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[td][/td] [td]'''Betty Osceola''' (born August 8, 1967) is an American environmental activist, educator,<ref name=USA-Network>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-wake-hurricane-irma/752666001//|title=People of the Everglades after Hurricane Irma|website=News Press|accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name=Desmog-Report>{{cite web|url=https://www.desmogblog.com/2015/11/...-everglades-wild-oil-and-gas-free|title=Video interview with Betty Osceola by Julie Dermansky|website=Desmog|date=15 November 2015 |accessdate=February 3, 2019 }}</ref> and airboat captain.<ref name=The-Intercept>{{cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2017/04/29...s-on-floridas-fragile-everglades/|title=Photo Essay Poisoning The River of Green Grass|website=The Intercept|date=29 April 2017 |accessdate=February 3, 2019 }}</ref> A member of the [[Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida]] and the Panther Clan,<ref name=Natural-Awakenings>{{cite web|url=https://swfl.naturalawakeningsmag.c...Rising-Up-for-Mother-Earth|title=Grandmothers Rising Up for Mother Earth|website=Natural Awakenings|accessdate=February 3, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019020...s-Rising-Up-for-Mother-Earth/|url-status=dead}}</ref> she is known for her advocacy to protect the [[Everglades]], which she identifies as her ancestral homeland.[/td]
[td]'''Betty Osceola''' (born August 8, 1967) is an American environmental activist, educator,<ref name=USA-Network>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-wake-hurricane-irma/752666001//|title=People of the Everglades after Hurricane Irma|website=News Press|accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name=Desmog-Report>{{cite web|url=https://www.desmogblog.com/2015/11/...-everglades-wild-oil-and-gas-free|title=Video interview with Betty Osceola by Julie Dermansky|website=Desmog|date=15 November 2015 |accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref> and airboat captain.<ref name=The-Intercept>{{cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2017/04/29...s-on-floridas-fragile-everglades/|title=Photo Essay Poisoning The River of Green Grass|website=The Intercept|date=29 April 2017 |accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref> A member of the [[Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida]] and the Panther Clan,<ref name=Natural-Awakenings>{{cite web|url=https://swfl.naturalawakeningsmag.c...Rising-Up-for-Mother-Earth|title=Grandmothers Rising Up for Mother Earth|website=Natural Awakenings|accessdate=February 3, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019020...s-Rising-Up-for-Mother-Earth/|url-status=dead}}</ref> she is known for her advocacy to protect the [[Everglades]], which she identifies as her ancestral homeland.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Osceola has led numerous public prayer walks and environmental awareness campaigns across South Florida, often focusing on threats to Indigenous land, water quality, and climate justice. She has been recognized as a Miccosukee tribal judge and serves on the Everglades Advisory Committee.[/td]
[td]Osceola has led numerous public prayer walks and environmental awareness campaigns across South Florida, often focusing on threats to Indigenous land, water quality, and climate justice. She has been recognized as a Miccosukee tribal judge and serves on the Everglades Advisory Committee.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Born and raised in the Everglades, she learned about traditional hunting and fishing from her father.<ref name=Gulfshore>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulfshorelife.com/2021/03/29/osceolas-river-of-grass/|title=Osceola's River of Grass|website=Path of the Panther|date=29 March 2021 |accessdate=May 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Vice>{{cite web|url=https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/...-scene/58e65331151fea1e68bf16cb|title=Matty's Airboat Tour of the Everglades|website=Vice|accessdate=February 3, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019042...cene/58e65331151fea1e68bf16cb|url-status=dead}}</ref>Today, she continues to share her knowledge of the region as the operator of Buffalo Tiger Airboat Tours on Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) in Miami, Florida.[/td]
