Book
Like beads on a string: a culture history of the Seminole Indians in northern peninsular Florida
University of Alabama Press • Tuscaloosa • Published In 1989 • Pages:
By: Weisman, Brent Richards.
AbstractBrief abstract written by HRAF anthropologists who have done the subject indexing for the document
This book is primarily a study of the historical archaeology of the Seminole Indians of north peninsular Florida from prehistoric times to the twentieth century. Weisman integrates archaeological data with that obtained from the accounts of missionaries, explorers, travelers, and ethnologists to present a well-rounded ethnography of the Seminole people. Three major historical periods are given special attention in this document: the colonization period from 1716-1767; the enterprise period from 1767-1821; and the revitalization period from 1821-1841. The study presents a wide range of ethnographic topics, but some of the major ones deal with Seminole-United States government relations, settlement patterns, political and social organization, trade, the BUSK or Green Corn Ceremony, and associated ball game, and archaeological excavations in the region of study.
- SubjectsDocument-level OCM identifiers given by the anthropology subject indexers at HRAF
- Comparative evidence
- Historical reconstruction
- History
- Ceramic technology
- Settlement patterns
- External trade
- Athletic sports
- Community heads
- Local officials
- External relations
- Organized ceremonial
- 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 TypesThe type of person writing the document, e.g. Ethnographer, Missionary, Archaeologist, Folklorist, Linguist, Indigenous Person, and so on.
- Ethnologist
- Archaeologist
- 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 ; 2001
- 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
- prehistoric period - early twentieth century
- Coverage PlaceLocation of the research culture or tradition (often a smaller unit such as a band, community, or archaeological site)
- north peninsular Florida, United States
- NotesAdditional notes
- Brent Richards Weisman
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 180-191) and index
- LCCNLibrary of Congress Control Number
- 88005765
- LCSHLibrary of Congress Subject Headings
- Seminole Indians