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Gallery Talk: "Life and Culture of the Seminole Tribe" in connection with
The Disappeared: Native American Images from the Drapkin Collection
by Seminole Tribe Members Brian Zepada and Everett Osceola
Saturday, May 30, 2009, 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Brian Zepada

Brian Zepeda is a member of the Seminole Tribe of Florida.  He has been involved in tourism for 20 years.  He is an accomplished artist and public speaker.  His photographs, beadwork, and woodcarvings can be seen in museums and private collections around the world. He is married, and has three great children.

Brian was appointed to the Florida Governors Council on Indian Affairs in 1998 to present.  He has served on the board for numerous museums and currently serves as the Southeastern representative for AIANTA (American Indian Alaskan Native Tourism Association).  Brian is a traditional teacher of Seminole culture among his people.  He is currently employed by the Seminole Tribe of  Florida as the Community Outreach Coordinator for the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum.

Everett Osceola

Everett Osceola  was born on the Hollywood reservation and also partially raised on the Brighton reservation.  Everett was brought up to respect his traditional Seminole ways by his mother and his mother's family mostly instilled by his grand-father Frank Shore.

Now an employee for the Seminole Tribe of Florida.  Everett is working for the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki museum outreach department.  Everett shares the same traditional values and history that were bestowed onto him.  Working for the Museum Everett has spoken on many occasions throughout the nation as well as different countries such as New Zealand, Germany, and China.

 

Brian Zepada


Everett Osceola


The talk is open to the public.
Free for museum members and included in the $4 entry donation for non-members.






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