Book
The Florida Seminole people
Indian Tribal Series • Phoenix [ariz.] • Published In 1973 • Pages: 104
By: Fairbanks, Charles Herron.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
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.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- History
- Acculturation and culture contact
- Sociocultural trends
- External relations
- Public welfare
- Decorative art
- Normal garb
- Clothing manufacture
- Ornament
- Personal grooming
- Shamans and psychotherapists
- Magical and mental therapy
- Diet
- cultureCulture name from the Outline of World Cultures (OWC)
- Seminole
- HRAF PubDateThe date HRAF published the document
- 2003
- RegionThe area the document pertains to
- North America
- Sub RegionThe more specific area the document pertains to, which is located within the Region
- Eastern Woodlands
- Document TypeMay include journal articles, essays, collections of essays, monographs, or chapters/parts of monographs
- Book
- Evaluation
- Creator TypeThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Document Rating A ranking done by HRAF anthropologists based on the strength of the source material on a scale of 1 to 5, as follows: 1 - poor; 2 - fair; 3 - good, useful data, but not uniformly excellent; 4 - excellent secondary data; 5 - excellent primary data.
- 4: Excellent Secondary Data
- 5: Excellent Primary Data
- AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
- John Beierle ; 1989
- Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
- no date
- Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
- eighteenth century - 1970s
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- Everglades and Big Cypress Swamp, Florida, United States
- NotesAdditional 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)
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 73087997
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians