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Obituary: Cypress, founder of Seminole museum
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Billy Larry Cypress, the executive director of the Seminole Tribe of Florida's museum, died on Monday after a long illness. He was 61. Cypress developed the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, which opened in 1997. He sought to educate tribal youth and others about Seminole culture. Cypress, a former Bureau of Indian Affairs education specialist, sat on the board of directors for the new National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., which opens this September. Get the Story:
Seminole educator founded, ran museum in Big Cypress area (The Miami Herald 4/15)
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Obituary: Cypress, founder of Seminole museum
Thursday, April 15, 2004
Billy Larry Cypress, the executive director of the Seminole Tribe of Florida's museum, died on Monday after a long illness. He was 61. Cypress developed the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum, which opened in 1997. He sought to educate tribal youth and others about Seminole culture. Cypress, a former Bureau of Indian Affairs education specialist, sat on the board of directors for the new National Museum of the American Indian in Washington, D.C., which opens this September. Get the Story:
Seminole educator founded, ran museum in Big Cypress area (The Miami Herald 4/15)
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