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| Volume XXVI, Number 8 | June 10 , 2005 |
E-Mail to the EditorDear Editor, I just wanted to write and convey my support for your stance on the Florida State University (FSU) mascot. I, for one, would be more than happy if FSU had adopted the Anglo-Saxon or a Scottish-Irish mascot. Stand strong and stand proud of your heritage. Take care, Jason C. Frodge Dear Editor, Does the Seminole Tribe have a dental clinic? My daughter is three-eighths Choctaw/Chickasaw with a Certificate of Degree of Indian Blood (CDIB) card and is in need of dental work. We are originally from Oklahoma and have recently moved to Lakeland, Fla. Please respond at your earliest convenience. Thanks, Tena Perez Dear Ms. Perez, Thank you for your inquiry concerning dental services provided through the Seminole Tribe of Florida. We currently operate three health clinics that offer dental services: the Hollywood Health Clinic, Big Cypress Health Clinic and Brighton Health Clinic. In order to register for health or dental services, please contact me at the number below or contact the patient services coordinator at one of the clinics listed above. We will provide you with the registration forms and will advise you of the eligibility documents that are needed to be eligible for direct care services. Kathy Wilson Eligibility & Utilization Services Program Manager (954) 962-2009, Ext. 142 A letter of gratitude to my people, I would like to start by saying that I’m very elated that my uncle Andy Bowers won the election in Brighton for Council representative. To me, my uncle stands for everything that our people dearly believe in, which is Integrity, moral values, most important a voice. With that being said, I feel I have a greater responsibility in my recovery, so I also can be accountable. I would also like to thank Gloria Wilson for winning her election. Gloria is the new Board representative on the Hollywood reservation. I’m very happy for my cousin Gloria; she is very deserving of this position. She’s honest, trust worthy, business minded, and most importantly I feel Gloria is one of the most down to earth person that I know. But my Uncle, man! That means a lot to me. This man has been able to live both sides of life–life in mainstream society, a lawyer by trade, as a father to his son, and a husband to his wife. Thank you, Norman A. Bowers Snake Clan Dear Editor, I am writing to ask if any of your reservations have cancer treatment centers. Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, Nicholas & Sadira Steinbach Dear Mr. and Mrs. Steinbach Thank you for your inquiry. The Seminole Tribe of Florida does not operate a cancer treatment center. Please contact me at (954) 962-2009, Ext. 142, if you would like information on the health services we provide and eligibility requirements for health services. I will be happy to assist you. Kathy Wilson Eligibility & Utilization Services Program Manager (954) 962-2009, Ext. 142 Dear Editor, My fiancée is Native American and speaks the Algonquin language. It would mean a lot to him and me to have our wedding ceremony as Native American as possible, i.e. customs, language etc. We are not able to return to Arizona for about another year and would like to be married before then. Is there some way our marriage could be done here in South Florida with the Seminole Tribe helping in keeping Native American traditions and values and perform the ceremony? Thanking you for your time, Karen Burns Dear Ms. Burns, First, congratulations on your upcoming marriage. I understand your desire for an unforgettable ceremony. Unfortunately, members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida do not conduct marriage ceremonies for non-Tribal members because the traditional marriage ceremony is held at the Annual Green Corn Dance, an event where non-Tribal members are not allowed to attend. I hope that you find another option and good luck. Tina Osceola Executive Director Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Dear Editor, Is the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum closed on Monday? Also, are the airboat rides at Billie Swamp Safari also closed on Monday? We are planning a visit to Florida the second week of May and were planning on driving out to see/do the above on Monday, May 16. I was looking at your website and saw the hours that were listed for the museum, and thought I should double check with you first on when things were open. Thank you, Terri Hill Dear Ms. Hill, Yes, the museum is closed on Monday, but the safari is not closed on Mondays. Billie Swamp Safari is open all year long and only closed on Christmas. Please be our guest at our museum and Billie Swamp Safari. Billie Swamp Safari Staff Dear Editor, I’m a college student in an Introduction to Museums class. As groups, we are now in charge of creating a fake museum for a grade. My group chose to create an American Indian museum. I’m in the process of gathering all of the information I can on what kind of art, pottery, artifacts, etc., which we should have. I noticed that your Tribe has a museum. Could you tell me how it came to be? Did history play a part in it? Thank you, Tina Dear Tina, Thank you for including our Tribe and our Museum in your research. In 1989, former Chairman James Billie began the process of forming an official Tribal Museum. He formed the museum for several reasons: a community/Tribal need, a need for a central repository for artifacts and archives and an opportunity to share our culture and history with all Tribal members as well as the general public. The flagship museum is on the Big Cypress Indian reservation, located in Hendry County, and another facility will soon open in Hollywood, Fla. The current Chairman Mitchell Cypress is a solid supporter of the mission of the museum and continues to inject the museum with new ideas, projects and funds to preserve and teach the culture and history of the Seminoles. Chairman Cypress has tasked the staff with taking the museum to the next level of professionalism therefore we will be going through the accreditation process over the next two to three years. Good luck with your project and please come out and visit us. Tina Osceola Executive Director Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum |
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