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The Seminole Tribe of Florida received federal recognition later that year. [16] This process had heightened the differences among the groups. The Trail peoples, who were Mikasuki-language speakers, formed their own government, receiving state recognition in 1957 and federal recognition as the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida in 1962.
The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, as well as independent groups.
They were all sent to Indian Territory during the Second Seminole War. [58] Spanish Indians - A name sometimes given to Indians remaining in southern Florida after Florida was transferred from Spain to Great Britain in 1763. These Indians were believed to be trading with Spanish/Cuban fishermen who frequented the southwest Florida coast.
After Florida became a U.S. territory and settlement increased, conflicts between colonists and Seminoles became more frequent. The Second Seminole War (1835–1842) resulted in almost 4,000 Seminoles in Florida being displaced or killed. The Seminole Wars pushed the Indians farther south and into the Everglades.
The tribe constructed the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum, which opened in 1997. In 2005 it was the first tribal museum to receive accreditation from the American Association of Museums (AAM), and is a Smithsonian Institution Affiliate.
Seminole (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and Seminole Tribe of Florida), Muscogee Nation Miccosukee sisters in Everglades City, sometime between 1933 and 1960 The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians ( /ˌmɪkəˈsuki/ , MIH-kə-SOO-kee ) [ 1 ] is a federally recognized Native American tribe in the U.S. state of Florida .
There were a number of different Native American peoples living in southwestern Florida in the late 18th century and early 19th centuries. It was reported in 1823 that there were Seminoles, as well as small numbers of Muscogees, Alabamas, Choctaws, and other tribes, living near Tampa Bay and Charlotte Habor, with some living in the Cape Sable region, and "not more than 50" on the east coast ...
Other Seminole Tribe of Florida reservations are: Big Cypress Reservation, the largest territory, including 81.972 sq mi (212.306 km 2), in Broward and Hendry Counties [4] Brighton Reservation, 57.090 sq mi (147.862 km 2), Glades County [4] Hollywood Reservation (formerly called the Dania Reservation), 497 acres (2.01 km 2) acres, [5] Broward ...