“We’re going to buy Manhattan back, one burger at a time.”Mr. Osceola died on Oct. 8 at a hospital in Weston, Fla. For decades, Mr. Osceola was the public face of the Seminole tribe, and, within it, a father figure. “He was such a proud member of the Seminole tribe,” Jim Allen, the chairman of Hard Rock International and the chief executive officer of Seminole Gaming, said in a phone interview. In 1957, the Seminole Tribe of Florida became federally recognized. During his council tenure, a scholarship was created to pay for college or vocational school for any tribal member.

Source: International New York Times October 16, 2020 15:16 UTC