Census Turns Up No Miccosukees on Land
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The U.S. Census Bureau did not record a single Miccosukee on the tribe’s reservation in its 2000 count, although hundreds of American Indians live on or near the land in the Everglades. Many are Miccosukees, but Indians from other tribes also live on or near the reservation.
Miccosukee Chairman Billy Cypress did not return a phone call for comment Friday.
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