Southeast Tribes: SEMINOLE
The Seminole Language is a part of the Muskogean Language family. The Seminole had matrilineal clans. Uniquely, the men in the tribe wore turbans. They believed in out of body experiences during sleep. At puberty, boys would drink asi to clear their minds.
Seminole
Location: Florida, Arkansas and Oklahoma
Language: Seminole Indians are a North American Indian Tribe that speak the Muskogee language.
History: The Seminole are part of the Creek Confederation of tribes. In the 1700's they moved into Florida, which was then inhabited by the Spanish. They shared land with a group of Indians that spoke the Mikasuki language. The two groups banded and became known as the Seminoles, meaning "runaways". In 1763, Florida was taken by the British. The British often caused problems between the Seminoles and American settlers. When black slaves escaped from their masters, they often found protection with the Seminoles. Because of this, Americans fought against the Seminoles in the First, Second, and Third Seminole Wars.
The outcome of the First Seminole War involved Spain giving Florida to the United States. The Second Seminole War was one of the most costly of the United States-Indian wars. The majority of the tribe surrendered and moved to Oklahoma. They settled on the western area of the Creek reservation. The Third Seminole War started from renewed efforts to find the Seminole remnant remaining in Florida. This war caused little bloodshed. However, it ended with the United States paying a troublesome band of refugees to go West. After the wars ended, over 3,000 Natives had been forced into the western territories of Arkansas and Oklahoma. As few as 300 remained in Florida.
Daily Life: The Seminoles survived by hunting and fishing. They constructed simple shelters of thatched roofs supported by poles. The clothing of the Seminoles was decorated with bright colored pieces of cloth as an imitation of the clothing worn by the Spanish.
From the 1920's onward, development burst in Southern Florida. The Seminoles lost hunting land to tourists and settlers. They were gradually forced into the wage labor economy. They become agricultural workers and attracted tourists with their exciting and colorful patchwork clothing.
Much of the traditional Seminole culture is dependent on a healthy ecosystem. Tribal members believe that if the land dies, so will the tribe. Seminole environmental projects are now designed to protect and preserve the land and water systems.
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Written by: Jennifer Segar
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Muskogean Language Family Sorry, we haven't completed work on the Muskogean languages yet. We have included for you a linguistic tree of the language family, and a link to another take on the language family by the Ethnologue of Languages. Hopefully that will give you a place to get started in the meantime.
Spoken in the American southeast, Muskogean languages include:
Eastern Muskogean Languages
Alabama
Koasati
Mikasuki
Muskogee (Creek)
Western Muskogean Languages
Chickasaw
Choctaw
Muskogean Language Links
Ethnologue of Muskogean languages
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_family.asp?name=Muskogean&subid=1821
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