Miccosukee

The Miccosukee Tribe officials say they are moving forward with their legal battle against the "Alligator Alcatraz" immigrant detention facility in the Everglades, arguing that Florida’s acceptance of more than $600 million in federal funds for the facility represents a major concession that strengthens their case.

“This is a landmark victory for the Everglades and countless Americans who believe this imperiled wilderness should be protected, not exploited,” said Eve Samples, executive director of Friends of the Everglades, in a statement.

The Trump and DeSantis administrations have characterized the region as a treacherous swamp where little more than alligators and pythons reside. The Miccosukee call this place home—and have so for generations.

Homes and irreplaceable Miccosukee tribal art and artifacts were destroyed by a three-alarm fire at the historic Tiger Camp in the Miccosukee Reserved Area Sunday evening. The fire broke out a little after 8:30 p.m. about 20 miles west of the Miccosukee Resort and Casino.

Florida Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is racing ahead with construction of a makeshift immigration detention facility at an airstrip in the Everglades over the opposition of Native American leaders who consider the area their sacred ancestral homelands.

The "Everglades Earth Cycle," which is being funded by a $400,000 USDA grant, aims to benefit underserved communities and divert food waste from South Florida’s landfills.

Their proposal comes amid continued interest in expanding oil production within the Big Cypress National Preserve, an Everglades wilderness they consider sacred.

Amid battles in two courts about a 2020 decision by the federal government to shift wetlands-permitting authority to the state, a judge Monday put on hold a lawsuit filed by the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida

If passed, the Tigertail Historical Tree Island Repatriation Act would authorize the Army Corps of Engineers "to realign a portion of the levee located within the Tigertail Camp to give Miccosukee."

A plan to buy the preserve's mineral rights from the Collier family is gaining traction with bipartisan support and backing from the Miccosukee Tribe.

The largest-ever federal funding package for wetlands restoration seeks to restore the natural flow of the Everglades.

Organizers hope it will usher in a new chapter of indigenous art in South Florida, and also encourage more young tribal artists to participate in the broader art scene.