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You once could read
this memorial near Munroe Station,
Everglades Florida
(Retyped for clarity)
1936 SEMINOLE
CONFERENCE
ŻŻŻŻŻ ° ° ° ŻŻŻŻŻ
On February 22, 1936, this pine
hammock was the site of a conference attended by
about 275 Seminoles and several representatives
of state and local governments. Florida's New
Deal governor, David W. Shotlz (1933 - 37), had
aided the state's economic recovery from the
great depression. Accompanied by members of his
cabinet and D. Graham Copeland of the Collier
County Board of Commissioners. Sholtz journeyed
into the Everglades to discuss with Seminole
leaders what the government could do to assist
the Indians in those trying times. A ceremonial
welcome was followed by conversations in which
Gotch Nagoftee (Josie Billie) and Tush Kee
Henehe (Corey Osceola) spoke for the Seminoles.
The Indians appreciated the offer of aid but,
fearing removal from the Everglades, gave the
Governor this reply: "Pohoam Checkish" - "Just
leave us alone."
SPONSORED BY THE COLLIER COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY IN COOPERATION WITH DEPARTMENT OF STATE
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