Miccosukee Tribal elder Michael Frank walks past chickees, stilt homes, used for community activities, on the Miccosukee Indian Reservation in the Florida Everglades, Thursday, May 16, 2024. (AP Photo ...
As a boy, when the water was low Talbert Cypress from the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida rummaged through the Everglades’ forests, swam in its swampy ponds and fished in its canals.