BIG CYPRESS SEMINOLE RESERVATION, Fla. – The Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida today adopted an official resolution in support of the ongoing use of the Seminole name and Seminole symbols by Florida State University.

The five members of the Tribal Council, including Chairman Mitchell Cypress, Vice Chairman Moses B. Osceola, and Tribal Council Representatives David Cypress, Andrew Bowers Jr. and Max B. Osceola Jr. voted unanimously to adopt the resolution at their regular meeting, held in the gymnasium on the Big Cypress Seminole Reservation.

The resolution adopted by the Tribal Council states that the "Seminole Tribe of Florida has an established relationship with Florida State University which includes its permission to use the name, 'Seminole' as well as various Seminole symbols and images such as Chief Osceola."

The resolution further states that the "Tribal Council of the Seminole Tribe of Florida wishes to go on record that it has not opposed and, in fact, supports the continued use of the name 'Seminole' and any associated head logo as currently endorsed by Florida State University" and that the "Tribal Council further extends an invitation to Florida State University and its officials to continue their relationship and collaborate on the development of logos and nicknames that all members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida and officials and students of Florida State University can be proud."

Although previous Seminole Tribe officials have gone on record in support of the use of the Seminole name and symbols by Florida State University, today's resolution is the first adopted by the Seminole Tribe of Florida to spell out its official relationship with Florida State University.

Also on hand for the reading and adoption of the resolution was T.K. Wetherell, president of Florida State University, who addressed the members of the Tribal Council as an invited guest during their meeting.