic the Games will provide opportunities for Sammy Micco Sanchez and Connor Thomas sank in 1 12 about 00 miles from the city. Kevin Johnson all Nova Scotians to learn more about won medals for Team Florida at the 201 7KHERGLHVRIYLFWLPVIURPWKH7LWDQLF the contributions of our Mi’kmaw and Games. DUHEXULHGLQ+DOLID[FHPHWHULHV Team Nova Scotia shows its spirit during the opening ceremony of NAIG 2017 in Toronto, Ontario. The Indigenous culture across the province and Nova Scotia’s bid was prepared by the 2020 Games will be held in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

was all Doral needed in a 2-0 win that ended coaching staff should be very proud. They’ve season – into netting in right-center. left two runners each. Okeechobee didn’t )OHS BASEBALL Okeechobee’s remarkable playoff push that done a tremendous job.” 7KH EODVW GLGQ¶W UDWWOH 2VFHROD +H help itself on the paths as one runner was From page 3C VDZWKHXQGHUGRJ%UDKPDQV±DWHDPLQ Doral will face Mitchell or enice in a responded by retiring the side in order in the picked off and another was caught stealing WKHUHJXODUVHDVRQ±HOLPLQDWH-HQVHQ%HDFK $VWDWHVHPL¿QDO0D\LQ)RUW0\HUV fourth on just 11 pitches with a groundout RQD¿UVWDQGWKLUGVLWXDWLRQ 0DVRQ$GDPVSLWFKHGWKH¿QDOLQQLQJ Dwyer and Martin County. Much of Okeechobee’s success in DQG WZR VWULNHRXWV ,Q WKH ¿IWK 'RUDO Adrian Figueroa and reliever ictor 2]]\ 2VFHROD VQDJJHG WKH ¿QDO RXW RI WKH “I’m super proud of these guys. They the playoffs came from the crisp pitching loaded the bases with one out, but Osceola Cabrera combined for the one-hitter as Doral JDPHRQDÀ\EDOOWRULJKW¿HOGZLWKWKHW\LQJ fought hard this year. We played a lot of of Osceola, who, with strong late-inning run at third base. FRXQWHUHGZLWKDVWULNHRXWDQGÀ\RXWWRNHHS LPSURYHGWR tough teams,” said Okeechobee coach Eric appearances by Mason Adams, outdueled 2NHHFKREHH¶V KRSHV DOLYH ,Q ¿YH LQQLQJV “I’m impressed by (Doral) and I’m .LQGHOOZKRVHWHDP¿QLVKHGZLWKD WZRRIWKHVWDWH¶VWRSDFHV-HQVHQ%HDFK¶V he scattered six hits, struck out seven and impressed by my guys, too. They had a great &ODVV$5HJLRQ¿QDO Lyon Richardson and Dwyer’s Ryan walked none. run,” Kindell said. “They should be proud. D O UHFRUG DQG SOD\HG LQ LWV ¿UVW UHJLRQDO ¿QDO VLQFH Wimbush. Against Doral, Osceola was ³+HDWWDFNHGWKHVWULNH]RQHDQGZKHQ They made Okeechobee proud.” Doral didn’t take Okeechobee lightly. he got hit he wasn’t afraid to come back. You DOR L VKDUS DJDLQ DV KH UHWLUHG HLJKW RI WKH ¿UVW 7KHORVVPDUNHGWKH¿QDOJDPHIRUWKH ±2NHHFKREHH+LJK6FKRRO¶V In fact, its coach Ralph Suarez watched nine batters from an explosive squad that can tell he’s pitched in a lot of big games, Tribe’s seniors Osceola and Layne Thomas, formula for its surprising run deep into the Okeechobee last week in the regional averages six runs a game. Doral struck with and you can’t teach that,” Suarez said. who did not play. The Tribe’s Ozzy Osceola, baseball postseason – relying on outstanding two outs and nobody on in the third when Adams’ one inning of relief in the sixth pitching and defense to go along with just a VHPL¿QDOV +H ZDV LPSUHVVHG E\ WKH