It shows the ways the tribe fixed meals, constructed clothing, and how they traveled, traded, worshipped and celebrated.Īnd it immerses you in the tribe’s heritage. It tells the story of the justifiably proud tribe with the haunting film, ‘We Seminoles,’ and includes accurate displays of how this people hunted - and how they were hunted. Designed as an educational instrument for tribal members as well as the non-Seminole community, it provides a smart first stop on Big Cypress. In the language of the Seminole’s, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki means a place to learn, a place to remember, and the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum is exactly that. Here, friends greet one another in the traditional Miccosukee language women cook ‘fry bread’ and prepare gar and deer over an open flame and experiences for visitors aren’t virtual reality- they’re actual reality.Ĭheck out some things to do at Big Cypress Reservation. Its estimated 3,800 tribal members are resolutely dedicated to sustaining the culture and heritage of their past. Far off the beaten path, 45 minutes south of Clewiston, you’ll find the Big Cypress Reservation, a remote, 82-square-mile tract of land, the largest of six Indian reservations owned by the Seminole Tribe of Florida.Īmong Florida’s tourist destinations, the Big Cypress reservation is unlike any other.

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