Book
The Florida Seminole people
Indian Tribal Series • Phoenix [Ariz.] • Published In 1973 • Pages: 104
By: Fairbanks, Charles Herron.
Abstract
The major focus of this source is on the culture history of the Florida Seminoles, particularly those living in the Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp. The author discusses the early contacts with the Spanish, English, and later Americans, the resulting wars, and their final conquest and confinement to reservations. A less detailed section presents information on the contemporary 20th century Seminoles, mostly in terms of their economic development. Traditional ethnography is given only superficial treatment in this source, with some data presented on political organization, the camp group, house styles, food and food preparation, the clans, marriage, clothing and clothing manufacture, religion, the medicine man, and processes of socialization. The work concludes with a short section on the author's speculations about future cultural and economic development of the Seminole.
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1989
- Field Date
- no date
- Coverage Date
- eighteenth century - 1970s
- Coverage Place
- Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp, Florida, United States
- Notes
- by Charles H. Fairbanks ; scientific editor, Henry F. Dobyns ; general editor, John I. Griffin
- 'This book is to commemorate the issuance of the official Florida Seminole medal, September 15, 1973.'
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 101-103)
- LCCN
- 73087997
- LCSH
- Seminole Indians