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Climate Change and the

Land of My Ancestors

s we close out the Summer of 2022, believe what they write in books
most of you will probably agree, it because the “experts” don’t
A seems to get intolerably more hot know. Our ancestors lived here
with each passing year. I tried walking on and survived. Uncle Pete didn’t
the beach to get some steps in and found the go deep into explaining this to
sand to be equal to walking on asphalt. Now, me. I always felt that he owed
it may be my age, but as a person who grew me no explanation, he was there
up on the beach and spent a great deal of just to give me the facts.
by Tina Osceola my time enjoying the sun and fun of living In my professional life with
in paradise, I never remember the sand burning my feet. I realize the Seminole Tribe of Florida,
that discussing climate change is a touchy subject because many this question still comes up and
deny its existence and the mere mention of it can provoke violence. it’s fairly common. Remember,
That is not my intent. I want to tell you about climate change and the question of where an
my Tribe… mostly about the land of my ancestors. “Indian” is from can be loaded?
As a Seminole, I am asked quite regularly, “Where do y’all come This is why… We are not a
from?” Could you hear my Southern accent? Just kidding, but the race of people. We are legally
question is what some call “loaded” because depending on who you defined as a political entity Toes in the Sand
ask, the answers will vary. In some cases, like my own, my answer has given that we are members of a
varied depending on which chapter of my life the question was posed. federally recognized Tribe. All
As a young child, I would reply that we are from Florida. My answer three branches of government still struggle with the “Indian problem.”
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