Exhibit: "WE ARE STILL HERE; The Continuing Story of the Miccosukee Tribe"
Museum of the Everglades and Collier County Museums have collaborated with the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida to create this exhibit exploring their past, present, and future. Following the "Indian Termination Policy" enacted by Congress in 1953, a schism began to emerge between the some of the Miccosukee elders within the Seminole Tribe and its leadership. By 1962, the Miccosukee Tribe was federally recognized as a unique and separate sovereign nation. WE ARE STILL HERE explores that story, but also brings forth little-known facts about the Miccosukee Tribe and their continuing accomplishments. The exhibit includes images and artifacts of shared history, cultural expressions, powerful personalities, and many other facets of this still unfolding story. The important partnership established between Collier County Museums and the Miccosukee Tribe to facilitate the exhibit is itself a new, and decidedly positive, chapter that we are honored to be part of.
Pictured is Betty Osceola as photographed by Lisette Morales.