Source

State Archives of Florida, Series S923

Description

Letter from Joe Dan Osceola, president of the Board of Directors for the Seminole Tribe of Florida, to Sam H. Brewer Jr. in the office of Florida Governor Claude Kirk requesting the three enclosed resolutions passed by the Seminole Tribal Council be considered by the legislature during the next session. The resolutions, all passed April 27, 1970, deal with improvement leases, the history of the Seminole Indians and returning the remains of Chief Osceola.

Date

1970-04-29

Creator

Osceola, Joe Dan, 1936-2019

Contributors

Jumper, Betty Mae, 1923-2011
Smith, Fred, 1939-1996
Barrett, Eugene W.

Format

Letters (correspondence)

Coverage

Late 20th-Century Florida (1968-2000)

Topic

Politics And Government

Subjects

Brewer, Sam H., Jr.
Ethnicity, Native American
Ethnicity, Seminole
Florida. Commission on Indian Affairs
Florida. Governor (1967-1971 : Kirk)
Florida. Legislature. House of Representatives
Florida. Legislature. Senate
Kirk, Claude R. (Claude Roy), Jr., 1926-2011
Osceola, Seminole chief, 1804-1838
Seminole Indians
Seminole Indians -- Government relations
Seminole Tribe of Florida
Seminole women

Geographic Term

Hollywood
Broward County
Tallahassee
Leon County

General Note

Betty Mae Jumper was the first woman elected chair of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, serving from 1967 and 1971.