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- From: rich@pencil.cs.missouri.edu (Rich Winkel)
- Subject: Miccosukee Tribe Hurricane Relief
- Message-ID: <1992Sep5.001817.17479@mont.cs.missouri.edu>
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- ** Topic: Miccosukee Hurricane Relief **
- ** Written 9:46 am Sep 4, 1992 by peshe@mamia in cdp:gen.nativenet **
- Original-Sender: Peshewegunzh <gnosys!mthvax.cs.miami.edu!mamia!peshe>
-
- Since the Red Cross relief information was posted here, a relief
- effort specific to the Miccosukee Tribe which our nativenet
- members may be interested in helping through is as follows:
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- Miccosukee Tribe Relief Fund, account number 1596112418. Mail
- to Miccosukee Tribe Relief Fund, Barnett Bank, 13750 SW 8 Street,
- Miami FL 33184.
-
- Electric power to the reservation may not be restored for many weeks.
- The U.S. military has provided two 30 KWh diesel generators for the
- duration, one of the few times that the tribe has ever accepted
- outside help. As you may know, the Miccosukee tribe was never
- defeated by the U.S. military after withdrawing to the Everglades
- after the "Trail of Tears" atrocities, and has remained fiercely
- independent. But with the unprecedented devastation of the storm,
- they have been unable to cope alone. During the hurricane, the tribal
- government buildings were opened to non-natives as a designated
- hurricane shelter.
-
- The Miccosukee reservation is 20 miles west of Miami, along Tamiami
- Trail between Miami and Fort Myers in the Everglades.
-
- Thanks for all your good wishes. Our own situation is far better
- than that of many, and we urge those so moved to assist those
- needy others who have not fared as well.
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