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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 Seminole people emerged in a process of ethnogenesis from various Native American groups who settled in Spanish Florida beginning in the early 1700s, most significantly northern Muscogee Creeks from what are now Georgia and Alabama.
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- Ethnic group.group
- Seminole
- Ethnic group.native_name
- yat'siminoli
- Ethnic group.image
- Seminole mother and children- Brighton Reservation, Florida (8443707301).jpg
- Ethnic group.image_caption
- A Seminole mother and her children from the Brighton Reservation in Florida, 1949
- Ethnic group.population
- est. 18,600Seminole Nation of Oklahoma 15,572 enrolledSeminole Tribe of Florida 4,000 enrolledMiccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida 30px400 enrolled
- Ethnic group.popplace
- United States( Oklahoma and Florida)
- Ethnic group.langs
- Main: EnglishCultural: Mikasuki, Muscogee, Afro-Seminole CreoleHistorical: Spanish
- Ethnic group.rels
- Protestant, Catholic, Green Corn Ceremony
- Ethnic group.related
- Ethnic origin: Choctaw, Muscogee, Yamasee, Yuchi, GullahSubgroup: Black Seminole, Miccosukee, Mascogos
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- Seminole mother and children- Brighton Reservation, Florida (8443707301).jpg
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27 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- Culture
- History
- Origins
- 1700s to early 1800s
- Seminole Wars
- American Civil War
- Post-Seminole Wars and the 20th century
- Political and social organization
- Languages
- Ethnobotany
- Music
- Contemporary
- Religion
- Land claims
- Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
- Florida Seminoles
- Seminole Tribe of Florida
- Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
- Commerce
- Population history
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- Primary sources
- External links
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 Seminole people emerged in a process of ethnogenesis from various Native American groups who settled in Spanish Florida beginning in the early 1700s, most significantly northern Muscogee Creeks from what are now Georgia and Alabama.
Old crafts and traditions were revived in both Florida and Oklahoma in the mid-20th century as the Seminole began seeking revenue from tourists traveling along the new interstate highway system. In the 1970s, Seminole tribes began to run small bingo games on their reservations to raise revenue. They won court challenges to initiate Indian gaming on their sovereign land. Many U.S. tribes have likewise adopted this practice where state laws have gambling, in order to generate revenues for welfare, education, and development.