ZKRSOD\HGULJKW¿HOGDQG/XFDV2VFHROD %UDKPDQVLQYLFWRU\DQGLQGHIHDW Lency Delgado reached on a wind-affected was impressive as he struck out the side in who did not play, will be back next season IHZKLWVHDFKJDPH±¿QDOO\UDQRXW “The boys played hard. They’ve done order. as the squad will try to build on this year’s The solid pitching was still there GRXEOHWRWKHRXW¿HOGWKDWOLNHO\ZRXOGKDYH a tremendous job. They should be very been a routine out in normal conditions, but In previous playoff games, Okeechobee memorable spring. DV VWDUWHU 6HDQ 2VFHROD RI WKH %ULJKWRQ proud,” Suarez said. “They beat some great took advantage of the few scoring chances it “That’s a fun team to coach,” Kindell Reservation, kept a powerful Doral VRPHÀ\EDOOVEHFDPHDGYHQWXURXVZLWKWKH combination of a swirling wind and part Academy offense quiet for most of the Class DUPV7KH\EHDWWKH-HQVHQ%HDFKNLGWKDW¶V KDGEXWWKLVWLPHWKH%UDKPDQVGLGQ¶WFRPH VDLG³%LJJURXSRIVHQLRUV$ZHVRPHJX\V JRLQJ WR EH D ¿UVW URXQGHU LQ WKH 0/% of the school building that towers above a through with clutch hits, or any type of hit They’ve done a phenomenal job and I’m $5HJLRQ  ¿QDO 0D\  LQ 'RUDO EXW Draft). They beat the kid from Dwyer who SRUWLRQRIWKHRXW¿HOGWKDWOLNHO\LPSDFWVDLU until Adams launched a double to the left- proud of all of them.” WKH %UDKPDQV¶ EDWV IDLOHG WR JHQHUDWH DQ\ signed with Miami. They play the game the currents. center gap with two outs in the last inning. support. right way. They make you earn your runs. Gutierrez followed by drilling a home A two-run home run by freshman $GDPVZDVOHIWVWUDQGHGVLPLODUWRWKH¿UVW They don’t give you anything for free. The run – his 11th and the team’s 46th of the slugger Gabriel Gutierrez in the third inning LQQLQJ DQG ¿IWK LQQLQJV ZKHQ 2NHHFKREHH 5C • The Seminole Tribune • May 31, 2018 Shot put standouts Robert Harris, Andrew Fish shine for Moore Haven High

BY KEVIN JOHNSON 42 feet, 11 inches while Fish’s hurl went 40 Senior Editor IHHW  LQFKHV %RWK SHUIRUPDQFHV KHOSHG WKH0RRUH+DYHQER\VWHDP¿QLVKVHYHQWK A week later at the 1A-Region 2 OORE H E – As towering FKDPSLRQVKLS DW &\SUHVV &UHHN +LJK OLQHPHQRQWKHIRRWEDOO¿HOG5REHUW+DUULV LQ :HVOH\ &KDSHO ERWK +DUULV DQG )LVK and Andrew Fish are tough to miss on Friday surpassed their throws at districts and QLJKWV LQ WKH IDOO +DUULV LV IRRW  ¿QLVKHGLQWKHWRSIRXURXWRIFRPSHWLWRUV SRXQGV )LVK LV  DOVR  SRXQGV %XW +DUULV PLVVHG ZLQQLQJ D UHJLRQDO WLWOH E\ WKLVVSULQJWKHODUJHGXRIURPWKH%ULJKWRQ D IUDFWLRQ +H ¿QLVKHG UXQQHUXS DW  Reservation made their presence felt  ZKLOH FKDPSLRQ 0DUWHUULDQ 'DYLV RI elsewhere. :LOGZRRG+LJK6FKRROQHDU2UODQGRZRQ +DUULV DQG )LVK ZKR KHOSHG 0RRUH WKHWLWOHDW)LVK¿QLVKHGIRXUWKDW +DYHQ+LJK6FKRRO¶VIRRWEDOOWHDPSURGXFH 0. an undefeated regular season in 201 , )RU WKH VWDWH ¿QDOV +DUULV ZDV VHHGHG showed their athletic abilities in shot put for eighth and Fish was seeded 1 th out of WKH7HUULHUV¶WUDFNDQG¿HOGWHDP 23 competitors from throughout the state %RWKDWKOHWHVTXDOL¿HGIRUWKH&ODVV$ LQ &ODVV $ %RWK ¿QLVKHG LQ WKH WRS  VWDWHFKDPSLRQVKLS0D\DWWKH8QLYHUVLW\ +DUULV¶VWKURZRIZDVJRRGHQRXJKIRU of North Florida in Jacksonville, and they WK)LVK¿QLVKHGWKZLWKDWKURZRI