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Hollywood Reservation

Indian reservation in United States, Seminole

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionSep 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ14685905
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Hollywood Reservation, formerly known as the Dania Reservation, is one of six Seminole Indian reservations governed by the federally recognized Seminole Tribe of Florida, located near Hollywood, Florida. The reservation is bordered by the communities of Hollywood and Davie, in Broward County. The reservation is 497 acres (2.01 km2) in size.

Reservations

Other Seminole Tribe of Florida reservations are:

Big Cypress Reservation, the largest territory, including 81.972 sq mi (212.306 km2), in Broward and Hendry Counties

Brighton Reservation, 57.090 sq mi (147.862 km2), in Glades County

Tampa Reservation in Hillsborough County

Immokalee Reservation in Collier County

Fort Pierce Reservation, a 50 acres (0.20 km2) site in St. Lucie County, taken into trust for the tribe in 1995 by the United States Department of the Interior.

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References

Pritzker, Barry M. A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. ISBN 978-0-19-513877-1.

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