After watching the video on Immokalee and the Seminole Indians, I have discovered that they are living the Old American Dream. They use the land around them as their main source of living. For example, they use natural resources to build houses, to find and cook food, and for their jobs. Many Indians job title is hunters or gatherers. Even though they are living the Old American Dream now, I believe soon enough they will be living the New American Dream. Just seeing how diverse they are now shows how much more diverse they will be in the future. Also, seeing how the casino is starting to grow at a fast rate, in ten years it should be more successful than ever. The Indians should have a larger community and maybe even start living the type of life that us Americans live now.
I do believe that Immokalee differs from Fort Myers and Estero because most people do not live on farmland and use nature as their main resource, but in a way I believe they are similar. We have property even on Florida Gulf Coast University's campus that builders are not allowed to touch because we are preserving it. We are protecting that land just like the Seminole Indians try and protect their own land.
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