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The Seminole Indians of Florida
U.S. Bureau of American ethnology. Fifth annual report, 1883-84 • Washington • Published In 1887 • Pages: 469-531
By: MacCauley, Clay.
Abstract
This source is a brief survey of the ethnology of the Florida Seminole, written by the author during the winter of 1880-1881. Although the material represents a wide range of topics, coverage of each is somewhat superficial, and frequently tinged with the author's negative evaluation of certain aspects of Seminole culture. Initially MacCauley gathered most of his data from one informant who spoke some limited English, but later as he acquired knowledge of the Seminole language himself, was able to carry on limited conversation with other Indians to verify and increase the information already on hand (p.476).
- HRAF PubDate
- 2003
- Region
- North America
- Sub Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document Type
- essay
- Evaluation
- Creator Type
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- Analyst
- John Beierle ; 1989
- Field Date
- 1880-1881
- Coverage Date
- 1880-1881
- Coverage Place
- southern Florida, United States
- Notes
- By Clay MacCauley
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 469-531)
- LCCN
- 16005497
- LCSH
- Seminole Indians