On January 11, 1962, the U.S. Secretary of the Interior approved the Miccosukee Constitution and the Tribe was officially recognized as the "Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida². This legally established the Miccosukees¹ tribal existence and their sovereign, domestic dependant nation status with the United States Government.

According to the Miccosukee Constitution, the governing body of the Tribe is the Miccosukee General Council. The Officers of this Council are the Chairman, Assistant Chairman, Treasurer, Secretary and Lawmaker. Their responsibilities consist primarily of dealing with tribal matters relating to membership, government, law and order, education, welfare, recreation and fiscal disbursement. This group is also known as the Business Council. The Business Council has the responsibility for the development and management of resources and the day-to-day business activities of the Tribe. It is a combination of traditional Tribal Government and modern management that form the organizational structure of the present day Miccosukee Tribe.

Currently, the Tribe has four distinct Reservation Areas in the State of Florida: Tamiami Trail, Alligator Alley and two at Krome Avenue and U.S. 41.
On the Reservations, the Tribe operates the following:

1. Tamiami Trail Reservation

Clinic; Police Department; Court System; Day Care Center; Senior Center; Community Action Agency; Educational System (ranging from the Head Start Pre-School Program through Senior High School, Adult, Vocational and Higher Education Programs), Tribal Administration Offices; Restaurant; General Store; Service Station; Indian Village and Museum.

(2) Krome Avenue Reservation

Indian Gaming Facility; Resort and Convention Center and
Tobacco Shop.

(3) Alligator Alley Reservation

Gas Station and Service Plaza.

The Tribe also owns and operates the Miccosukee Golf and Country Club.
Revenues from the Tribal Enterprises are utilized to finance or subsidize the growth and development of the Tribe.

The Miccosukee Tribe is looking towards the future with great expectations.
However, Tribal leadership recognizes much remains to be done to ensure that the Miccosukee people can continue to be themselves in a constantly changing world. A key to this cultural survival is in the values and underlying philosophy of the traditional way of life. Values and traditions will not flourish unless they are constantly renewed and entered into wholeheartedly by the younger generations. For this reason, the Tribe has developed Miccosukee cultural studies at a higher level through a secondary curriculum
and expansive studies.

The Miccosukee way is reflected in its yellow, red, black and white flag; colors which represent the races in the world.

Membership in the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida is open to Indians of at least one half Miccosukee or Seminole Indian blood, who are not enrolled as members of any other Tribe of Indians. Currently, there are approximately 650 enrolled Miccosukee Indians.

The past and future paths traveled by the Miccosukee people reveal a people intent on finding their own way, who posses the cultural resources, flexibility and personal sense of independence and determination to continue
to be self-sufficient.