Governor LeRoy Collins Meeting with Seminole Spokesman Mike Osceola and Miccosukee Spokesman Buffalo Tiger at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, Florida, 1957

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Title

Governor LeRoy Collins Meeting with Seminole Spokesman Mike Osceola and Miccosukee Spokesman Buffalo Tiger at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, Florida, 1957

Description

Buffalo Tiger and Mike Osceola were two of the most prominent members of the “new generation” of young spokesmen for the South Florida Indians. Their fluency in English led them to represent their respective tribal interests with important political figures such as state governors and United States senators.

Creator

Charles Barron

Source

Item Number C025686, Department of Commerce Collection, State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory,

http://floridamemory.com/items/show/74733

Publisher

Florida Memory

Date

July 31, 1957

Rights

Florida Memory

Format

Photograph

Files

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Date Added
February 20, 2015
Collection
Photographs
Citation
Charles Barron, “Governor LeRoy Collins Meeting with Seminole Spokesman Mike Osceola and Miccosukee Spokesman Buffalo Tiger at the Governor's Mansion in Tallahassee, Florida, 1957,” Creating Tribes in Florida: How Autonomous Camps Became the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes , accessed May 2, 2024, https://seminolemiccosukeepolitics.omeka.net/items/show/69.