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Ingraham Billie was an early leader in the push to maintain the Miccosukee General Council as a separate governing body from the Seminole Reservation Indian Tribal Council. However, disagreements with the new generation of Miccosukee leadership led…

Concerned about steady encroachment––especially from the National Park Service as the U.S. prepared to create the new Everglades National Park––the Indian delegation living on the Tamiami Trail wanted assurances that they would not be moved from…

Despite having distinct agendas, the Seminole and Miccosukee tribal governments often shared common goals for their communities and understood the benefits of their combined political strength. Both groups eventually became part of the coalition…

The Miccosukee Tribe Chairman, Buffalo Tiger, (center) presents House Speaker E.C. Rowell of Sumter County with a leader's jacket from the Miccosukee. Both Florida tribes interacted with federal and staff officials throughout the 20th century. Their…

The sign was most likely posted for dramatic effect for the benefit of tourists. Whether posted by an individual or by the community, the message reflects the ongoing tension between "outsiders'" law and Indian sovereignty.

In this image, President Nixon is signing the Blue Lake Bill, HR 417, which would return traditional Native American lands to the Taos Pueblo Indians. This and other laws worked to reestablish Native peoples’ control over their traditional…

Although he was not actually a Native Chief, Osceola was a respected leader of mixed Southeastern Indian and Anglo-Saxon heritage. He led a faction of Native Floridians which resisted United States troops and would not consent to be removed to…

Some Florida Indians expressed concern about state game wardens impeding their right to hunt and fish on what they perceived to be their traditional homelands. Such restrictions were in conflict with the Indians’ traditional uses of land and…

In this letter, Commissioner Glenn Emmons rebuked the Miccosukee Council's letter that made a demand for land from the U.S. government and also presumed to advise federal officials on their obligations. He rebutted the suggestion that the Miccosukee…