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The medicine bundles of the Florida Seminole and the Green Corn DanceBook 1953 • Capron, Louis
Seminole • North America > Eastern Woodlands
As the title suggests this source presents a detailed description of the Seminole medicine bundles, their relationship to the Green Corn Dance, and an analysis of the various ritual components of this dance. Additional data in this paper relate to ge...Notes on the Hunting Dance of the Cow Creek Seminolearticle 1956 • Capron, Louis
Seminole • North America > Eastern Woodlands
This is an eye-witness account of the Hunting Dance (or Snake Dance as it is called by the Seminole) performed in 1946 by the Cow Creek Seminoles in south Florida. Capron describes the preparation of the dance ground and feast, and the dance itself, ...