The Trail of Florida's Indian Heritage has been awarded a grant from the Department of State Division of Historical Resources to produce the Florida Native American Heritage Trail Booklet.  The Media Release for this important Project can be viewed below or at Trail DHR Media Release.

The Trail has recently changed its name to the Trail of Florida's Indian Heritage.  Below is the Media Release announcing this significant decision.  In the near future the Trail web site will be changed to reflect this new incorporated name.

                                Media Release

                                                   Release Date:  February 26, 2007

                                                                             Contact: Roger Block, PhD, President

                                                   Phone: (727) 367-8381

                                                                       Email: rfblock@tampabay.rr.com

 Trail of the Lost Tribes has a new name

The Trail of the Lost Tribes, a non-profit organization whose mission is public education of the rich Indian heritage in Florida from ancient times to the modern era, is proud to announce that it has changed its name to:

                                                                                      Trail of Florida’s Indian Heritage

The new name reflects the Trail’s expanded mission to share the history, culture, language, beliefs, and customs of Florida’s Native Americans from their first arrival 12,000 years ago to the present day. The Trail of Florida’s Indian Heritage invites you to participate in and explore the American Indian experience in Florida.

Founded in 2000, the current Trail of Florida’s Indian Heritage is a membership network of three heritage interpreters and twenty six public sites, including history museums, archaeological sites, and city, county, state and national parks.  In addition to celebrating Native American heritage, the Trail membership network seeks to promote awareness, responsible visitation and protection of the remaining cultural sites, middens, and mounds of the original peoples of Florida.

With funding from the Florida Humanities Council, the Frank E. Duckwall Foundation, and VISIT FLORIDA, the Trail has produced three important archaeological speaker series and three very popular tourism brochures which are distributed throughout the state and at all VISIT FLORIDA Welcome Centers.

Currently, the Trail is producing the Florida Native American Heritage Trail publication through a grant from the Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources.  This publication will list over one hundred locations throughout Florida where Native American history and heritage information is available to the public.

Our web site, www.trailofthelosttribes.org will now be accessible by either our initial name or the new name, www.trailoffloridasindianheritage.org. 

Here is the latest Trail newsletter, which will be published twice a year: