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Shows the fight for survival of the
Seminole Indians in
Florida." Also has good shots and descriptions of
Florida Everglades wildlife, and color film of
Miami in 1949.
Public domain film from the
Prelinger Archives, slightly cropped to remove uneven edges, with the aspect ratio corrected, and mild video noise reduction applied.
The soundtrack was also processed with volume normalization, noise reduction, clipping reduction, and/or equalization (the resulting sound, though not perfect, is far less noisy than the original).
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Seminole
The Seminole are a
Native American people originally of Florida. They comprise three federally recognized tribes and independent groups, most living in
Oklahoma with a minority in Florida. The Seminole nation emerged in a process of ethnogenesis out of groups of
Native Americans, most significantly
Creek from what are now northern Muscogee. The word Seminole is a corruption of cimarrón, a
Spanish term for "runaway" or "wild one".
During their early decades, the Seminole became increasingly independent of other Creek groups and established their own identity. They developed a thriving trade network during the
British and second Spanish periods (roughly 1767–1821). The tribe expanded considerably during this time, and was further supplemented from the late
18th century by free black people and escaped enslaved people who settled near and paid tribute to Seminole towns. The latter became known as
Black Seminoles, although they kept their own Gullah culture of the
Low Country. They developed the
Afro-Seminole Creole language, which they spoke through the
19th century after the move to
Indian Territory.
Seminole culture is largely derived from that of the Creek; the most important ceremony is the
Green Corn Dance; other notable traditions include use of the black drink and ritual tobacco. As the Seminole adapted to Florida environs, they developed local traditions, such as the construction of open-air, thatched-roof houses known as chickees. Historically the Seminole spoke Mikasuki and Creek, both
Muskogean languages.
After the
United States achieved independence, its settlers increased pressure on the Seminole, leading to the
Seminole Wars (1818–1858). As a result of the wars and national policy, through 1842 most
Seminoles and Black Seminoles were removed to Indian Territory west of the
Mississippi River. During the
American Civil War, most of the
Oklahoma Seminole allied with the
Confederacy, after which they had to
sign a new treaty with the
U.S., including freedom and tribal membership for the
Black Seminole.
Today residents of the reservation are enrolled in the federally recognized
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, while others belong to unorganized groups.
Perhaps fewer than
200 Seminoles remained in Florida, but they fostered a resurgence in traditional customs and a culture of staunch independence
. In the late 19th century, the
Florida Seminole re-established limited relations with the
U.S. government and in
1930 received 5,
000 acres (20 km2) of reservation lands. Few Seminole moved to reservations until the
1940s; they reorganized their government and received federal recognition in
1957 as the
Seminole Tribe of Florida. The more traditional people near the
Tamiami Trail received federal recognition as the Miccosukee
Tribe in 1962.
The Oklahoma and Florida Seminole filed land claim suits in the
1950s, which were combined in the government's settlement of
1976. The tribes and Traditionals took until
1990 to negotiate an agreement as to division of the settlement, a judgment trust against which members can draw for education and other benefits. The Florida Seminole founded a high-stakes bingo game on their reservation in the late
1970s, winning court challenges to initiate
Indian Gaming, which many tribes have adopted to generate revenues for welfare, education and development
...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/
Everglades
The Everglades are a natural region of tropical wetlands in the southern portion of the
U.S. state of Florida, comprising the southern half of a large watershed.
The system begins near
Orlando with the
Kissimmee River, which discharges into the vast but shallow
Lake Okeechobee...
...The Seminole formed from mostly
Creek people who had been warring to the
North; they assimilated other peoples and created a new culture. After being forced from northern Florida into the Everglades during the Seminole Wars of the early 19th century, they were able to resist removal by the
United States Army. They adapted to the region...
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