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 Seminoles in a "chickee"(house)

 what a chickee looks like on outside

 Seminole women preparing food

Seminole Indians at meeting with Governor


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Tarrah,
2011 Some history on the chickee. Electronic document http://www.beachhouse.com/blog/?p=3749 Accessed april 13 2013
Tribal dictionary,
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Indian Pride: Myths & Real Truths

American Anthropology Association

Campbell, Marie.
     2011 Indian Pride 107; Myths and Real Truths. Electronic Document,
            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4ec5sbp5VE, accessed April 8.

Marriage, Clan and Family

Each Seminole Indian born of a Seminole mother is a member of her "Clan" which is a traditional extended family unit. After marriage husbands traditionally goes to live in the wife's clan camp. Each clan is characterized by a non-human entity with which is shares many traits, such as strenght, courage, or endurance. There are eight Seminole clans, these are: Panther, Bear, Deer, Wind, Bigtown, Bird, Snake, and Otter.

A clan member is not supposed to marry within their clan. Children inherit the clan of the mother. One must be at least a quarter Seminole in order to qualify as a tribal member. When the last female in a clan dies, the clan is considered extinct. Several historical clans, including Alligator, are now extinct. The Panther clan is the largest clan in today's Seminole Tribe of Florida.

American Anthropology Association

Steel, Willard.

       N.d. Seminole Tribe of Florida - Culture, Clan. Electronic Document,

             http://www.semtribe.com/Culture/Clans.aspx, accessed April 8. 

History - Part 2

In 1823 the native population had increased three or four fold. This population of about five thousand was thrown together and subjected to the fiercest of all the wars ever waged by the U.S. Government against native peoples, known as the Second Seminole War, which took between 1835 & 1842. By the end of the war there were reportedly only three-hundred Seminoles left in the territory. Then they fought the Third Seminole War and removed another 240 or so Seminoles. For the nest sixty year this small population lived in the fringes of society. They made livings as hunters and guides.

In 1907, the Department of the Interior set aside 540 acres of land near Dania for Seminole use. In 1911, President Taft set aside lands in Martin, Broward and Hendry Counties as reservations. The Florida State Governor William Jennings vetoed the bill. Jennings believed that the Seminoles had signed a treaty to move to Oklahoma, had no rights as citizens of Florida, and that the rights of 800,000 non-tribal members outweighed those of the 400 Seminoles that lived in the State.

By 1913 there were 18 Indian reservations in Florida, ranging in size from 40 acres to 16,000 acres. It was the Seminoles themselves who resisted life on reservations. The very idea of land ownership has long been a point of contention between the red and white races. The attitude of Tribal people about land ownership was reflected in their hatred of surveyors. The Third Seminole War was precipitated by a survey party that was attacked while surveying what is today’s Big Cypress Seminole Reservation and as late as 1908 a surveyor was shot by a Seminole while surveying for a drainage canal that was crossing Seminole lands.

The reservation question divided the Florida native peoples into two camps. One group would become known as the Miccosukee Tribe of Seminole Indians of Florida. The area provided a safe haven for people who held traditional views.

The second group took the offer of the reservation lands and began a new way to sustain the Seminole culture. They used the reservations as preservation areas in which to maintain the customs, language and self government of the Tribe. Between 1970 and 1990, the population of Florida rose from 6.8 million to 12.9 million people. By 2025 it is expected to reach 20.7 million.

The 1950’s were a turning point in the history of the Florida Seminole people. Tribal leaders found themselves having to address many significant issues during this period. In 1953, the United States Congress passed legislation to terminate federal tribal programs. While the State of Florida supported termination of services to the Seminoles, Tribal members and their supporters were able to successfully argue against termination. Instead of being terminated, Tribal leaders moved forward and by 1957 had drafted a Tribal constitution. They attained self government through the formation of a governing body, the Tribal Council. At the same time, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Inc. was created to oversee the business matters of the Tribe.

Today the Seminole casinos support a growing infrastructure for the Seminole community’s health and welfare, public safety, education and other services. The economic stability provided by gaming, combined with the cattle, citrus, and other business enterprises, has made the Seminole Tribe of Florida one of the most successful native business peoples in the United States today. They employ more than 7,000 employees in their casinos, hotels and other enterprises and purchase more than $130.3 million in good and services yearly.


American Anthropology Association

Steel, Willard.
       N.d. Seminole Tribe of Florida - History, Brief History. Electronic Document,
             http://www.semtribe.com/History/BriefSummary.aspx, accessed April 8.

Population

The Seminoles, or as they call themselves, the “Unconquered People,” are descended from about 300 Indians who were able to escape capture from the U.S. army during the 1800s. Today, over 2,000 live in 6 reservations located in Florida: Hollywood, Big Cypress, Brighton, Immokalee, Ft. Pierce, and Tampa.

                Many live in Oklahoma in the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma. According to their records, they have around 17,000 members. The 2000 U.S. Census reveals that the Native American (one race only) population is 4,328. In addition, the Native American (one race or combination with other race) population is 5,485 in Seminole County .

American Anthropological Association

 2013 Florida Department of State Division of Historical Resources: Seminole History. Electronic

          Document, http://www.flheritage.com/facts/history/seminole/, accessed March 4, 2013.

American Anthropological Association
   2012 The Great Seminole Nation of Oklahoma: About the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Location
         and Land Status. Electronic Document,http://sno-nsn.gov/culture/aboutsno, accessed March
                 4, 2013.

Geographic Location

The Seminole tribe was first located around the Apalachicola River. There they prospered and spread into the center of the state including Apalachee country and, Alachua country. The Seminoles were known to have established locations around Tampa Bay and even as far south as Miami. However the main body of the Seminole tribe was in the center of the state. After the last Seminole War, the tribe was marched into the Indian Territory set up by the United States government. A number of the tribe escaped from the march and moved into the Everglades and there they retained their ways and the unconquered status they highly prize.





Access Genealogy
         2012 Seminole Tribe Location: Location. Internet Document. Accessed April 12, 2013.
          http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/florida/seminoleindians.htm