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Brighton Reservation is an Indian reservation of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, located in northeast Glades County near the northwest shore of Lake Okeechobee. It is one of six reservations held in trust by the federal government for this tribe.
In the 1960s and 1970s, some tribal members on reservations, such as the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation in Florida, viewed organized Christianity as a threat to their traditions. By the 1980s, Seminole communities were even more concerned about loss of language and tradition.
English: A series of United States Indian reservation locator maps, constructed mostly with Tiger/LINE and BIA open data, with supplements from the Canadian and Mexican censuses. Generated on July 24, 2019.
There are approximately 326 federally recognized Indian Reservations in the United States. [1] Most of the tribal land base in the United States was set aside by the federal government as Native American Reservations. In California, about half of its reservations are called rancherías. In New Mexico, most reservations are called Pueblos.
Billy Osceola was born 4 July 1920 [3] [4] in the Everglades to Jimmy [5] and Nancy Osceola. He grew up in the area that would become the Brighton Reservation.His mother died soon after he was born and his father returned to his clan who lived near Big Cypress, but the children remained in Brighton with their grandmother. [6]
Pages in category "American Indian reservations in Florida" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. ... Brighton Reservation; F. Fort Pierce ...
Florida Memory, Set 72157629911151955, ID 8443707301, Original title Seminole mother and children: Brighton Reservation, Florida File usage The following page uses this file:
Later, he established mission churches on the Brighton Reservation [2] and at Tamiami Trail. [3] Bill and Billy often shared pastoral duties, though they were from different Baptist organizations and both Independent and Southern Baptists had congregations on all three Seminole reservations—Dania, Big Cypress and Brighton.