Miccosukee Indian Reservation

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Miccosukee Village out in the middle of the everglades. Also called the Forty Mile Bend Miccosukee Indian Reservation or the Tamiami Trail Reservation, which is located 40 miles west of Miami, on the Tamiami Trail (U.S Highway 41, or Southwest 8th Street), at the point where the Tamiami Canal turns to the northwest, in western Miami-Dade County.

Although this section is much smaller than the Alligator Alley section, it is the center of most tribal operations. It has a land area of 2.884 km² (712.64 acres).
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Coordinates:   25°45'37"N   80°48'49"W

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  • Miccosuke Indians live around here; they have set up a comparatively large community around this section of the Tamiami Trail.
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