Miccosukee Indian Reservation

The Miccosukee Indian Reservation is the homeland of the Miccosukee tribe of Native Americans. It is divided into three sections in two counties of southern Florida, United States. Their total land area is 128.256 sq mi (332.183 km²). There was no resident population on reservation territory as of the 2000 census.

The largest section by far is known as the Alligator Alley Reservation, which is located at the extreme western part of Broward County, at its county line with Collier County. It has a land area of 127.057 sq mi (329.076 km²).

Miccosukee airboat tour in the Florida Everglades

The second largest section is the Tamiami Trail Reservation, which is located 40 miles (64 km) west of Miami, on the Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41, or Southwest 8th Street), at the point where the Tamiami Canal turns to the northwest, in western Miami-Dade County. Although this section is much smaller than the Alligator Alley section, it is the center of most tribal operations. It has a land area of 712.64 acres (2.884 km²).

The smallest section is the Krome Avenue Reservation, located east of the Tamiami Trail section and closer to the city of Miami. It is also on the Tamiami Trail, on the northwest corner of its intersection with Krome Avenue (Southwest 177th Avenue), just west of the community of Tamiami. This section has a land area of only 55.04 acres (0.2227 km²). The Miccosukee Resort & Casino is on this site.

References

Miccosukee Reservation, Florida United States Census Bureau
Miccosukee Resort & Gaming Official site

Seminole

Federally recognized tribes	Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida Seminole Nation of Oklahoma Seminole Tribe of Florida

Reservations	Big Cypress Brighton Fort Pierce Hollywood Immokalee Miccosukee Tampa

Languages	Afro-Seminole Creole Mikasuki language Muscogee language

Culture	Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum Alligator wrestling Black Seminoles Chickee Fastachee Four Mothers Society Green Corn Ceremony Seminole music Stomp dance

History	Indigenous people of the Everglades region Seminole Wars Trail of Tears Green Corn Rebellion

Politics and law	List of chiefs Oklahoma Tax Commission v. United States Seminole Nation v. United States

Municipalities and communities of Broward County, Florida, United States

County seat: Fort Lauderdale

Cities	Coconut Creek Cooper City Coral Springs Dania Beach Deerfield Beach Fort Lauderdale Hallandale Beach Hollywood Lauderdale Lakes Lauderhill Lighthouse Point Margate Miramar North Lauderdale Oakland Park Parkland Pembroke Pines Plantation Pompano Beach Sunrise Tamarac West Park Weston Wilton Manors

Towns	Davie Hillsboro Beach Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Pembroke Park Southwest Ranches

Villages	Lazy Lake Sea Ranch Lakes

CDPs	Boulevard Gardens Broadview Park Franklin Park Hillsboro Pines Roosevelt Gardens Washington Park

Unincorporated community	Fern Crest Village Oak Point

Indian reservations	Big Cypress Indian Reservation Miccosukee Indian Reservation

Ghost town	Andytown

Coordinates: 26°09′02″N 80°49′56″W / 26.1504374°N 80.8322428°W / 26.1504374; -80.8322428

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