Citizens

• The Tribe maintains a seat on the Florida Governor's Council on Indian Affairs, the Florida Folk Arts Council, National Congress of American Indians, United South and Eastern Tribes, the National Indian Gaming Association, and the Florida Cattleman's Association.

• Over 90% of Tribal members are active participants in the programs administered by the Seminole Tribe's Education Department.

• Betty Mae Jumper was the first Seminole high school graduate when she completed the curriculum of the Cherokee Indian Boarding School in 1949.

• Over 450 Tribal member students have graduated from high school since 1945.

• Approximately 570 Tribal members currently attend Florida public schools.

• More than 40 Seminole students are known to be enrolled in colleges or universities.

• Tribal Education Department programs include Adult Education, Boarding School, the Community Library, Headstart, Higher Education, Johnson O'Malley, Cultural Education, Vocational Training, Job Training Partnership Act, Child Care, and the Student Tracking System.