were the only two athletes from Moore 6WDWHFKDPSLRQ7DTXDQ%URZQRI9LFWRU\ +DYHQWRGRVR Christian Academy-Lakeland launched a ,QRUGHUWRUHDFKVWDWHV+DUULVDQG)LVK ZLQQLQJWKURZRI needed strong performances in the preceding +DUULVZDVWKHWRSVRSKRPRUHRXWRIWKH weeks at districts and regionals. ¿YHVRSKRPRUHVLQWKH$VWDWH¿QDO 8S¿UVWZDVWKH&ODVV$'LVWULFWRQ %RWKSOD\HUVDQGWKHUHVWRIWKH7HUULHUV $SULODW6W-RKQ1HXPDQQ&DWKROLF+LJK football team will be back on the football 6FKRROLQ1DSOHV+DUULVDVRSKRPRUHZRQ ¿HOGLQWKHFRPLQJPRQWKV7KHJDPHVVWDUW Kevin Johnson WKHVKRWSXWWLWOHDQG)LVKDMXQLRU¿QLVKHG Aug. 1 at Marco Island Academy. DFORVHWKLUG+DUULVKHDYHGWKHVKRWSXWEDOO Andrew Fish, left, and Robert Harris, shown here during Moore Haven’s 2017 football season, qualified for the state track and field finals in shot put. Moore Haven MVP Sunni Bearden signs with South Florida State College

BY KEVIN JOHNSON Senior Editor OORE H E ± 6XQQL %HDUGHQ KDVNHSWEXV\VLQFHWKH0RRUH+DYHQ+LJK School softball season ended. %HDUGHQDVHQLRUFHQWHU¿HOGIURPWKH %ULJKWRQ5HVHUYDWLRQZDVQDPHGWKHWHDP¶V Most aluable Player during the school’s spring sports awards ceremony May 1 . She also signed to play for South Florida State College in Avon Park. %HDUGHQ D IRXU\HDU YDUVLW\ SOD\HU was the team’s leadoff batter and a defensive VWDU GXULQJ KHU WHQXUH DW 0RRUH +DYHQ including the past two seasons playing for coach Clint Raulerson. She helped Moore +DYHQ ZLQ WKH &ODVV $'LVWULFW  WLWOH April 26 when the Terriers defeated St. -RKQ1HXPDQQ1DSOHV0RRUH+DYHQ won district championships in all four of %HDUGHQ¶VVHDVRQV 0RRUH +DYHQ¶V VHDVRQ WKLV \HDU Atlantic Sun ended May 3 with a 3-1 loss at home to St. The Florida Gulf Coast University softball team, including Ahnie Jumper, center back row, celebrates a home run in a 6-1 win against the University of South 6WHSKHQ¶V (SLVFRSDO%UDGHQWRQ LQ D &ODVV Carolina Upstate on May 10 at the ASUN Conference playoffs in DeLand, Fla. $UHJLRQDOVHPL¿QDO %HDUGHQ ZDV D PXOWLVSRUW VWDQGRXW DW 0RRUH +DYHQ ZKHUH VKH DOVR H[FHOOHG in volleyball and basketball. She and the UHVWRI0RRUH+DYHQ¶V&ODVVRIZHUH Sunni Bearden Ahnie Jumper wraps up first scheduled to graduate June 1. season with FGCU Eagles Nunez smacks home BY KEVIN JOHNSON invitation to the NCAA Tournament. WKHODWH6HPLQROHOHDGHU%HWW\0DH-XPSHU Senior Editor Jumper had to adjust to a new role this WKH¿UVWDQGRQO\ZRPDQWROHDGWKH7ULEHDV season. After being a key starter in high chairman who also was a pioneer in several run in final game $KQLH-XPSHU¶V¿UVWFROOHJLDWHVRIWEDOO school the past few years for American ¿HOGVIRUWKH7ULEHVXFKDVKHDOWKHGXFDWLRQ season concluded May 11 when Florida Gulf +HULWDJH¶V SRZHUKRXVH SURJUDP LQ cattle and journalism. Ahnie Jumper’s career Coast University was bounced out of the Plantation, she didn’t see much playing time goal is also to give back to the Tribe. The BY KEVIN JOHNSON been injured she would have broken a couple ASUN conference tournament in DeLand. as an Eagle freshman. Elementary Education major has aspirations Senior Editor SCF records including single season stolen Jumper is one of the few athletes in the “I knew coming