Miccosukee Hurricane Relief

Peshewegunzh (gnosys!mthvax.cs.miami.edu!mamia!peshe)
Fri, 4 Sep 1992 12:46:16 EDT

Since the Red Cross relief information was posted here, a relief
effort specific to the Miccosukee Tribe which our nativenet
members may be interested in helping through is as follows:

Miccosukee Tribe Relief Fund, account number 1596112418. Mail
to Miccosukee Tribe Relief Fund, Barnett Bank, 13750 SW 8 Street,
Miami FL 33184.

Electric power to the reservation may not be restored for many weeks.
The U.S. military has provided two 30 KWh diesel generators for the
duration, one of the few times that the tribe has ever accepted
outside help. As you may know, the Miccosukee tribe was never
defeated by the U.S. military after withdrawing to the Everglades
after the "Trail of Tears" atrocities, and has remained fiercely
independent. But with the unprecedented devastation of the storm,
they have been unable to cope alone. During the hurricane, the tribal
government buildings were opened to non-natives as a designated
hurricane shelter.

The Miccosukee reservation is 20 miles west of Miami, along Tamiami
Trail between Miami and Fort Myers in the Everglades.

Thanks for all your good wishes. Our own situation is far better
than that of many, and we urge those so moved to assist those
needy others who have not fared as well.

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