[td]Born and raised in the Everglades, she learned about traditional hunting and fishing from her father.<ref name=Gulfshore>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulfshorelife.com/2021/03/29/osceolas-river-of-grass/|title=Osceola's River of Grass|website=Path of the Panther|date=29 March 2021 |accessdate=May 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Vice>{{cite web|url=https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/...-scene/58e65331151fea1e68bf16cb|title=Matty's Airboat Tour of the Everglades|website=Vice|accessdate=February 3, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019042...cene/58e65331151fea1e68bf16cb|url-status=dead}}</ref> Today, she continues to share her knowledge of the region as the operator of Buffalo Tiger Airboat Tours on Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) in Miami, Florida.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Early life==[/td]
[td]==Early life==[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Prayer Walks ==[/td]
[td]== Prayer Walks ==[/td] [td]Prayer walks are a longstanding practice in Indigenous communities, grounded in ceremony, reverence for the land, and spiritual responsibility. Osceola, has continued this tradition through organized prayer walks across South Florida. These walks are held to honor the Earth, build awareness, and offer spiritual healing in places facing ecological and cultural harm. Rooted in Miccosukee teachings, Osceolaβs prayer walks have taken place in sacred and threatened areas such as Big Cypress National Preserve, Lake Okeechobee, Loop Road, and the Miami Circle. Open to participants of all backgrounds, these walks are not acts of protest but of prayerful presenceβcentering Indigenous values of respect, relationship, and protection of the natural world.[/td]
[td]Prayer walks are a longstanding practice in Indigenous communities, grounded in ceremony, reverence for the land, and spiritual responsibility. Osceola, has continued this tradition through organized prayer walks across South Florida. These walks are held to honor the Earth, build awareness, and offer spiritual healing in places facing ecological and cultural harm. Rooted in Miccosukee teachings, Osceola's prayer walks have taken place in sacred and threatened areas such as Big Cypress National Preserve, Lake Okeechobee, Loop Road, and the Miami Circle. Open to participants of all backgrounds, these walks are not acts of protest but of prayerful presenceβcentering Indigenous values of respect, relationship, and protection of the natural world.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Prayer Walks and Public Demonstration ==[/td]
[td]== Prayer Walks and Public Demonstration ==[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]====June 22, 2025: Defend the Sacred, No ''Alligator Alcatraz''====[/td]
[td]====June 22, 2025: Defend the Sacred, No ''Alligator Alcatraz''====[/td] [td]Osceola organized an Indigenous-led prayer gathering in opposition to the proposed [[Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport]] (TNT) project (formerly known as the [[Everglades Jetport]]). The event drew an estimated 700 to 1,000 participants from diverse backgrounds who voiced concern over plans to construct an [[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) detention center on the site which many now call ''[[Alligator Alcatraz]]''. Opponents consider the project inhumane and environmentally harmful, particularly given the area's ecological and cultural significance. As of June 24, 2025, [[The Miami Herald]] reported that construction on the site had begun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article309318055.html/ |title=Alligator Alcatfaz Rises in the Everglades|website=MiamiHerald}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Osceola organized an Indigenous-led prayer gathering in opposition to the proposed [[Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport]] (TNT) project (formerly known as the [[Everglades Jetport]]). The event drew an estimated 700 to 1,000 participants from diverse backgrounds who voiced concern over plans to construct a [[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) detention center on the site which many now call ''[[Alligator Alcatraz]]''. Opponents consider the project inhumane and environmentally harmful, particularly given the area's ecological and cultural significance. As of June 24, 2025, [[The Miami Herald]] reported that construction on the site had begun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article309318055.html/ |title=Alligator Alcatfaz Rises in the Everglades|website=MiamiHerald}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 2023: Honor the Ancestors around the Miami Circle in Brickell ===[/td]
[td]=== 2023: Honor the Ancestors around the Miami Circle in Brickell ===[/td] [td]====March 18, 2023: Honor the Ancestors====[/td]
[td]====March 18, 2023: Honor the Ancestors====[/td] [td]Osceola organized a mile-long peaceful prayer walk in opposition to the developing of a site of historical significance not only for Native American culture but for humanity. The walkers journeyed from Brickell Park, around the [[Miami Circle]], stopping at 444 Brickell Avenue and ending at 77 SE 5th Street, at this last site archaeologists have uncovered human remains, and other artifacts possibly pre-dating the pyramids of Egypt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/...-history-in-brickell-but-will-miami-save-it// |title=Potential Tragedy with Major Archeological Finding |website=News10|date=13 February 2023 }}</ref> The site is located in an area that used to be inhabited by the [[Tequesta]] people for thousands of years and in the vicinity of the [[Miami Circle]] in [[Brickell]], [[Miami]].[/td]
[td]Osceola organized a mile-long peaceful prayer walk in opposition to the developing of a site of historical significance not only for Native American culture but for humanity. The walkers journeyed from Brickell Park, around the [[Miami Circle]], stopping at 444 Brickell Avenue and ending at 77 SE 5th Street, at this last site archaeologists have uncovered human remains, and other artifacts possibly pre-dating the pyramids of Egypt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/...-history-in-brickell-but-will-miami-save-it// |title=Potential Tragedy with Major Archeological Finding |website=News10|date=13 February 2023}}</ref> The site is located in an area that used to be inhabited by the [[Tequesta]] people for thousands of years and in the vicinity of the [[Miami Circle]] in [[Brickell]], [[Miami]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 2021: Prayers Walks and Hikes ===[/td]
[td]=== 2021: Prayers Walks and Hikes ===[/td] [td]====April 10, 2021: Signs Across the Alley Hike====[/td]
[td]====April 10, 2021: Signs Across the Alley Hike====[/td] [td]Osceola organized and lead a group of concerns citizens for a one day hike<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/te...ing-big-cypress-national-preserve/4839482001/ |title=Hikers Protest Proposed oil Drilling|website=TheNewsPress}}</ref> into [[Big Cypress National Preserve]] to educate the public and to protest a proposed oil drilling plan. After the hike protesters lined up on the side of [[Interstate 75]].[/td]
[td]Osceola organized and lead a group of concerns citizens for a one-day hike<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/te...ing-big-cypress-national-preserve/4839482001/ |title=Hikers Protest Proposed oil Drilling|website=TheNewsPress}}</ref> into [[Big Cypress National Preserve]] to educate the public and to protest a proposed oil drilling plan. After the hike protesters lined up on the side of [[Interstate 75]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]====February 6-12, 2021: Prayer Walk around Lake Okeechobee====[/td]
[td]====February 6β12, 2021: Prayer Walk around Lake Okeechobee====[/td] [td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress organized a second walk around the perimeter of [[Lake Okeechobee]],<ref name=WGCU>{{cite web|url=https://news.wgcu.org/2021-02-16/lake-o-prayer-walk-aims-to-defend-everglades-future|title=Lake O Prayer Walk|website=WGCU|date=16 February 2021 |accessdate=February 28, 2021}}</ref> with a group of 26 participants for a seven-day long and 118-mile prayer. In addition to praying for the healing of Mother Earth the walk was in opposition to the [[EPA]] State Assumption of Dredge and Fill Permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water.[/td]
[td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress organized a second walk around the perimeter of [[Lake Okeechobee]],<ref name=WGCU>{{cite web|url=https://news.wgcu.org/2021-02-16/lake-o-prayer-walk-aims-to-defend-everglades-future|title=Lake O Prayer Walk|website=WGCU|date=16 February 2021 |accessdate=February 28, 2021}}</ref> with a group of 26 participants for a seven-day long and 118-mile prayer. In addition to praying for the healing of Mother Earth the walk was in opposition to the [[EPA]] State Assumption of Dredge and Fill Permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]====January 2-3, 2021: Prayer Walk on U.S. Highway 41====[/td]
[td]====January 2β3, 2021: Prayer Walk on U.S. Highway 41====[/td] [td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress <ref name=News-Press/> organized and lead a group of 41 participants during a two-day long and 36-mile prayer walk on State Road 41, from East to West, in [[Big Cypress National Preserve]] in opposition to the [[EPA]] State Assumption of Dredge and Fill Permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water. The group started on East entrance of Loop Road and ended on the second day in Carnestown, Florida.[/td]
[td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress<ref name=News-Press/> organized and lead a group of 41 participants during a two-day long and 36-mile prayer walk on State Road 41, from East to West, in [[Big Cypress National Preserve]] in opposition to the [[EPA]] State Assumption of Dredge and Fill Permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water. The group started on East entrance of Loop Road and ended on the second day in Carnestown, Florida.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 2019: Prayer Walk on Historic Loop Road ===[/td]