in it would be hard. The to become a teacher within the Tribe. She’s bases,” said SCF coach Mandy Schuerman. &KH\HQQH1XQH]HQGHGKHU¿UVWVRIWEDOO history of the Seminole Tribe to play for an best nine play and this year I wasn’t one of already got a head start in certain areas. “She now is tied for the No. 2 spot in single NCAA Division I sports program. season at State College of Florida with a season stolen bases with 23.” the best nine, but I played other roles,” she Last winter, she gladly shared her skills and bang. -XPSHURIWKH%LJ&\SUHVV5HVHUYDWLRQ said. knowledge with Tribal youngsters during a Nunez’s prowess on the base paths 1XQH]RIWKH%ULJKWRQ5HVHUYDWLRQKLW GHVFULEHG KHU ¿UVW \HDU DV ³DQ DPD]LQJ Jumper didn’t make any trips to the softball clinic with other FGCU players and actually had an inauspicious beginning. KHU¿UVWFROOHJLDWHKRPHUXQDQGZHQWIRU experience.” plate, but she made the most out of her 6KH ZDV FDXJKW VWHDOLQJ LQ WZR RI KHU ¿UVW FRDFKHVRQWKH%ULJKWRQ5HVHUYDWLRQ LQWKH¿QDOJDPHRIWKHVHDVRQ7KHGLQJHU “It’s a really good opportunity to better role as a frequently used pinch runner. She ³6KH¶V JRW D GH¿QLWH PLVVLRQ LQ KHU three attempts of the season, but then went yourself,” she said. came in an -4 loss to College of Central unconquered the rest of the way as she reeled scored eight runs, including the winning runs educational plans,” Deiros said. “She wants Florida on April 24 as the Manatees wrapped FGCU had plenty of success along the to go back and teach on the reservation; that off 22 stolen bases in a row. DJDLQVW 6WRQ\ %URRN DQG WKH 8QLYHUVLW\ RI XSWKHLUVHDVRQZLWKDUHFRUG way to posting a 3 -1 record, marking Connecticut. She stole one base, which came is her number one goal. She doesn’t miss 6KH ¿QLVKHG VHFRQG RQ WKH WHDP LQ the program’s most victories in a season 1XQH]¶V VWHOODU VHDVRQ LQ %UDGHQWRQ VOXJJLQJSHUFHQWDJH  DQGWLHGIRU¿UVW against Southern Illinois. out on chances to go back to the reservation included being among the team leaders in since 2012. The Eagles were tough to beat “She actually won a couple games and help the younger people that are there. LQERWKKLWE\SLWFKHV  DQGVDFUL¿FHÀLHV at home, winning 20 of 26 games in Fort VHYHUDOFDWHJRULHV+HUEDWWLQJDYHUDJH (3). for us,” Deiros said. “She has really good +HUIDPLO\LVXQEHOLHYDEOHDVIDUDVWU\LQJWR was second on the squad. She had 2 hits, Myers including a doubleheader sweep instincts on the bases. She’s pretty quick. help those who are less fortunate than her, so Defensively, Nunez was equally ¿YHGRXEOHVWKHRQHKRPHUXQDQGQLQH5%, against the University of South Florida. On She makes good reads.” she’s got great role models at home and she impressive, committing just one error while the road, FGCU aced a road trip to California LQDWEDWVRYHUJDPHV SOD\LQJLQWKHRXW¿HOGIRUPRVWRIWKH\HDU -XPSHUVDZYHU\EULHIDFWLRQLQWKH¿HOG really is doing everything she can to pass on When she reached base, which she by going 6-0. The Eagles also went toe-to- as a backup third baseman behind senior that mentality to the next generation.” 