The Miccosukee people's access to the Big Cypress National Preserve — a vital part of the Everglades, the tribe's ancestral lands and home to traditional villages — was in jeopardy.

The Miccosukee reservation occupies a relatively small corner of the Everglades, 1.5 million awe-inspiring acres of prehistoric swamps, towering pines, tangled mangroves and sprawling marshland. Image ...

EVERGLADES, Fla. (AP) — As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged through the Everglades’ forests, swam in its swampy ponds and ...

The homes of Miccosukee and Seminole people, as well as their ceremonial sites, surround the detention center on three sides. IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on ...

“It’s all-day, all-night truck noise,” says the 21-year-old photographer who describes herself as part Miccosukee and part Seminole, two Florida tribes at the heart of the debate over the ...

Florida's Miccosukee tribe challenges new Everglades detention facility over environmental and safety concerns, as Trump tours the 5,000-person "Alligator Alcatraz." ...

There are currently 640 enrolled members of the Miccosukee Tribe, and they have historically kept to themselves. At a young age, Betty Osceola was taught to run and hide.

A planned prison for "dangerous criminal immigrants" in the Everglades, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is facing opposition from environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe. The proposed prison ...

In 1823, a young Miccosukee warrior arrived at a traditional ballgame wearing the tail of a Florida panther, earning him the nickname “Tigertail” and the respect of his peers.

A planned prison for "dangerous criminal immigrants" in the Everglades, dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz," is facing opposition from environmental groups and the Miccosukee Tribe. The proposed prison ...

In 1823, a young Miccosukee warrior arrived at a traditional ballgame wearing the tail of a Florida panther, earning him the nickname “Tigertail” and the respect of his peers.