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Carr Shirley MaeBetty Mae Tiger Jumper Betty Mae Tiger Jumper Chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida (1923–2011) Not to be confused with Betty May. Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, also known as Potackee (April 27, 1923 – January 14, 2011) (Seminole), was the first and so far the only female chairperson of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. A nurse, she co-founded the tribe's first newspaper in 1956, the Seminole News, later replaced by The Seminole Tribune, for which she served as editor, winning a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native American Journalists Association. In 2001 she published her memoir, entitled A Seminole Legend. Quick facts 2nd Tribal Council Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Preceded by ... Betty Mae Tiger Jumper… (Source: Wikipedia)
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