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data-id=\"ca38a4d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Local Culture and Ecology on Display at UWF\u2019s New Heritage Roots Garden<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed34303 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ed34303\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>September 2025<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b37d36b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b37d36b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>UWF reached out to Chief Dan Helms, from the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee. Together we collaboratively came up with the idea of an ethno-botanical garden, which is now the Heritage Roots Garden. The idea is to feature native plants that have been used by communities of people in this area for thousands of years.\u201d<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a39849d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a39849d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwf.org\/local-news\/2025-09-18\/local-culture-and-ecology-on-display-at-uwfs-new-heritage-roots-garden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Learn More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-39bc329 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"39bc329\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1356d6d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1356d6d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/518156963_715736934412406_2273758723884574843_n-1-1024x675.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1584\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/518156963_715736934412406_2273758723884574843_n-1-1024x675.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/518156963_715736934412406_2273758723884574843_n-1-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/518156963_715736934412406_2273758723884574843_n-1-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/518156963_715736934412406_2273758723884574843_n-1.jpg 1430w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a760613 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a760613\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">City of Milton Proclaims <br>Chief Lloyd Hint Day!<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09d4a70 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"09d4a70\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>July 2025<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6eb61ac elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6eb61ac\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chief Hinote was honored today by the City of Milton for his leadership and selfless service to the city, the community and to his tribe. We are grateful this well-deserved recognition of Chief Lloyd Hinote has been given. <span data-subtree=\"aimfl,mfl\" data-processed=\"true\">Former Chief <\/span>Lloyd Hinote of the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee (also known as the Santa Rosa Creek Band) was described by current Chief Dan Helms as a &#8220;hero&#8221; to his people and the county, with efforts made to recognize his legacy as a &#8220;bridgebuilder&#8221;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a7da3e e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1a7da3e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d23332 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7d23332\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"520\" src=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gulf-Coast-Diplomacy.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1491\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gulf-Coast-Diplomacy.jpeg 830w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gulf-Coast-Diplomacy-300x195.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Gulf-Coast-Diplomacy-768x500.jpeg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c8d9def elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c8d9def\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Gulf Coast Diplomacy <br>Student from Brazil<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-313c165 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"313c165\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>January 2025<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0b2a6b0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0b2a6b0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Students from Brazil visited our Educational Cultural Center as part of Gulf Coast Diplomacy. One of the students said, &#8220;I live at the edge of the Amazon Rainforest. We are not preserving the culture of indigenous people as you are here. When I go back to Brazil, I am going to make it my mission to help save their culture from being lost.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c080202 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"c080202\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8a7494a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"8a7494a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Billy-Mills-Chief.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1492\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Billy-Mills-Chief.jpeg 720w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Billy-Mills-Chief-300x220.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a65e0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3a65e0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Olympic Gold Medal Winner Billy Mills and Chief Dan Helms<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c6d874 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c6d874\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>December 2023<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-adbf12a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"adbf12a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Billy Mills (Oglala Lakota), born in 1938, is a former U.S. Marine and track athlete famous for his stunning\u00a010,000-meter gold medal victory at the 1964 Tokyo Olympics. As a virtual unknown, his win is considered one of the greatest Olympic upsets, setting a new record of 28:24.4 and making him the only American to win this event.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ec488c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ec488c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=341208881865215&amp;id=100079283184329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abab68c e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"abab68c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-505d20c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"505d20c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FreedomFoundation-Award-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1488\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FreedomFoundation-Award-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FreedomFoundation-Award-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FreedomFoundation-Award-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FreedomFoundation-Award-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/FreedomFoundation-Award.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ffa41ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ffa41ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Freedoms Foundation at <br>Valley Forge Award<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-468e467 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"468e467\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>December 2023<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f066bce elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f066bce\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Muscogee Creek Historical Marker &#8211; Chief Dan \u201cSky Horse\u201d Helms and supporters acquired a historical marker in Milton, FL to educate the community about the Lumberton Incident, where Muscogee Creek Indians were attacked and killed by a local mob.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc7f6ae elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc7f6ae\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/story.php?story_fbid=341208881865215&amp;id=100079283184329\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24d5dd4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"24d5dd4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f917c57 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f917c57\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"443\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Native-American-Heritage-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1570\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Native-American-Heritage-1.jpg 443w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Native-American-Heritage-1-276x300.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3acdf7a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3acdf7a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Native American Heritage <br>Month with Governor DeSantis<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0108202 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0108202\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>December 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8583409 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8583409\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Chief Dan attended the inaugural celebration of Native American Heritage Month at the Governor\u2019s Mansion by personal invitation. Our Chief spent several hours sharing the vision of Santa Rosa Creek Band and all of great things we are doing here in the panhandle to preserve our heritage and culture.Chief Dan also met Mariann Billie, Big Cypress Councilwoman and Larry Howard, Brighton Councilman of the Seminole Tribe. We are looking forward to building on these new relationships.<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccaa047 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ccaa047\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[]}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb2b8aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"cb2b8aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"261\" src=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Indigenous-Peoples-Day-Ceremony-at-City-of-Pensacola.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1490\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Indigenous-Peoples-Day-Ceremony-at-City-of-Pensacola.jpg 500w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Indigenous-Peoples-Day-Ceremony-at-City-of-Pensacola-300x157.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bac93fd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"bac93fd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Indigenous Peoples' Day Ceremony at City of Pensacola<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-14aed89 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"14aed89\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>October 2022<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2986c38 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2986c38\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Chief Dan &#8220;Sky Horse&#8221; Helms opened his Indigenous People&#8217;s Day ceremony speech at Pensacola Town Hall in his native language.&#8221;We have come a long way since our ancestors stood on the shore and watched as the sails came upon the horizon,&#8221; Helms said. &#8220;Indigenous people have endured much&#8230;We are still here.&#8221;<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa8cf43 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aa8cf43\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZW3l-Usp8B0&amp;t=90s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">Read More &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ee26f2 e-con-full e-transform e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8ee26f2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;jet_parallax_layout_list&quot;:[],&quot;_transform_scale_effect&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_tablet&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]},&quot;_transform_scale_effect_mobile&quot;:{&quot;unit&quot;:&quot;px&quot;,&quot;size&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;sizes&quot;:[]}}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-218305d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"218305d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"419\" src=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WUWUF-1024x536.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1493\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WUWUF-1024x536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WUWUF-300x157.jpg 300w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WUWUF-768x402.jpg 768w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WUWUF-1536x805.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/public.santarosacreekband.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/WUWUF.jpg 1760w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e89a6b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e89a6b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">EcoHeroes: Chief Dan \"Sky Horse\" Helms on the true history of the Creek Native Americans<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3080a5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3080a5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6>May 2022<\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e25eab4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e25eab4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Environmental and indigenous rights activist Chief Dan &#8220;Sky Horse&#8221; Helms of the Santa Rosa Creek Muskogee Tribe discusses the true history of Creek Native Americans, what it means to shoulder the responsibility of Chief and serve his tribe, and building a relationship with mother Earth and with one another.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-585add5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"585add5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wuwf.org\/local-news\/2022-05-19\/ecoheroes-chief-dan-sky-horse-helms-on-the-true-history-of-the-creek-native-americans\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Listen Here &gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News &amp; Updates Subhead Here Local Culture and Ecology on Display at UWF\u2019s New Heritage Roots Garden September 2025 UWF reached out to Chief Dan Helms, from the Santa Rosa Band of the Lower Muscogee. 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