Seminole Tribune

The Seminole Tribune serves as the official newspaper for the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It comes out every month and has a circulation that exceeds 4,000 copies, reaching audiences across the United States and Indian Country. This publication is widely recognized as one of the top newspapers within Indian Country.

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University of Sioux Falls track and field star Tyler Hiatt earns Athlete of the Year honor

1 month ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

Seminole Tribe of Florida descendent Tyler Hiatt was named the Northern Sun Intercollegiate Conference Men’s Field Athlete of the Year on March 6. Hiatt, a senior at the University of Sioux Falls in South Dakota, won two events at the NSIC Indoor Championships Feb. 28-March 1 in Mankato, Minnesota. Hiatt won the weight throw title (64 feet,1.25 inches) and the shot put (58 feet, 5.75 inches). He earned all-conference honors in both events.
Tribal players star for Moore Haven softball

1 month ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

BELLE GLADE – Charisma Micco made a memorable debut in her first-ever high school pitching start on March 11 in Belle Glade. Micco, one of five Seminoles on the Moore Haven High School varsity softball team, fired a complete game one-hit shutout as the Terriers topped previously undefeated Glades Day School, 10-0, in six innings. “Lights out.
Moore Haven boys rally to win district championship

2 months ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

MOORE HAVEN – For three quarters it looked like the Moore Haven High School boys basketball team’s season would end. But after trailing most of the night, the Terriers clicked when it counted most and surged past visiting Fort Meade High School to win the Rural Class District 8 championship, 51-47, on Feb. 7, 2025. The victory clinched a spot in the FHSAA regionals for the Terriers (13-7), who will face Hawthorne (16-3), from Alachua County, in a regional semifinal Feb.
Nevada Gaming Control Board receives update on Hard Rock Las Vegas construction

2 months ago | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

The Nevada Gaming Control Board received an update on the status of the Hard Rock Las Vegas construction project at its Jan. 15 meeting. The board heard from Frank Cassella, senior vice president of Finance for Hard Rock Las Vegas. Cassella appeared before the board as part of an application for his licensure as a key executive, which the board unanimously recommended approval to the Nevada Gaming Commission. Cassella earned an accounting degree from Penn State University.
Martha Tommie, others rejoice over Leonard Peltier’s release

2 months ago | seminoletribune.org | Beverly Bidney

Leonard Peltier, who has been in prison since 1976, is scheduled to be released Feb. 18 to serve the rest of his life sentence in home confinement. Former President Joe Biden commuted Peltier’s sentence as one of his last acts as President on Jan. 20. Seminole Tribe of Florida tribal member Martha Tommie cried when she heard the news.
Team Immokalee wins Rez Rally

2 months ago | seminoletribune.org | Beverly Bidney

IMMOKALEE — Despite chilly temperatures in the 50s, about 500 participants bundled up for the Seminole Tribe of Florida’s annual Rez Rally, a 5K race which gives runners, walkers, strollers and wheelchairs from the tribal communities an active start for the new year. This year’s 25th anniversary edition was held Jan. 4 on the Immokalee Reservation.
‘Humbled and wow-ed’: Derek Koger receives CEO Council Leadership Award

Dec 10, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Tatum Mitchell

FORT LAUDERDALE — Derek Koger, Executive Director of Tribal Community Development (TCD), is the 2024 CEO Council Leadership Award recipient as presented by the Greater Fort Lauderdale Alliance. Koger was recognized during the Alliance’s annual dinner Oct. 24 at the newly renovated War Memorial Auditorium in downtown Fort Lauderdale. The recognition highlights Koger’s time and effort with various tribal and Alliance initiatives.
The Seminole Tribune

Dec 10, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Tatum Mitchell

James L. Holt’s friends and family gathered to dedicate a bridge in his name on Nov. 9 in Pawnee, Okla., after his death in June 2023. At 44, he died three days after being sworn in as tribal president. He first pursued elected office in 2014. Leoma Poore, Holt’s mother, said they moved to Pawnee in 1991. Holt graduated from high school there and kept in touch with his friends once he moved back to Florida.
Cheyenne Kippenberger’s TEDx talk was ‘led by love’ for her community

Dec 10, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Tatum Mitchell

Cheyenne Kippenberger said she grew up on the chattier side. Her mom joked she could sit next to a wall and get it to talk back, and she wasn’t reprimanded for it. She said her mom encouraged her to use her voice – a trait that landed her on the TEDx stage in September. Her mom, Dr. Susan Kippenberger, introduced values that helped her remember the importance of her voice.
Princesses cherish FSU homecoming experience

Dec 10, 2024 | seminoletribune.org | Kevin Johnson

TALLAHASSEE — The Seminole Tribe’s princesses are not even halfway through their year of representing the tribe, but both said the experience so far has already exceeded their expectations. “This is everything I expected, and more. I love it a lot,” said Miss Florida Seminole CeCe Thomas. Case in point came at Florida State University’s homecoming weekend.