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Keys Indians – Name given by the Spanish to Indians living in the Florida Keys in the middle of the 18th century, probably consisted of Calusa and refugees from other tribes to the north. Luca – Town near the Withlacoochee River north of Guazoco, passed through by the de Soto expedition.
The number of tribes increased to 567 in July 2015 with the federal recognition of the Pamunkey tribe in Virginia. [6] USA.gov , the federal government's official web portal, maintains a list of tribal governments which is constantly updated.
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.
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.
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. Together with the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Seminole Tribe of Florida , it is one of three federally recognized Seminole entities.
Tacachale: Essays on the Indians of Florida and Southeastern Georgia during the Historic Period. Gainesville: The University Presses of Florida. pp. 59– 88. ISBN 0-8130-0535-3. Milanich, Jerald T. (1998a). Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe. Gainesville, Florida: The University Press of Florida. ISBN 0-8130-1636-3..
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