BILLY CYPRESS              MITCHELL CYPRESS

            Chairman                         Chairman

    Miccosukee Tribe            Seminole Nation

       BOTH TRIBES ARE PROUD OF CASINOS                       TO THE EAST AND NORTH                     OF FT MYERS & NAPLES

Seminole Nation

Has six reservations in Florida.Big Cypress Indian Reservation is the largest.

Miccosukee Tribe

Has three reservation in Florida Alligator Alley Reservation is the largest.

BOTH of these two largest reservations are just a few miles East of Naples on the Alligator Alley.

Seminole Nation

Originated in Florida and areas nearby beginning in the 1700's.

In three wars with the Seminoles in  Fla,  1500 U.S.  soldiers died,  but there was  never  a surrender  thus they are    known as  Uncon-quered  People.  The only Indian tribe   never  to   sign   a  formal  peace treaty with the U.S. During  these  wars  they  moved into the Everglades.

Today,  they  have  sovereignty  over  their  tribal  lands,  and an economy   based  on  tobacco, tourism, resort gambling casinos and many other enterprises.

Miccosukee Tribe

Migrated  to  Florida  beginning in  the  1700's  forming  a major part of the  Seminole  tribe; they  moved  into   Everglades  after   Seminole  Wars.  During   this   period   they  mixed heavily with the Seminoles, but  many  main-tained  their  own culture.  

They separated  from Seminoles   in 1950s to become  the Florida Miccosukee Tribe of Indians and were recognized   by the state of Florida in 1957. Today they have sovereignty over their tribal lands and an economy based on  tour- ism,  resort  gamblnig  casinos      and many other enterprises.

BOTH Tribes

Have many Casinos, exhilarating Live  Entertainment, Restaurants, Bars,  Hotel Rooms,  and  Night- clubs for your entertainment.

They also have many Festivities Shops  and  Attractions open to the public that are espcially wonderful for family fun.