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Chief Dan Helms Shares a
Family Connection to the
Story of Fort Kirkland
October 2025
The University of West Florida Archaeology Institute is lead a team of archaeology students back in the field to continue their search for Fort Kirkland north of Crestview. The story of Caleb Kirkland, who established the fortification in the 1830s, is a uniquely personal one for Dan Helms. The Chief of the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee can trace his roots back to the Kirkland family.
Chief Dan Helms speaking at the Wetlands Scientist Convention
June 2024
Chief Dan Helms was privileged to give opening remarks to the Society of Wetlands Scientist convention. Their mission is to promote best practices in wetland research, education, conservation, preservation, restoration, and management. The environmental perspective of the Santa Rosa Band is in harmony with their mission. Science and age old indigenous environmental practices combined can offer viable solutions to current challenges facing our wetlands.
The Humble Oyster
Documentary Panel
April 2024
“The Humble Oyster” examines the fragility of Northwest Florida’s threatened coastal ecology and efforts to bring back the health of the region’s bays and a once vibrant commercial industry through oyster restoration. “The documentary rekindled fond childhood memories of my time spent on Blackwater and East Bay. I am encouraged by the programs underway and the support of our community the glorious eco system of the past may be once again”. Chief Dan
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