[td]=== 2019: Prayer Walk on Historic Loop Road ===[/td] [td]====December 7-8, 2021: Prayer Walk for Healing of the Land====[/td]
[td]====December 7β8, 2021: Prayer Walk for Healing of the Land====[/td] [td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress from the Otter Clan,<ref name=MutComm>{{cite web|url=https://mutcomm.com/everglades-acti...rayer-walk-december-7-and-8/|title=Everglades Activists Plan Prayer Walk|website=MutComm|accessdate=February 28, 2021}}</ref> organized and lead a group of over 60 participants during a two-day long and 31-mile prayer walk in the historic Loop Road in Ochopee, Florida.[/td]
[td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress from the Otter Clan,<ref name=MutComm>{{cite web|url=https://mutcomm.com/everglades-acti...rayer-walk-december-7-and-8/|title=Everglades Activists Plan Prayer Walk|website=MutComm|accessdate=February 28, 2021}}</ref> organized and lead a group of over 60 participants during a two-day long and 31-mile prayer walk in the historic Loop Road in Ochopee, Florida.[/td] [td][/td]
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[td][/td] [td]=== 2016: Standing Rock - [[Dakota Access Pipeline]] ===[/td]
[td]=== 2016: Standing Rock - [[Dakota Access Pipeline]] ===[/td] [td]Osceola made two trips <ref name=Paper>{{cite web|url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/ne...to-protest-pipeline-8041134|title=Grandmother drives to North Dakota Reservation|website=BPB|accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref> from the Everglades to the [[Standing Rock Indian Reservation]] to deliver supplies to the [[Dakota Access Pipeline protests]].[/td]
[td]Osceola made two trips<ref name=Paper>{{cite web|url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/ne...to-protest-pipeline-8041134|title=Grandmother drives to North Dakota Reservation|website=BPB|accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref> from the Everglades to the [[Standing Rock Indian Reservation]] to deliver supplies to the [[Dakota Access Pipeline protests]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 2015-2017: Walk for Mother Earth on [[U.S. Highway 41]] ===[/td]
[td]=== 2015-2017: Walk for Mother Earth on [[U.S. Highway 41]] ===[/td] [td]==External links==[/td]
[td]==External links==[/td] [td]* Buffalo Tiger Airboat Tours {{official website|https://www.buffalotigersairboattours.com/}}[/td]
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[td][/td] [td]'''Betty Osceola''' (born August 8, 1967) is an American environmental activist, educator,<ref name=USA-Network>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-wake-hurricane-irma/752666001//|title=People of the Everglades after Hurricane Irma|website=News Press|accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name=Desmog-Report>{{cite web|url=https://www.desmogblog.com/2015/11/...-everglades-wild-oil-and-gas-free|title=Video interview with Betty Osceola by Julie Dermansky|website=Desmog|date=15 November 2015 |accessdate=February 3, 2019 }}</ref> and airboat captain.<ref name=The-Intercept>{{cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2017/04/29...s-on-floridas-fragile-everglades/|title=Photo Essay Poisoning The River of Green Grass|website=The Intercept|date=29 April 2017 |accessdate=February 3, 2019 }}</ref> A member of the [[Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida]] and the Panther Clan,<ref name=Natural-Awakenings>{{cite web|url=https://swfl.naturalawakeningsmag.c...Rising-Up-for-Mother-Earth|title=Grandmothers Rising Up for Mother Earth|website=Natural Awakenings|accessdate=February 3, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019020...s-Rising-Up-for-Mother-Earth/|url-status=dead}}</ref> she is known for her advocacy to protect the [[Everglades]], which she identifies as her ancestral homeland.[/td]
[td]'''Betty Osceola''' (born August 8, 1967) is an American environmental activist, educator,<ref name=USA-Network>{{cite web|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/news...-wake-hurricane-irma/752666001//|title=People of the Everglades after Hurricane Irma|website=News Press|accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref><ref name=Desmog-Report>{{cite web|url=https://www.desmogblog.com/2015/11/...-everglades-wild-oil-and-gas-free|title=Video interview with Betty Osceola by Julie Dermansky|website=Desmog|date=15 November 2015 |accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref> and airboat captain.