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Lee Tiger, Miccosukee, back into music after losing his brother (04/24)
Lee Tiger, a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida, is back in the music business with the release of "New Era." Tiger stepped away from music after losing his...
Filed Under: Law
Non-Indians concerned about Miccosukee Tribe's checkpoint (04/22)
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida continues to stop non-Indians who enter a road on the reservation. The checkpoint started in 2004 in an attempt to keep unauthorized visitors from a...
Filed Under: Law
Judge fines attorneys $50K for handling of Miccosukee clients (04/18)
A judge in Florida fined two prominent lawyers $50,000 for their handling of a wrongful death case involving two members of the Miccosukee Tribe. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Ronald Dresnick originally...
Filed Under: Law
Lawyer contradicts testimony from former Miccosukee clients (04/17)
A prominent Florida attorney contradicted testimony given by two members of Miccosukee Tribe regarding the source of their payments to his firm. Jimmie Bert and his daughter, Tammy Gwen Billie,...
Filed Under: Law
Miccosukee family doesn't know who paid $3.1M to legal team (04/16)
Two members of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida testified that they don't know who paid $3.1 million to their prominent attorneys. Jimmie Bert and his daughter, Tammy Gwen Billie, were...
Filed Under: Opinion
Willie Johns: Seminole Tribe still going strong, 500 years later (04/10)
Willie Johns, a member of the Seminole Tribe, on the survival of his people: Last year I signed on as the Seminole Tribe’s representative in the Viva Florida 500 project...
Filed Under: Opinion
Opinion: Ponce de Leon started lengthy Indian war in Florida (04/02)
Author T. D. Allman on the Spanish explorer who started the 300-year Indian war in Florida: This week is the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s...
Filed Under: Law
Supreme Court restricts use of drug-sniffing dogs at homes (03/27)
Police may not use drug-sniffing dogs on a person's property without first obtaining a search warrant, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. By a 5-4 vote, the justices held...
Filed Under: Law
Miccosukee Tribe fires police chief after just one year on job (03/22)
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida fired its chief of police after a year on the job, The Miami Herald reports. Bobby Richardson was fired over the phone. “Didn’t even see...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Environment
University of Massachusetts to return ancestors taken in Florida (03/07)
The University of Massachusetts is planning to repatriate 64 ancestral remains that were removed from a site in Florida in 1925. The ancestors will be repatriated to the Muscogee Nation,...
Filed Under: Politics | Trust
Governor urged to oppose Miccosukee Tribe land-into-trust bid (03/01)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) is being asked to oppose the Miccosukee Tribe land-into-trust application. The Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the tribe's application for 229 acres in August 2012....
Filed Under: Trust
County petition opposes Miccosukee Tribe land-into-trust bid (02/06)
Miami-Dade County in Florida has submitted a petition with 1,351 signatures in opposition to a land-into-trust application from the Miccosukee Tribe. The Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the tribe's application...
Filed Under: Law
Miccosukee man doesn't know who paid $3.1M to legal team (11/28)
A member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida says he doesn't know who paid $3.1 million to his law firm. Jimmie Bert and his daughter, Tammy Gwen Billie, have been...
Filed Under: Opinion
Column: Learning to make traditional foods of Seminole Tribe (10/10)
"In 1952, when I arrived in Naples, I was fascinated by a Seminole Indian village just outside of town. The Osceola family lived here, headed by Chief Osceola, the patriarch...
Filed Under: Business
Seminole Tribe to close mobile home park with 1500 residents (10/05)
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is shutting down a mobile home park that houses about 1,500 non-Indian people. The tribe leased trust land for the Seminole Mobile Home Estates to...
Lee Tiger, Miccosukee, back into music after losing his brother (04/24)
Lee Tiger, a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida, is back in the music business with the release of "New Era." Tiger stepped away from music after losing his...
Filed Under: Law
Non-Indians concerned about Miccosukee Tribe's checkpoint (04/22)
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida continues to stop non-Indians who enter a road on the reservation. The checkpoint started in 2004 in an attempt to keep unauthorized visitors from a...
Filed Under: Law
Judge fines attorneys $50K for handling of Miccosukee clients (04/18)
A judge in Florida fined two prominent lawyers $50,000 for their handling of a wrongful death case involving two members of the Miccosukee Tribe. Miami-Dade Circuit Judge Ronald Dresnick originally...
Filed Under: Law
Lawyer contradicts testimony from former Miccosukee clients (04/17)
A prominent Florida attorney contradicted testimony given by two members of Miccosukee Tribe regarding the source of their payments to his firm. Jimmie Bert and his daughter, Tammy Gwen Billie,...
Filed Under: Law
Miccosukee family doesn't know who paid $3.1M to legal team (04/16)
Two members of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida testified that they don't know who paid $3.1 million to their prominent attorneys. Jimmie Bert and his daughter, Tammy Gwen Billie, were...
Filed Under: Opinion
Willie Johns: Seminole Tribe still going strong, 500 years later (04/10)
Willie Johns, a member of the Seminole Tribe, on the survival of his people: Last year I signed on as the Seminole Tribe’s representative in the Viva Florida 500 project...
Filed Under: Opinion
Opinion: Ponce de Leon started lengthy Indian war in Florida (04/02)
Author T. D. Allman on the Spanish explorer who started the 300-year Indian war in Florida: This week is the celebration of the 500th anniversary of Juan Ponce de León’s...
Filed Under: Law
Supreme Court restricts use of drug-sniffing dogs at homes (03/27)
Police may not use drug-sniffing dogs on a person's property without first obtaining a search warrant, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday. By a 5-4 vote, the justices held...
Filed Under: Law
Miccosukee Tribe fires police chief after just one year on job (03/22)
The Miccosukee Tribe of Florida fired its chief of police after a year on the job, The Miami Herald reports. Bobby Richardson was fired over the phone. “Didn’t even see...
Filed Under: Education <% pageid=5700 %> | Environment
University of Massachusetts to return ancestors taken in Florida (03/07)
The University of Massachusetts is planning to repatriate 64 ancestral remains that were removed from a site in Florida in 1925. The ancestors will be repatriated to the Muscogee Nation,...
Filed Under: Politics | Trust
Governor urged to oppose Miccosukee Tribe land-into-trust bid (03/01)
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) is being asked to oppose the Miccosukee Tribe land-into-trust application. The Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the tribe's application for 229 acres in August 2012....
Filed Under: Trust
County petition opposes Miccosukee Tribe land-into-trust bid (02/06)
Miami-Dade County in Florida has submitted a petition with 1,351 signatures in opposition to a land-into-trust application from the Miccosukee Tribe. The Bureau of Indian Affairs approved the tribe's application...
Filed Under: Law
Miccosukee man doesn't know who paid $3.1M to legal team (11/28)
A member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida says he doesn't know who paid $3.1 million to his law firm. Jimmie Bert and his daughter, Tammy Gwen Billie, have been...
Filed Under: Opinion
Column: Learning to make traditional foods of Seminole Tribe (10/10)
"In 1952, when I arrived in Naples, I was fascinated by a Seminole Indian village just outside of town. The Osceola family lived here, headed by Chief Osceola, the patriarch...
Filed Under: Business
Seminole Tribe to close mobile home park with 1500 residents (10/05)
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is shutting down a mobile home park that houses about 1,500 non-Indian people. The tribe leased trust land for the Seminole Mobile Home Estates to...
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