The Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association
📍Brackettville, Texas
The Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association (SISCA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the history, heritage, and legacy of the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts and their descendants.
Our primary mission is to maintain the Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery, the final resting place of our ancestors, including four Medal of Honor recipients. We are committed to honoring their bravery and sacrifices by raising public awareness and educating future generations.
In addition to cemetery preservation, we also work to restore and maintain the Historic Carver School Building and Grounds, a significant site that served the Scouts' descendants during segregation. Through this work, we ensure that their stories and contributions are not forgotten.
Throughout the year, we organize various activities and fundraisers to support our mission. We proudly host annual celebrations such as Juneteenth in June and Seminole Days, held on the third weekend of September, which bring together families, historians, and community members in honor of our rich cultural legacy. We also founded the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts Museum, which is housed in the original school building.
Together, we strive to keep our legacy alive by honoring the past, educating the present, and inspiring the future.
The Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery Association (SISCA) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving the history, heritage, and legacy of the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts and their descendants.
Our primary mission is to maintain the Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery, the final resting place of our ancestors, including four Medal of Honor recipients. We are committed to honoring their bravery and sacrifices by raising public awareness and educating future generations.
In addition to cemetery preservation, we also work to restore and maintain the Historic Carver School Building and Grounds, a significant site that served the Scouts' descendants during segregation. Through this work, we ensure that their stories and contributions are not forgotten.
Throughout the year, we organize various activities and fundraisers to support our mission. We proudly host annual celebrations such as Juneteenth in June and Seminole Days, held on the third weekend of September, which bring together families, historians, and community members in honor of our rich cultural legacy. We also founded the Seminole Negro Indian Scouts Museum, which is housed in the original school building.
Together, we strive to keep our legacy alive by honoring the past, educating the present, and inspiring the future.
seminole days 2025
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wreaths across america
On December 13, 2025 at 11:00 am (Wreath Placement Immediately Following Ceremony), Wreaths Across America will be at Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery to Remember and Honor our veterans through the laying of Remembrance wreaths on the graves of our country's fallen heroes and the act of saying the name of each and every veteran aloud.
Please help our location lay wreaths at as many graves as possible by clicking the red "Sponsor" button. Or, if you would like to volunteer to participate in the wreath laying ceremony, please click the “Volunteer” button next to the cemetery name below, and don't forget to click the "Invite" button to invite your friends and family to join you.
Thank you so much for supporting Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery and Wreaths Across America!
Click the button below to sponsor a wreath:
Please help our location lay wreaths at as many graves as possible by clicking the red "Sponsor" button. Or, if you would like to volunteer to participate in the wreath laying ceremony, please click the “Volunteer” button next to the cemetery name below, and don't forget to click the "Invite" button to invite your friends and family to join you.
Thank you so much for supporting Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery and Wreaths Across America!
Click the button below to sponsor a wreath:
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Join Us For Our Monthly Zoom Lecture Time: 8:00PM EST/ 7:00PM CST Date: Wednesday, October 15 Meeting ID: 847 0207 4741 Passcode: 789536 Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84702074741?pwd=TebP26RbuC24mSb0xhgjqfUdKlCIjm.1 |
Miss Charles Emily Wilson
“All I want, right now,
is each day for one more person to learn our history.
There is great power in one.
This is what I always want, that one more person should know our story.”
- Miss Charles Emily Wilson, as quoted in
Our Land Before We Die: The Proud Story of the Seminole Negro by Jeff Guinn (Tarcher/Putnam, 2002), p. 5.
Seminole Indian Negro Scout Association Flag
Seminole Days 2015, Photo by Wilbur Beamer