1XQH]¶VVROLG¿UVW\HDUKDV6FKXHUPDQ GLGRIWHQZLWKDWHDPOHDGLQJRQEDVH toe against Oregon in two games at Florida VWDUWHU%ULWWDQ\0F*XLUH One difference between high school already eager to see what next season brings. State’s tournament in March. The Eagles percentage, she was tough to catch. Despite “I look forward to Cheyenne excelling “As it happened, the senior got the DQG FROOHJH WKDW KDV EHQH¿WHG -XPSHU LV D missing a month of the season due to an arm essentially held their own against the nation’s starting job and was healthy all year long, so far shorter commute. Instead of driving an next year and emerging into a leader,” No. 1 ranked team for 12 of the 14 innings in injury, Nunez still led the team with 23 stolen 6FKXHUPDQVDLG³6KHPRVWGH¿QLWHO\KDVDOO there weren’t a lot of opportunities to get her KRXU HDFK ZD\ EHWZHHQ %LJ &\SUHVV DQG bases, a staggering 10 more than the next a pair of losses to the Ducks. into games at third base,” Deiros said. $PHULFDQ +HULWDJH QRZ VKH RQO\ QHHGV D the tools for success and I am very excited Jumper wasn’t one of the 1 players that player. to see what next year brings for her as well Jumper’s position next season will few minutes to walk to class. “Cheyenne has a great passion and )*&8WRRNIRUURDGWULSVLQWKH¿UVWKDOIRI likely be as a catcher, which was her primary “It’s easier for managing school and as SCF.” LQWHQVLW\IRUWKHJDPHRIVRIWEDOO+DGVKHQRW the season, but by the second half she had spot in high school. softball,” she said. earned a spot on the travel roster. “At the end of the year we were having As for the team, Jumper said one of her “I worked hard and made the travel team a little more trouble behind the plate, so we goals next season is to earn a starting spot. the rest of the season,” she said. gave Ahnie a lot more of her practice time “She’s hungry to do more,” Deiros Hard Rock to host Light Heavyweight title bout FGCU coach Dave Deiros said next there,” Deiros said. “I believe that’s where said. “The end-of-the-year meeting was season’s out-of-conference schedule we’re going to go ahead and use her next very positive. She’s eager to get herself some L IC CI Y – Two-time light beautiful new venue,” said Main Events’ includes spring break games in San Diego. year. She’s just a lot more comfortable more [playing] time and beat out the people heavyweight world champion Sergey CEO and Kovalev’s promoter Kathy Duva in In May, FGCU was the No. 2 seed in the working behind the plate and I think that’s in front of her. She’s going to work hard this ³.UXVKHU´.RYDOHYZLOOSXWKLV:%2/LJKW a press release. “Atlantic City, and the Etess ASUN tournament and won its opener, 6-1, going to be the better place for her and that’s summer and get herself ready to be able to +HDY\ZHLJKW:RUOG7LWOHRQWKHOLQHDJDLQVW Arena in particular, were home to so many against USC Upstate, but then dropped two where she’s going to be working all summer do that.” ORQJWLPH:%&/LJKW+HDY\ZHLJKWQXPEHU DPD]LQJ ¿JKWV ZLWK (YDQGHU +RO\¿HOG in a row the next day to end their conference to get herself ready to go.” one contender Eleider “Storm” Alvarez Michael Moorer, and the late, great Arturo title hopes. 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