The Seminole Tribe

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OriginsFacts

ActionsImpact

OriginsWhere They Came

From

Origins

The Seminoles descended from many tribes, mostly Creek.                                                 

Origins

Spain encouraged the Seminoles to migrate to Florida.

FactsDid You Know?

FactsThey spoke Muskogee but were capable of 6 more langauges.  

Facts

Seminole comes from "cimmaron" 

meaning "wild" or "runaway in Spanish

Facts

Seminoles liked beads. Women would wear up to twelve pounds of beads while they worked all day.

All these are beads

Facts

            Seminoles made shelters called

Chickees

Facts

The Seminoles wore a style of clothes called

"patchwork"

Facts

The Seminoles preformed the                         "Green Corn Dance" every Spring

Facts

A Seminole arrow could pierce Spanish armor

ActionsWhat they did

Actions 

The Seminoles are probably best known for the Seminole Wars.  Here is a summary of each seminole war:

The 1st Seminole War

(1817-1818)

The 1st Seminole War

America attacked the Seminoles in 1817        

 

The 1st Seminole War

Andrew Jackson's army quickly defeated the Seminoles

   

The 1st Seminole War

Andrew Jackson's army quickly defeated the Seminoles

   The war ended one year later in 1818

The 1st Seminole War

Andrew Jackson's army quickly defeated the Seminoles

   The war ended one year later in 1818

Andrew Jackson

The 2nd Seminole War

(1835-1842)  

The 2nd Seminole War 

A small number of Seminoles signed "The Treaty of Payne's Landing." 

 But when the U.S. army came to enforce the treaty,

the Seminoles were ready for war.     .     

 

The 2nd Seminole War

When the war began in 1835, Seminole leaders Jumper, Alligator, Micanopy and

Osceola, leading less than 3,000 men were up against more than

30,000 U.S. troops

Osceola

The 2nd Seminole War

The U.S. spent $20 million fighting the Seminoles.         

That was a lot of money in them days!

The 2nd Seminole War

Osceola was captured and died of malaria in prison,

but the other Seminole leaders kept fighting until they were defeated in 1842

The 2nd Seminole War

The 2nd Seminole war lasted longer than any war involving the U.S. between

the Revolutionary war and the Vietnam war. 

The 2nd Seminole WarAfter the war, most Seminoles were relocated West

to what is now Oklahoma.  

The 3rd Seminole War

(1855-1858)

The 3rd Seminole War

The third Seminole War was started by conflicts, mainly over land in 1855.

The 3rd Seminole War

Constant millitary patrol and rewards for capture brought the Seminole population down to around  200 when the war ended in 1858.

But...

The remainingSeminoles retreated into the Everglades.

They formed the beginings of what is now

the Seminole tribeof Florida.

ImpactThe lasting effect the Seminoles had on the Southeast

Impacts

1.Inspired a state university 2.Helped to preserve Everglades 3.Started tribal gaming4.Reminds us of a different way of

living

Impact - state university

Florida State University uses the Seminoles as their "nickname" and Osceola as their mascott because they hold in high esteem the Seminole spirit.

The Unconquered Seminoles!

Impact - Everglades preservation

The Seminoles protected the Everglades byinhabiting them. 

    

  

Impact - Everglades preservation

The Seminoles protected the Everglades byinhabiting them. 

   

Otherwise, they'd probably be

a golf course!

   Controversial Impact - Tribal Gaming

 During the 1970's the tribe began a project that would affect tribal people all across America - tribal gaming. Indian gaming today is the mainstay of many tribal economies across the country.

Impact - Financially Successful!

The economic stability provided by gaming combined with the cattle, citrus, and other business entrerprises has made the Seminole Tribe of Florida one of the most successful native business peoples in the US today.

Impact  - Different Way of Living

The traditional Seminole culture, lifestyle and their continued presence - reminds us that we can live more in harmony with nature rather than in dominance over it. 

Sources

http://www.flheritage.com/facts/reports/names/http://www.seminoletribe.com/http://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/cultural/northamerica/seminole.htmlhttp://www.abfla.com/1tocf/seminole/semhistory.htmlhttp://www.johnhorse.com/images/indiv/semind/lickerrr.jpg&imgrefurl=