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Betty Osceola
Betty Osceola (born August 8, 1967) is a Native Americans in the United States, Native American Everglades grandmother, environmental activist, educator, anti-fracking and clean water advocate. She is a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida from the Panther Clan. Osceola was born and raised in the Everglades. She spent her upbringing living off the land, hunting and fishing with her father. She is an airboat captain and the operator of Buffalo Tiger Airboat Tours on Tamiami Trail in Miami, Florida. Early life In January 2019, Osceola revealed details about her childhood in an interview for the American Experience''The Swamp'' series produced by PBS, stating that while she was growing up in the Everglades she lived in a chickee hut with four walls but her mother and grandmother had lived in open huts. When Betty was five, she’d go south into the swamp to play. Spend all day there barefoot, running around. She also shared that her people had once lived off the la ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ochopee, Florida
Ochopee is an unincorporated community in Collier County, Florida, United States. It is located to the east of the intersection of US 41 and State Road 29, near Carnestown. The community is part of the Naples–Marco Island Metropolitan Statistical Area. The community got its name when a visitor to the general store asked the owner what the place was called. A native man was trading in the store that day so the owner asked him the Seminole word for farm. The farmer replied, "O-Chopp-ee". Ochopee began as a one-family tomato-farming community in the early 1920s. James Gaunt bought of land along U.S. Highway 41 for $100 per acre, and started with only army tents. A community called Ochopee grew up around Gaunt's tomato farm. After the original post office burned down, residents used an old storage shed to house mail. Now the Ochopee Post Office, it is the smallest in the nation.Stone 1989, p. 51. It continues as an active post office and sometime tourist attraction. The or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |