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The Seminoles

Che-Hun-Tamo! 

 

The Indians continue to know and remember that they were Yuchi or Yamasee or Tequesta or Abalachi...or any of the hundreds of tribes that had lived and hunted all over the Florida peninsula for thousands of years before the coming of the English or the Spaniards. Seminole history begins with bands of Creek Indians from Georgia and Alabama who migrated to Florida in the 1700s. Conflicts with Europeans and other tribes caused them to seek new lands to live in peace. In addition to Creeks, Seminoles included Yuchis, Yamasses and a few aboriginal remnants. The population also increased with runaway slaves who found refuge among the Indians. The Seminole Tribe (that is, the political entity) did not exist until it was created by the Seminoles in 1957. The Seminole people (that is, the cultural group), are the descendants of many Native Americans who have inhabited Florida, Georgia, Alabama, and parts of South Carolina, Tennessee, and Mississippi for at least 12,000 years. They lived as hundreds of separate tribes when the Spaniards (the first Europeans to enter North America), arrived in 1510. But they were members of the same linguistic family, the Maskókî speakers, and they shared many of the same belief systems. Over the last almost-500 years, however, as their descendants have endured diseases and warfare, the survivors of these numerous Maskókî tribes grouped together in Florida, around a core of cimarrones — refugees from the Spanish Florida missions (see above). Only after the 1770s, when the first English speakers entered Florida, were they called Seminolies or Seminoles, Today, the entire group bears their Anglicized name, Seminoles.

The difference between the Seminoles and Miccosukee, is political, not cultural. In 1957, many of the Native Americans in Florida formed a political organization called the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Others, wishing to make political decisions separately, formed the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida in 1962. Today, there are also about 100 individuals living in South Florida, especially near the western end of the Tamiami Trail and the lower Gulf Coast, who qualify for membership in either Tribe but also choose to remain separate. They are referred to as "Independents" or "Traditionals." July 21, 1957, tribal members voted in favor of a Seminole Constitution which established the federally recognized Seminole Tribe of Florida.

 

After the American Revolution (1776-1783), Spain regained control of Florida from Britain as part of the Treaty of Paris. When the British evacuated Florida, Spanish colonists as well as settlers from the newly formed United States came pouring in. Many of these new residents were lured by favorable Spanish terms for acquiring property, called land grants. Even Seminoles were encouraged to set up farms, because they provided a buffer between Spanish Florida and the United States. Escaped slaves also entered Florida, trying to reach a place where their U.S. masters had no authority over them. The First Seminole War (1817–18) began over attempts by U.S. authorities to recapture runaway black slaves living among Seminole bands. Under General Andrew Jackson, U.S. military forces invaded the area, scattering the villagers, burning their towns, and seizing Spanish-held Pensacolaand St. Marks. As a result, in 1819 Spain was induced to cede its Florida territory under the terms of the Transcontinental Treaty. In 1842, a nominal end to the hostilities arrived, though no peace treaty was ever signed. By this time most Seminoles had been moved from Florida, relocated to Indian Territory today's Oklahoma. Osceola was captured and imprisoned when he met with U.S. troops who had alled for a truce and claimed to want to talk peace. With Osceola in prison, the US was confident the war would end soon. But it did not. Although Osceola died in prison in 1838, other Seminole leaders kept the battle going. The Seminole Tribe of Florida is a Federally Recognized Indian Tribe, the only tribe in America who never signed a peace treaty, and use the Mikisúkî language.

 

In 1970, the Indian Claims Commission award the Seminole (of both Oklahoma and Florida, collectively) $12,347,500 for the land taken from them by the U.S. military.

St. Augustine Chief Osceola of the Seminoles confined in court room at Fort Marion


Osceola was among many Creeks who retreated to Florida after the Creek War (1813-1814) and joined the Seminoles. During the 1820s, Osceola became known as a successful hunter and war leader. His warriors defeated U.S. troops in several battles early in the Second Seminole War.  In 1837, Osceola met U.S. troops under a flag of truce to discuss peace. But Gen. Thomas Jesup ordered his capture and imprisoned him. Osceola died soon afterward in Fort Moultrie near Charleston, S.C.

 

The years under James Billie's direction have seen the Seminole Tribe of Florida mature both politically and financially. The addition of two new reservations (Tampa and Immokalee) brought Seminole federal trust holdings in Florida to more than 90,000 acres. The opening of a new hotel (Sheraton Tampa East), entry into the lucrative citrus market, opening of the new Ahfachkee Indian School, development of the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and Kissimmee-Billie Swamp Safari tourist attraction and the expansion of the profitable smoke shops and gaming enterprises have brought the Seminoles closer to their stated goal of self-reliance. In 1992, The Tribe collected a settlement on the land claim it had filed in 1947.

 

The Tribal Council is the chief governing body, composed of a Chairman, a Vice-Chairman and Council Representatives from each reservation. Today, the Council administers the Seminole Police Department, the Human Resources programs, the Tribal gaming enterprises, citrus groves, the Billie Swamp Safari, the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum and the majority of the Tribe's cigarette-related enterprises. The Seminole Tribe of Florida's Legal Services Department administers a public defender's office, Water Resource Management, and the Utilities Department..

