In December 1929, six members of the Seminole Nation were given a ride in a dirigible when the Goodyear Zeppelin Corporation's baby blimp Defender took them over the Everglades in a gesture meant to help bridge the cultural gap between the Seminoles and modern society. Unfortunately, Cory was banned by tribal law from the trip as he was forbidden, as chief, to take any chances with his life or do anything out of the ordinary routine of living until his infant son, only six months old at the time, was able to walk.