Seminoles

As we commemorate Native American History Month, we turn our attention to a small city in Southwest Florida. From treaties and broken promises to surprising acts of cooperation, the story of Fort Myers offers a lens into the complex history of the Seminole Wars and their lasting impact.

The Everglades restoration is among the largest aquatic restoration efforts to ever occur, with dozens of projects spanning 18,000 square miles from Orlando to Biscayne Bay, and from Florida Bay to the Caloosahatchee River.Dozens of the projects were discussed in sessions at the year’s Everglades Coalition annual gathering, which brought together the more than 50 nonprofits working toward a restored River of Grass for a weekend of panels on completed projects, lessons learned, and what else still needs to be accomplished.

The power to expand gambling, including slot machines, belongs exclusively to Florida lawmakers, the Florida Supreme Court unanimously ruled last week,…

What motivated early Floridians to move into the swampy, mosquito-infested area of South Florida? How did the Seminoles and other Native American peoples…

The Seminole Tribe is trying to stop the possible construction of a power plant next to the Big Cypress Indian Reservation.Florida Power and Light, Hendry…

Democrats in the legislature are saying if they're not at the negotiating table, they will vote against any gambling agreement with the Seminole Tribe.The…

The contract with the tribe mean exclusive rights for the Seminoles to blackjack at their casinos in return for at least a quarter billion dollars a year…

Part of the gambling compact between the state of Florida and the Seminole Tribe comes due next year. The renewal is up for table games like blackjack…

More than 150 years ago, Polly Parker, a Seminole Indian, organized and led an escape from federal troops who were deporting Indians to the West. Parker traveled through hundreds of miles of wilderness to get back to tribal lands. The tribe is marking the event by following that dangerous journey.

This weekend the Seminole Tribe of Florida will be honoring a significant figure in the history of the Seminole tribe. She escaped her captors on a…