BETTY MAE JUMPER (born 1923 in Indiantown, Florida) was
a Seminole Indian tribal leader and publisher first woman chairman of the
Seminole Tribal Council. She was born in a small village in the Everglades to a
full-blooded Seminole mother and a white father.
In 1945, she and her cousin, who also
attended the school, became the first Florida Seminoles to graduate from high
school. The Seminole tribe of Florida received federal recognition in 1957, and
Betty Mae Jumper was elected as one of its representatives. She continued to
work in tribal government in various capacities, and in 1967 she was elected
head of the Tribal Council, the first woman to serve as leader of the
Seminoles. She left office in 1971 and became publisher of the Seminole Tribune
newspaper. Betty Mae Jumper also collected stories and legends of the Seminole
and has lectured widely about Seminole history and culture. She has not only
worked in health care, government, and media positions to improve the fortunes
of her people, but she has also sought to preserve Seminole culture and educate
others about it. She died peacefully in her sleep on the morning of Friday, January 14, 2011.
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