# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Third Thursday Lecture: Defending the Sacred
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Our current temporary exhibit, Sharing the Path, explores the continuing stewardship of the biologically diverse and environmentally sensitive region known as the Everglades by our region’s indigenous residents.  In this talk given by renowned environmental educator and member of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians, Betty Osceola, guests with learn firsthand about the indigenous population’s spiritual connection to the land—the home of their ancestors—and their determination to honor, protect, and defend it as sacred ground. Betty Osceola was the recipient of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas Defender of the Everglades award in 2024. She is also a tribal judge, has appeared in numerous documentary films and television shows (including the Disney feature “Path of the Panther” and Jeff Corwin’s “Wildlife Nation”) and continues to work tirelessly to advocate for the Everglades.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/everglades-city/third-thursday-lecture-defending-the-sacred/200029351529007
- **Event Categories**: entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 2

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Everglades City
- **state**: FL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Collier County Museums (Museum of the Everglades)
- **lat**: 25.8576636
- **long**: -81.3853231
- **full address**: Collier County Museums (Museum of the Everglades), 101 Broadway St W, Everglades City, FL 34139, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Third Thursday Lecture: Defending the Sacred being held?
  - **A:** Third Thursday Lecture: Defending the Sacred takes place on Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm to Thu, 19 Feb, 2026 at 02:00 pm at Collier County Museums (Museum of the Everglades), 101 Broadway St W, Everglades City, FL 34139, United States.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Third Thursday Lecture: Defending the Sacred?
  - **A:** Third Thursday Lecture: Defending the Sacred is organized by Collier County Museums.

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