 

For additional information: http://www.semtribe.com 

 

Groups of Lower Creeks moved to Florida to get away from the dominance of Upper Creeks. Some Creeks were searching for rich, new fields to plant corn, beans and other crops. For a while, Spain even encouraged these migrations to help provide a buffer between Florida and the British colonies.The 1770s is when Florida Indians collectively became known as Seminole, a name meaning "wild people" or "runaway." July 21, 1957, tribal members voted in favor of a Seminole Constitution which established the federally recognized Seminole Tribe of Florida. His name was Osceola, or Asi-Yaholo, which came from asi, a drink containing caffeine, and Yaholo, a cry shouted by men who served asi during tribal ceremonies. He was born in a Creek Indian village near the Tallapoosa River in what is now eastern Alabama.


Seminole Wars

Coconut Grove

Everglades

Everglades

Everglades

Market Day in Florida Everglades 

Silver Springs Indian Village

Silver Spgs Indian Village Elderly Seminole man 1939 

Brighton Indian Reservation

Chokoloskee Indian Village

 Smallwoods Store in Chokoloskee, Fl 1900's

Seminole Indian Trail at Smallwoods Store and Tamiami in Chokoloskee 

Immokalee

Miami River

Okalee Indian Village

1917

Corey Osceola's family, 1927  

Betty Mae Jumper, Chairwoman Okalee Indian Village 1970

 1973 Former Chair of the Seminole Tribe of Florida Betty Mae Jumper and future chairman James 'Jim' Billie posing together for a portrait - Fort Lauderdale 

Okalee Indian Village_Chairman of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Billy Osceola 1960 

 Seminole Indian Family - Pine Island ?

Pirates Cove, Florida. 1925. Seminole Indian Women Cooking (Note the tourist walking in the background)

Pirates Cove, Florida 

1887 Jupiter Seminole Indians 

Seminole Indian Women Grinding Corn 

Seminole Indians with their canoe 1930's 

Seminole Women 

Seminole Men  

Seminole family 

Seminole mother and children 1910's

Seminole Women Preparing Alligator 

Skinning a wild turkey 

Seminole Indian woman Photographed with her Son in Florida, 1940s  

Billy Bowlegs was the principal Seminole leader in the Third Seminole War (1855-1858). Bowlegs and his war-weary band surrendered on May 7, 1858. Thirty-eight warriors and eighty-five women and children, including Billy's wife, boarded the steamer, Grey Cloud, at Egmont Key to begin their journey to Indian territory. Bowlegs died soon after his arrival. 

Billy Bowlegs 

Micanopy 

Micanopy (c. 1780 – January 2, 1849), also known as Micco-Nuppe, Michenopah, Miccanopa, Mico-an-opa and Sint-chakkee ("pond frequenter", as he was known prior to accession), was the leading chief of the Seminoles who led the tribe during the Second Seminole War. As one of the most important chiefs in Florida, Micanopy fought against removal until the pressure of thousands of troops, disease, and starvation wiped out his band of warriors. 

Neamathla, considered a man of eloquence and influence among the Seminoles, advised his people not to accept the government plan to move. Governor William DuVal deposed him by refusing to recognize him as a chief of the Seminoles. 


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Big Cypress Reservation

1950's 

Little Billy 1910s

1930 Ruby Jumper Billie

Robert Billy family

Jimmie Tommy, husband of Ruby Tommy, is at the left

1985 Susie Jim Billie - Big Cypress Reservation 

 1985 Susie Jim Billie collecting medicinal plants and herbs

 1985 Susie Jim Billie collecting medicinal bark

1985 Susie Jim Billie - Big Cypress Reservation  

1901 deer hunting - Big Cypress Reservation  

Stomp Dance - Big Cypress Reservation  

 Big Cypress Reservation 

 Big Cypress Reservation  


Musa Isle Seminole Village

Musa Isle 

Musa Isle 

Musa Isle 

Musa Isle 

Musa Isle  

Musa Isle  

Musa Isle  1940's


 Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki  

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki  

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki   




Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation 


Dania - Holleywood Reservation  

Dania - Holleywood Reservation   

 Dania - Holleywood Reservation    

Skinning a Manatee 1920's

Dania Indian Village School 

Doll making   Dania - Holleywood Reservation 

Seminole Hollywood Main Office 


 Immokalee Reservation 


Miccosukee Indian Village 

Hulbutta Micco 

Miccosukee Indian Village in 1972  


Tampa Seminole Reservation 

Ruby Tiger Osceola and 17 members of her family moved from Bradenton onto the reservation, at the urging of then-Chief James E. Billie.

Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa 

The Hard Rock Casino opened in 2003 the hotel in 2004

Code Talkers

The Seminoles on post cards...

Billy Bowlegs seated 2nd from right   1852 

1900's

1900's

1940's

 

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