Florida's Civil Rights Program

Native American Special Emphasis Program

The Native American Special Emphasis Program Manager and the NRCS American Indian Liaison participates with the Natural Resources Conservation Service Southeast Region’s American Indian Workgroup.

South Florida

The State of Florida has two Federally Recognized Tribes, the Seminole The Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. and the Miccosukee Tribe of Florida. The Seminole Tribe has reservations in Tampa, Immokalee, Hollywood, Fort Pierce, Brighton and Big Cypress. The Miccosukee tribe is located in Broward County next to the Everglades. The Seminole Tribe does most of the Farming and Ranching in the Big Cypress reservation (Hendry County) and Brighton Reservation (Glades County) The Miccosukee Tribe leases all their pastureland to the Seminole Tribe for Cow-calf operations. Conservation Planning, EQIP and WRP are the most popular programs at the reservations.

North Florida

In Florida’s panhandle, NRCS offices, along with the Three Rivers RC&D, service Escambia and Santa Rosa counties assisting The Perdido Bay Tribe, Community Based Organizations and the Poarch Creek Band of Creek Indians of Alabama Tribe who reside in Alabama and Florida.

Native American Links:

Seminole Children

• American Indian and Alaskan Native Employee Association for the NRCS
• AIANEA Scholarship information
• i-a-c-online.com/
• ncai.org/
• indiancountry.com/
• usetinc.org/
• nativetech.org/
• Bearheart Gallery

Florida Program Contact

John Harper, Native American Program Manager, 850-623-0030.

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