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The Big Cypress Reservation is one of the six Indian reservations of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. It is located in southeastern Hendry County and northwestern Broward County, in southern Florida, United States. Its location is on the Atlantic coastal plain. This reservation lies south of Lake Okeechobee and just north of Alligator Alley.
Big Cypress National Preserve differs from Everglades National Park in that, when it was established by law in 1974, the Miccosukee, Seminole and Traditional people were provided with permanent rights to occupy and use the land in traditional ways; in addition, they have first rights to develop income-producing businesses related to the ...
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki is a museum of Seminole culture and history, located on the Big Cypress Reservation in Hendry County, Florida. The museum is owned and operated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida. The museum itself was named in a Seminole language phrase: Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki, which means "a place to learn, a place to remember". [1]
The Seminole Tribe currently has six reservations: [31] Big Cypress Reservation, the largest territory, including 81.972 sq mi (212.306 km²) [43] Brighton Reservation, 57.090 sq mi (147.862 km²) Hollywood Reservation, 497 acres (2.01 km 2) [48] Immokalee Reservation, in Immokalee, Collier County, 594.45 acres (2.4057 km 2)
A company called Big Cypress Tiki Huts is installing the roof, and it’ll take them four days to build. “They learned the art of building Tiki huts from the Seminole Indians,” Wiendl said.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is headquartered in Hollywood, Florida. They control several reservations: Big Cypress, Brighton Reservation, Fort Pierce Reservation, Hollywood Reservation, Immokalee Reservation, and Tampa Reservation. [56]
The Ah-Tha-Thi-Ki ("to learn") Museum on the Seminole Big Cypress Reservation is located near where Abiaka is believed to be buried. A bronze statue of Abiaka which includes Abiaka alongside various animals that symbolize the animal clans of the Seminole tribe is located at the Seminole Big Cypress Reservation.
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