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Osceola
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Also known as Billy Powell, Asi-yahola, Prince of Econchatti Nikkanochee, Osceola Nickanochee

Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Vsse Yvholv in Creek, also spelled Asi-yahola), named Billy Powell at birth, was an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. He was reared by his mother in the Creek (Muscogee) tradition. When he was a child, they migrated to Florida with other Red Stick refugees, led by a relative, Peter McQueen, after their group's defeat in 1814 in the Creek Wars. There they became part of what was known as the Seminole people.

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Born
17 April 1885
Died
7 September 1962
Works
346

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Osceola is a hardcore band based out of Baltimore, Maryland and Washington DC, Osceola started as a couple old friends coming together from great distances to create music with other like minded individuals, and has so far been a successful endeavor, as Osceola has toured the east Coast four times and has toured in japan once. touring with Army of Kashyyyk, full chin, suis la lune, curve. Osceola has released several cds, 3 tape cassette and two 7inches, one with long-time close friends, Miami'

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Key facts

Native American leader.image
George Catlin - Os-ce-o-lá, The Black Drink, a Warrior of Great Distinction - 1985.66.301 - Smithsonian American Art Museum.jpg
Native American leader.caption
Portrait by George Catlin, 1838
Native American leader.tribe
Seminole
Native American leader.birth_place
Talisi, Mississippi Territory, US
Native American leader.death_place
Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, US
Native American leader.native_name
Vsse Yvholv
Native American leader.native_name_lang
mus
Native American leader.nicknames
Billy Powell
Native American leader.resting_place
Fort Moultrie, South Carolina, US
Native American leader.children
at least five
Native American leader.parents
Polly Coppinger and William Powell

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Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Early life
  • 1830s resistance and war leader
  • Capture and death
  • Legacy and honors
  • Descendants
  • Relics
  • Related media
  • Literature
  • Films
  • Television, music, sports, and art
  • References
  • External links

Osceola (1804 – January 30, 1838, Vsse Yvholv in Creek, also spelled Asi-yahola), named Billy Powell at birth, was an influential leader of the Seminole people in Florida. His mother was Muscogee, and his great-grandfather was a Scotsman, James McQueen. He was reared by his mother in the Creek (Muscogee) tradition. When he was a child, they migrated to Florida with other Red Stick refugees, led by a relative, Peter McQueen, after their group's defeat in 1814 in the Creek Wars. There they became part of what was known as the Seminole people.

In 1836, Osceola led a small group of warriors in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War, when the United States tried to remove the tribe from their lands in Florida to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. He became an adviser to Micanopy, the principal chief of the Seminole from 1825 to 1849. Osceola led the Seminole resistance to removal until he was captured on October 21, 1837, by deception, under a flag of truce, when he went to a site near Fort Peyton for peace talks. The United States first imprisoned him at Fort Marion in St. Augustine, then transported him to Fort Moultrie in Charleston, South Carolina. He died there a few months later of causes reported as an internal infection or malaria. Because of his renown, Osceola attracted visitors in prison, including renowned artist George Catlin, who painted perhaps the most well-known portrait of the Seminole leader.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Osceola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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