<ref name=The-Intercept>{{cite web|url=https://theintercept.com/2017/04/29...s-on-floridas-fragile-everglades/|title=Photo Essay Poisoning The River of Green Grass|website=The Intercept|date=29 April 2017 |accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref> A member of the [[Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida]] and the Panther Clan,<ref name=Natural-Awakenings>{{cite web|url=https://swfl.naturalawakeningsmag.c...Rising-Up-for-Mother-Earth|title=Grandmothers Rising Up for Mother Earth|website=Natural Awakenings|accessdate=February 3, 2019|archive-date=February 4, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019020...s-Rising-Up-for-Mother-Earth/|url-status=dead}}</ref> she is known for her advocacy to protect the [[Everglades]], which she identifies as her ancestral homeland.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Osceola has led numerous public prayer walks and environmental awareness campaigns across South Florida, often focusing on threats to Indigenous land, water quality, and climate justice. She has been recognized as a Miccosukee tribal judge and serves on the Everglades Advisory Committee.[/td]
[td]Osceola has led numerous public prayer walks and environmental awareness campaigns across South Florida, often focusing on threats to Indigenous land, water quality, and climate justice. She has been recognized as a Miccosukee tribal judge and serves on the Everglades Advisory Committee.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]Born and raised in the Everglades, she learned about traditional hunting and fishing from her father.<ref name=Gulfshore>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulfshorelife.com/2021/03/29/osceolas-river-of-grass/|title=Osceola's River of Grass|website=Path of the Panther|date=29 March 2021 |accessdate=May 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Vice>{{cite web|url=https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/...-scene/58e65331151fea1e68bf16cb|title=Matty's Airboat Tour of the Everglades|website=Vice|accessdate=February 3, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019042...cene/58e65331151fea1e68bf16cb|url-status=dead}}</ref>Today, she continues to share her knowledge of the region as the operator of Buffalo Tiger Airboat Tours on Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) in Miami, Florida.[/td]
[td]Born and raised in the Everglades, she learned about traditional hunting and fishing from her father.<ref name=Gulfshore>{{cite web|url=https://www.gulfshorelife.com/2021/03/29/osceolas-river-of-grass/|title=Osceola's River of Grass|website=Path of the Panther|date=29 March 2021 |accessdate=May 24, 2022}}</ref><ref name=Vice>{{cite web|url=https://video.vice.com/en_us/video/...-scene/58e65331151fea1e68bf16cb|title=Matty's Airboat Tour of the Everglades|website=Vice|accessdate=February 3, 2019|archive-date=April 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/2019042...cene/58e65331151fea1e68bf16cb|url-status=dead}}</ref> Today, she continues to share her knowledge of the region as the operator of Buffalo Tiger Airboat Tours on Tamiami Trail (U.S. Route 41) in Miami, Florida.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]==Early life==[/td]
[td]==Early life==[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Prayer Walks ==[/td]
[td]== Prayer Walks ==[/td] [td]Prayer walks are a longstanding practice in Indigenous communities, grounded in ceremony, reverence for the land, and spiritual responsibility. Osceola, has continued this tradition through organized prayer walks across South Florida. These walks are held to honor the Earth, build awareness, and offer spiritual healing in places facing ecological and cultural harm. Rooted in Miccosukee teachings, Osceolaβs prayer walks have taken place in sacred and threatened areas such as Big Cypress National Preserve, Lake Okeechobee, Loop Road, and the Miami Circle. Open to participants of all backgrounds, these walks are not acts of protest but of prayerful presenceβcentering Indigenous values of respect, relationship, and protection of the natural world.[/td]
[td]Prayer walks are a longstanding practice in Indigenous communities, grounded in ceremony, reverence for the land, and spiritual responsibility. Osceola, has continued this tradition through organized prayer walks across South Florida. These walks are held to honor the Earth, build awareness, and offer spiritual healing in places facing ecological and cultural harm. Rooted in Miccosukee teachings, Osceola's prayer walks have taken place in sacred and threatened areas such as Big Cypress National Preserve, Lake Okeechobee, Loop Road, and the Miami Circle. Open to participants of all backgrounds, these walks are not acts of protest but of prayerful presenceβcentering Indigenous values of respect, relationship, and protection of the natural world.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]== Prayer Walks and Public Demonstration ==[/td]
[td]== Prayer Walks and Public Demonstration ==[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]====June 22, 2025: Defend the Sacred, No ''Alligator Alcatraz''====[/td]
[td]====June 22, 2025: Defend the Sacred, No ''Alligator Alcatraz''====[/td] [td]Osceola organized an Indigenous-led prayer gathering in opposition to the proposed [[Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport]] (TNT) project (formerly known as the [[Everglades Jetport]]). The event drew an estimated 700 to 1,000 participants from diverse backgrounds who voiced concern over plans to construct an [[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) detention center on the site which many now call ''[[Alligator Alcatraz]]''. Opponents consider the project inhumane and environmentally harmful, particularly given the area's ecological and cultural significance. As of June 24, 2025, [[The Miami Herald]] reported that construction on the site had begun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article309318055.html/ |title=Alligator Alcatfaz Rises in the Everglades|website=MiamiHerald}}</ref>[/td]
[td]Osceola organized an Indigenous-led prayer gathering in opposition to the proposed [[Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport]] (TNT) project (formerly known as the [[Everglades Jetport]]). The event drew an estimated 700 to 1,000 participants from diverse backgrounds who voiced concern over plans to construct a [[United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement]] (ICE) detention center on the site which many now call ''[[Alligator Alcatraz]]''. Opponents consider the project inhumane and environmentally harmful, particularly given the area's ecological and cultural significance. As of June 24, 2025, [[The Miami Herald]] reported that construction on the site had begun.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/immigration/article309318055.html/ |title=Alligator Alcatfaz Rises in the Everglades|website=MiamiHerald}}</ref>[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 2023: Honor the Ancestors around the Miami Circle in Brickell ===[/td]
[td]=== 2023: Honor the Ancestors around the Miami Circle in Brickell ===[/td] [td]====March 18, 2023: Honor the Ancestors====[/td]
[td]====March 18, 2023: Honor the Ancestors====[/td] [td]Osceola organized a mile-long peaceful prayer walk in opposition to the developing of a site of historical significance not only for Native American culture but for humanity. The walkers journeyed from Brickell Park, around the [[Miami Circle]], stopping at 444 Brickell Avenue and ending at 77 SE 5th Street, at this last site archaeologists have uncovered human remains, and other artifacts possibly pre-dating the pyramids of Egypt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/...-history-in-brickell-but-will-miami-save-it// |title=Potential Tragedy with Major Archeological Finding |website=News10|date=13 February 2023 }}</ref> The site is located in an area that used to be inhabited by the [[Tequesta]] people for thousands of years and in the vicinity of the [[Miami Circle]] in [[Brickell]], [[Miami]].[/td]
[td]Osceola organized a mile-long peaceful prayer walk in opposition to the developing of a site of historical significance not only for Native American culture but for humanity. The walkers journeyed from Brickell Park, around the [[Miami Circle]], stopping at 444 Brickell Avenue and ending at 77 SE 5th Street, at this last site archaeologists have uncovered human remains, and other artifacts possibly pre-dating the pyramids of Egypt.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.local10.com/news/local/...-history-in-brickell-but-will-miami-save-it// |title=Potential Tragedy with Major Archeological Finding |website=News10|date=13 February 2023}}</ref> The site is located in an area that used to be inhabited by the [[Tequesta]] people for thousands of years and in the vicinity of the [[Miami Circle]] in [[Brickell]], [[Miami]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 2021: Prayers Walks and Hikes ===[/td]
[td]=== 2021: Prayers Walks and Hikes ===[/td] [td]====April 10, 2021: Signs Across the Alley Hike====[/td]
[td]====April 10, 2021: Signs Across the Alley Hike====[/td] [td]Osceola organized and lead a group of concerns citizens for a one day hike<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/te...ing-big-cypress-national-preserve/4839482001/ |title=Hikers Protest Proposed oil Drilling|website=TheNewsPress}}</ref> into [[Big Cypress National Preserve]] to educate the public and to protest a proposed oil drilling plan. After the hike protesters lined up on the side of [[Interstate 75]].[/td]
[td]Osceola organized and lead a group of concerns citizens for a one-day hike<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.naplesnews.com/story/te...ing-big-cypress-national-preserve/4839482001/ |title=Hikers Protest Proposed oil Drilling|website=TheNewsPress}}</ref> into [[Big Cypress National Preserve]] to educate the public and to protest a proposed oil drilling plan. After the hike protesters lined up on the side of [[Interstate 75]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]====February 6-12, 2021: Prayer Walk around Lake Okeechobee====[/td]
