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Seminole Indians
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Where do the Seminole Live?
  • The Seminole lived in the southeast region,
    specifically in the state of Florida.
  • They started out in northern Florida, but when
    the Americans attacked them, the Seminole tribe
    retreated further south, into the Everglades.

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Who are the Seminole Indians
  • The Seminole people were once part of the creek
    tribe
  • They farmed the southern regions of what is known
    today as Georgia and Alabama
  • When European settlers arrived, some of the creek
    people decided to stay behind, while others moved
    to northern and central Florida
  • These people became known as the Seminole (which
    means runaway or Wander

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What did they eat?
  • They planted corn, beans, squash and other
    vegetables and fruit
  • They fished and hunted, often catching alligators
    in the Florida swamps
  • On land the Seminole hunted deer , bear, raccoon,
    squirrel, and birds
  • The gathered roots and potatoes
  • Each family owned a vegetable garden
  • Corn was an important staple in the Seminole diet
  • It was often used to make a corn dish called
    hominy or it was ground into meal to make
    cornbread

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What did they wear?
  • They wore colorful cotton clothing decorated with
    striped or plaid designs
  • The women wore long-sleeved blouses and skirts
    that touched the floor
  • Wore necklaces made of glass beads
  • It was common for Seminole women to wear several
    pounds of beaded necklaces that reached all the
    way to her ears
  • Men wore colorful shirts and plaid turbans on
    their heads
  • When the weather was cold, men wore coats with
    ruffles called long shirts

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What are Chickees?
  • The Seminole living near the Everglades built
    open-sided wooden huts called chickees
  • A chickee was built on a platform raised about 3
    feet off the swampy ground, and it had a thatched
    roof constructed of palmetto leaves
  • The roof kept out rain
  • The Seminole slept in hammocks
  • The Seminole spent most of their time outdoors

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Chickee
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How did the Seminoles travel?
  • They made flat dugout canoes from hollowed-out
    cypress logs
  • They steered the boats with poles rather than
    paddles

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What were the Seminole villages like?
  • Was made up of many families
  • Families in the villages were related through
    their mothers
  • All women and children belonged to the same clan
    (vocabulary word)
  • Seminole women worked near camp, taking care of
    the children, cooking, sewing, and gardening
  • Seminole men hunted, fishing, and farming
  • In the early summer, the Seminole prepared for an
    important festival- the green corn dance
  • Seminole villages came together to celebrate the
    festival by dancing, playing games, and feasting
  • The naming ceremony was held that year at the
    green corn dance festival
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