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A Seminole personal document

Tequesta16Published In 1956 • Pages: 55-75

By: Sturtevant, William C..

AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This source presents a full text transcription of non-directed spontaneous life-history of Sam Huff, a Florida Seminole. The historical information presented contains scattered information on Florida Seminole history, mostly relating to contacts with Whites. The source provides background information on the informant and some information on settlement, community structure, and sibs.
SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
Informants
Acculturation and culture contact
Settlement patterns
Community structure
External relations
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
article
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.
5: Excellent Primary Data
AnalystThe HRAF anthropologist who subject indexed the document and prepared other materials for the eHRAF culture/tradition collection
Gerald Reid ; 1989
Field DateThe date the researcher conducted the fieldwork or archival research that produced the document
1950-1953
Coverage DateThe date or dates that the information in the document pertains to
late nineteenth century - 1950s
Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
Dania Reservation, southeastern Florida, United States
NotesAdditional notes
William C. Sturtevant
Includes bibliographical references (p. 70-72)
LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
42015131
LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
Seminole Indians