[td]====February 6β12, 2021: Prayer Walk around Lake Okeechobee====[/td] [td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress organized a second walk around the perimeter of [[Lake Okeechobee]],<ref name=WGCU>{{cite web|url=https://news.wgcu.org/2021-02-16/lake-o-prayer-walk-aims-to-defend-everglades-future|title=Lake O Prayer Walk|website=WGCU|date=16 February 2021 |accessdate=February 28, 2021}}</ref> with a group of 26 participants for a seven-day long and 118-mile prayer. In addition to praying for the healing of Mother Earth the walk was in opposition to the [[EPA]] State Assumption of Dredge and Fill Permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water.[/td]
[td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress organized a second walk around the perimeter of [[Lake Okeechobee]],<ref name=WGCU>{{cite web|url=https://news.wgcu.org/2021-02-16/lake-o-prayer-walk-aims-to-defend-everglades-future|title=Lake O Prayer Walk|website=WGCU|date=16 February 2021 |accessdate=February 28, 2021}}</ref> with a group of 26 participants for a seven-day long and 118-mile prayer. In addition to praying for the healing of Mother Earth the walk was in opposition to the [[EPA]] State Assumption of Dredge and Fill Permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]====January 2-3, 2021: Prayer Walk on U.S. Highway 41====[/td]
[td]====January 2β3, 2021: Prayer Walk on U.S. Highway 41====[/td] [td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress <ref name=News-Press/> organized and lead a group of 41 participants during a two-day long and 36-mile prayer walk on State Road 41, from East to West, in [[Big Cypress National Preserve]] in opposition to the [[EPA]] State Assumption of Dredge and Fill Permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water. The group started on East entrance of Loop Road and ended on the second day in Carnestown, Florida.[/td]
[td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress<ref name=News-Press/> organized and lead a group of 41 participants during a two-day long and 36-mile prayer walk on State Road 41, from East to West, in [[Big Cypress National Preserve]] in opposition to the [[EPA]] State Assumption of Dredge and Fill Permitting under Section 404 of the Clean Water. The group started on East entrance of Loop Road and ended on the second day in Carnestown, Florida.[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 2019: Prayer Walk on Historic Loop Road ===[/td]
[td]=== 2019: Prayer Walk on Historic Loop Road ===[/td] [td]====December 7-8, 2021: Prayer Walk for Healing of the Land====[/td]
[td]====December 7β8, 2021: Prayer Walk for Healing of the Land====[/td] [td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress from the Otter Clan,<ref name=MutComm>{{cite web|url=https://mutcomm.com/everglades-acti...rayer-walk-december-7-and-8/|title=Everglades Activists Plan Prayer Walk|website=MutComm|accessdate=February 28, 2021}}</ref> organized and lead a group of over 60 participants during a two-day long and 31-mile prayer walk in the historic Loop Road in Ochopee, Florida.[/td]
[td]Osceola and Reverend Houston R. Cypress from the Otter Clan,<ref name=MutComm>{{cite web|url=https://mutcomm.com/everglades-acti...rayer-walk-december-7-and-8/|title=Everglades Activists Plan Prayer Walk|website=MutComm|accessdate=February 28, 2021}}</ref> organized and lead a group of over 60 participants during a two-day long and 31-mile prayer walk in the historic Loop Road in Ochopee, Florida.[/td] [td][/td]
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[td][/td] [td]=== 2016: Standing Rock - [[Dakota Access Pipeline]] ===[/td]
[td]=== 2016: Standing Rock - [[Dakota Access Pipeline]] ===[/td] [td]Osceola made two trips <ref name=Paper>{{cite web|url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/ne...to-protest-pipeline-8041134|title=Grandmother drives to North Dakota Reservation|website=BPB|accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref> from the Everglades to the [[Standing Rock Indian Reservation]] to deliver supplies to the [[Dakota Access Pipeline protests]].[/td]
[td]Osceola made two trips<ref name=Paper>{{cite web|url=https://www.browardpalmbeach.com/ne...to-protest-pipeline-8041134|title=Grandmother drives to North Dakota Reservation|website=BPB|accessdate=February 3, 2019}}</ref> from the Everglades to the [[Standing Rock Indian Reservation]] to deliver supplies to the [[Dakota Access Pipeline protests]].[/td] [td][/td]
[td][/td] [td]=== 2015-2017: Walk for Mother Earth on [[U.S. Highway 41]] ===[/td]
[td]=== 2015-2017: Walk for Mother Earth on [[U.S. Highway 41]] ===[/td] [td]==External links==[/td]
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