REV. HOUSTON R. CYPRESS – YAHALÉTKE

Rev. Houston R. Cypress is a Two-Spirit Poet, Artist,and Activist from the Otter Clan of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.  He resides on the Miccosukee Reservation in the River of Grass region of the Greater Everglades, an area called by his community:  KAHAYATLE, which can be translated as “Shimmering Waters.”

        Art, conflict management, multimedia communications, gender diversity and spirituality are some of the disciplines & priorities that he contributes through his collaborations with the following organizations:  Otter Vision; Miccosukee Magazine TV; Film, Recording & Entertainment Council; Medicine Signs Spiritual Center; Camposition, Inc.; Natural Resources Leadership Institute; Miccosukee Environmental Advisory Committee; FIU’s Global Indigenous Forum; Florida Interfaith Climate Actions Network; Unity Coalition / Coalicion Unida; Sunkeeper Environmental Solutions; and the Love The Everglades Movement. 

       He invites you to join him in creating portals between worlds.