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Native Bidaské: Alligator Alcatraz — The Fight to Protect the Everglades

Native News Online | October 22, 2025

When the U.S. government built a massive migrant detention center in the heart of the Florida Everglades—land sacred to the Miccosukee and Seminole peoples—Betty Osceola stood up. What she’s fighting for is more than environmental justice. It’s about sovereignty, survival, and protecting the stories of her ancestors. Join Native Bidaské […]

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Native Bidaské: The Growing Fight Against Alligator Alcatraz

Native News Online | October 16, 2025

A detention center was built in the Florida Everglades—just 900 feet from sacred Miccosukee ceremonial grounds. There was no environmental review. No tribal consultation. Just fences, floodlights, and federal funding. This week on Native Bidaské, Miccosukee Chairman Talbert Cypress joins us to expose what’s happening at the site dubbed Alligator […]