A coalition of groups, ranging from environmental activists to Native Americans advocating for their ancestral homelands, ...

His first name, Arassari, is the name of a small bird, like a toucan, that flies very high. Pataxó was invited by event organizer Betty Osceola to sing, speak, and share handmade crafts with visitors ...

Sandra Hale Schulman Special to ICT Billy Cypress, who served for more than 26 years as chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe, died on February 28 at age 74. The tribe did not confirm his cause of ...

Sandra Hale Schulman Special to ICT Billy Cypress, who served for more than 26 years as chairman of the Miccosukee Tribe, died on February 28 at age 74. The tribe did not confirm his cause of death, ...

Miccosukee Tribal elder Michael Frank walks past chickees, stilt homes, used for community activities, on the Miccosukee Indian Reservation in the Florida Everglades, Thursday, May 16, 2024.

The Miccosukee people have long fought to heal and protect what remains. They were historically reluctant to engage with the outside world due to America’s violent legacy against Indigenous people.

The Miccosukee people have long fought to heal and protect what remains. They were historically reluctant to engage with the outside world due to America’s violent legacy against Indigenous people.

Miccosukee Tribal elder Michael Frank speaks to members of a task force that brings together federal, state, tribal and local agencies working to restore and protect the Florida Everglades, on a ...

Miccosukee Tribal elder Michael Frank speaks to members of a task force that brings together federal, state, tribal and local agencies working to restore and protect the Florida Everglades, on a ...

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 fished in its canals.

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.