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Betty Osceola (born August 8, 1967) is a Native American Everglades grandmother, environmental activist, educator, [1] anti-fracking [2] and clean water advocate. [3] She is a member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida from the Panther Clan. [4] Osceola was born and raised in the Everglades. She spent her upbringing living off the ...
Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Asi-yahola in Creek), named Billy Powell at birth in Alabama, became an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. He was reared by his mother in the Creek (Muscogee) tradition.
Bill Osceola (30 June 1919 – 16 April 1995) was the first president of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. When the federal government marked his tribe for termination, Osceola came up with the idea of creating a rodeo as a tourist attraction to raise funds. The rodeo earned enough money to pay for tribal representatives to lobby against ...
3,973.25 classroom teachers (FTE) 4,839.02 other staff (FTE) (as of 2022-23) [1] Student–teacher ratio. 18.51 (as of 2022-23) [1] Other information. Website. www.osceolaschools.net. The School District of Osceola County, Florida is a school district serving all of Osceola County, Florida. The district has 84 schools. [2][3]
Marcellus William Osceola Jr. (born in 1972) is the current and 7th Tribal Council Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Osceola won a special election in 2016 to replace James Billie , who was ousted following a recall petition [ 1 ] and was re-elected to a full term in 2019.
Billy Osceola. Billy Osceola, (July 4, 1920 – August 1, 1974) was the first elected chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. He became an ordained minister and was extremely influential in shifting the Seminole Tribe of Florida from traditional spiritual practices to the Baptist faith. [1] He was the first elected chairman of the tribe after ...
The Osceola Library System is a public library system serving Osceola County in Central Florida. The main branch is the Hart Memorial Central Library in historic downtown Kissimmee. The system has large branch locations in St. Cloud, Buenaventura Lakes, Poinciana, and West Osceola, as well as a small branch in Kenansville. [1]
Foundation for Early Learning. Foundation for Early Learning is a non-profit organization that is dedicated to supporting early childhood development from birth through age five. Founded by Mona Lee Locke, the Foundation grew out of former Washington Governor Gary Locke 's Commission on Early Learning and was started with a $10 million gift ...