The Miccosukee Indian Reservation in Florida is home to the Miccosukee tribe, with three areas: Tamiami Trail, Alligator Alley, and Krome Avenue. Tamiami Trail has the largest population and traditional Miccosukee activities, while Krome Avenue has a resort and casino. The tribe migrated from Georgia to Florida in the late 19th century and is active in conservation efforts. Their language is Mikasuki, with around 500 speakers.
The Miccosukee Indian Reservation is home to members of the Miccosukee, a Native American tribe. It is found in Florida, in parts of Broward and Miami-Dade counties. The Miccosukee Indian Reservation consists of three areas: Tamiami Trail, Alligator Alley, and Krome Avenue.
Tamiami Trail is the area with the largest population in Miccosukee and the site of most tribal operations. Some of the land is devoted to the traditional Miccosukee way of life, including hunting, fishing, and subsistence farming, and commercial development is prohibited. The reservation also includes an Indian village and museum open to visitors. The Indian Village showcases traditional arts and crafts, cooking and alligator demonstrations. Tamiami Trail is located 40 miles (64km) west of Miami.
Alligator Alley is the largest of the three sections of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation. It is located in western Broward County, bordering Collier County. Alligator Alley has a gas station and service plaza.
Krome Avenue, the smallest part of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation, is home to the Miccosukee Resort & Casino, as well as a tobacconist’s shop and convention center. In addition to hotel accommodations, games and restaurants, the resort features a European spa and Club Egret, a children’s center and play space. The Krome Avenue section of the Miccosukee Indian Reservation is located at the intersection of Tamiami Trail and Krome Avenue.
The Miccosukee Tribe, formerly known as Lower Chiaha, historically lived in present-day Georgia with Upper Chiaha, with which they formed one of the Muskogee Creek Tribes. They later split from Upper Chiaha and migrated to Alabama, then moved to Florida in the late 19th century. The Miccosukee joined the Seminole tribe during the Second and Third Seminole Wars of the mid-19th century, but officially seceded from the Seminole in the 1919s, gaining federal recognition in 1919.
Membership in the tribe is open to anyone with a Miccosukee mother and not enrolled in any other Native American tribe. The tribe is active in environmental conservation efforts. They also sponsor the Miccosukee Championship, a Professional Golfers Association (PGA) event, and several National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR) teams.
The language of the Miccosukee tribe is Mikasuki, also called Hitchiti-Mikasuki, a Muscogean language related to Choctaw and Creek-Seminole. Mikasuki currently has around 500 speakers. The Hitchiti language, which was mutually intelligible with Mikasuki and possibly part of a single dialect continuum, is now extinct.
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