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At the time of the Treaty of Moultrie Creek, in 1823, the Mikasukis were one of the two most important bands of Native Americans in Florida west of the Suwannee River. In 1826 six chiefs from Florida, including representatives of the Mikasukis, were taken to Washington in order to impress them with the power of the United States.
Okeechobee County – from the Hitchiti words oki (water) and chobi (big), a reference to Lake Okeechobee, the largest lake in Florida. Osceola County – named after Osceola, the Native American leader who led the Second Seminole War. Sarasota County; Seminole County – named after the Seminole Native American tribe.
Following the demise of the Calusa and Tequesta, Native Americans in southern Florida were referred to as "Spanish Indians" in the 1740s, probably due to their friendlier relations with Spain. Between the Spanish defeat in the Seven Years' War in 1763 and the end of the American War of Independence in 1783, the United Kingdom ruled Florida.
Since then Florida has had many waves of colonization and immigration, including French and Spanish settlement during the 16th century, as well as entry of new Native American groups migrating from elsewhere in the South, and free black people and fugitive slaves, who in the 19th century became allied with the Native Americans as Black Seminoles.
The Timucua were a Native American people who lived in Northeast and North Central Florida and southeast Georgia.They were the largest indigenous group in that area and consisted of about 35 chiefdoms, many leading thousands of people.
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 ...
The Ais or Ays were a Native American people of eastern Florida. Their territory included coastal areas and islands from approximately Cape Canaveral to the Indian River . [ 1 ] The Ais chiefdom consisted of a number of towns, each led by a chief who was subordinate to the paramount chief of Ais; the Indian River was known as the "River of Ais ...
During this period, the largely autonomous Native American villages developed alliances with African-American maroons, mostly self-emancipated former slaves from the South's Low Country and some free blacks from the Spanish period of rule. These people became known as Black Seminoles, establishing towns near Native American settlements. [14]