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The only federally recognized tribes in Florida are: Miccosukee – One of the two tribes to emerge by ethnogenesis from the migrations into Florida and wars with the United States. They were part of the Seminole nation until the mid-20th century, when they organized as an independent tribe, receiving federal recognition in 1962.
The spiritual connection of the Yuwibara people with Cape Hillsborough continues to the present, and men's ceremonies are still performed along the mangrove boardwalk. Mount Jukes, too, was home to a men's ceremonial site, which is still visited each year by Yuwibara elders, who speak of a large spirit walking around the camping grounds. [6] [1]
The Treaty of Moultrie Creek, also known as The Treaty with the Florida Indian Tribes, established a reservation in central Florida for Native Americans. It also ceded the coastal land of Florida to the United States government as the U.S. could now control coastal trade between Florida and the Caribbean.
The beginnings of the tribe are vague, but records show that Creeks invaded the Florida peninsula, conquering and assimilating what was left of pre-Columbian societies into the Creek Confederacy. The mixing of cultures is evident in the language influences present among the Seminoles: various Muskogean languages, notably Hitchiti , and Creek ...
The Miccosukee Indian Reservation is the homeland of the Miccosukee tribe of Native Americans. It is divided into three sections in two counties of southern Florida, United States. Their total land area is 128.256 sq mi (332.18 km 2). The Miccosukee Reservation have members living on and off the reservation.
Hernando de Soto and the Indians of Florida. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-1170-1. Milanich, Jerald (1999). The Timucua. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 0631218645; Swanton, John Reed (2003). The Indian tribes of North America. Genealogical Publishing. ISBN 0806317302
Pages in category "Florida placenames of Native American origin" The following 13 pages are in this category, out of 13 total.
Florida has a long and continuing history of rapid development, which is often in conflict with the protection and preservation of archaeological sites. In the past 65 years, Florida's population has risen from 5 million to 22.95 million, [22] which increases the need for funds for cultural and historic resources. One major issue facing those ...