a slow motion river of grass most often explored by fan power. and out in the middle it seems impossible to know where you re going or where you ve been. unless this is your home. unless sawgrass is your backyard. plants and animals your mobile apps. you can hear the deep bellowing of the male and the lighter bellowing of the female. and for us, that signifies that we re getting close to our rainy season. for us, we don t have to look at the weather channel. we listen to alligator. we re always taught that if you pay attention to the animals, the environment around you, they ll teach you. though she is miccosukee, betty osceola shares a name with chief osceola, seminole of the fierce resistant in what became america s first vietnam. neither tribe is from the glades. they were driven down here by
it comes to the team s name, things are simple. unlike their nfl counterparts in washington, the school and the indian tribe from which it gets its name, seminoles, rally around the seminole identity. the tune is unmistakable, as is the tomahawk chop from the sellout crowd, many wearing war paint and native american head dresses. a student portraying the seminole chief osceola rides out and thrusts a flaming spear into the ground. for decades, this has been tradition at florida state university s seminole home football games. the stereotyping of native americans with mascots and nicknames like indians and braves is in the spotlight again. this time, over the washington redskins. it may shock you, but here, the people portrayed don t just tolerate the university s use of their tribe s name, seminoles. they support it and defend it.