Unconquered People
Florida's
Seminole and Miccosukee Indians
by Brent
Richards Weisman
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Who are Florida’s Seminole and Miccosukee Indians?
Where did they come from? How and why are they different
from one another, and what cultural and historical
features do they share?
Brent Weisman explores Seminole and Miccosukee culture
through information provided by archaeology, ethnography,
historical documents, and the words of the Indians
themselves. He explains when and how their culture was
formed and how it has withstood historical challenges and
survives in the face of pressures from the modern world.
Focusing on key elements of ceremony and history, Weisman
examines the origins and persistence of the Green Corn
Dance, the importance of the clan in determining
political and social relationships, and the crucial role
of the Second Seminole War (1835-42) and its aftermath in
stimulating cultural adaptation as the entire Indian
population was forced deep into the remote wetlands of
south Florida. Throughout, Weisman emphasizes the
remarkable ability of the Seminoles to adapt successfully
to changing circumstances while preserving their core
identity, from the colonial period through the present
day.
Noting the importance of geography for understanding a
people’s identity, Weisman adds a travel guide to
publicly accessible historic sites throughout the state
that tell of the unique and deep connection between
Seminole history and the geography of Florida.
Illustrating the range of the Seminoles well beyond the
familiar south Florida region, he explains the importance
in Seminole history of the Suwannee River and the Paynes
Prairie area of north central Florida, the Withlacoochee
River wetlands of central Florida, the Big Cypress region
of southwest Florida, and the Pine Island Ridge of the
eastern Everglades.
For both students and general readers, Weisman combines
scholarship from several disciplines with the
perspectives of the Seminoles themselves into an exciting
history of Florida’s enduring native Americans.
Native Peoples,
Cultures, and Places of the Southeastern United States
Series
Brent Richards Weisman is a member of the anthropology
faculty at the University of South Florida in Tampa. He
is the author of Excavations on the Franciscan
Frontier: Archaeology of the Fig Springs Mission (UPF, 1992), Crystal River:
A Ceremonial Mound Center on the Florida Gulf Coast,
and Like Beads on a String: A Culture History of the
Seminole Indians in North Peninsular Florida.
1999. 184pp. 6 X 9.
ISBN 0-8130-1662-2 Cloth, $39.95s
ISBN 0-8130-1663-0 Paper, $19.95
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"This book is an easy-reading, interesting, and
useful guide to Seminole history and culture. Dr.
Weisman’s background as an archaeologist provides a
special emphasis and freshness to the subject."--Billy
L. Cypress, executive director, Ah-Tah-thi-Ki Museum,
Seminole Tribe of Florida
"May well become a Florida classic. . . . This is
the best book-length account of the culture and history
of the Seminole people."—William C.
Sturtevant, Smithsonian Institution
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