Harvesting Sugarcane in the Everglades for Making Sugar, ca. 1940s

Harvesting Sugarcane in the Everglades for Making Sugar, ca. 1940s

Sugarcane growers and other agricultural concerns required large amounts of land to produce their products, and they planted tracts near the Everglades. Other businesses, such as oil companies, also wanted to exploit the Everglades’ rich natural resources. Their ventures brought them onto traditionally Indian lands, much of which were not designated as Native territory. This was a concern for Indian groups, as it became more difficult to maintain control of lands that were not officially protected.

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Image Number N048323, General Collection, State Archives of Florida, Florida Memory,

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ca. 1940s

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