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While the massive cache of Calusa artifacts found on Marco Island in the 1890s is well-documented, evidence of these early inhabitants of the 10,000 Islands can also be found just about everywhere around Everglades City. Did you know that the entire island of nearby Chokoloskee is a Calusa shell mound?
Ancient artifacts were commonplace for early pioneer settlers to the region, but the story of the indigenous people who called the area their home for thousands of years remains shrouded in mystery to this day.
Just who were the Calusa and how big was their settlement here? How long were they here, and what happened to them? For the answers to these questions and more, please join us at Museum of the Everglades as we celebrate Native American Heritage Month with a Third Thursday talk dedicated to Florida’s First People: the Calusa Indians.
