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Seminole Indians


Subject History

Place Northern America » United States of America

Key-Topics Native American

DOI: 10.1111/b.9781577180999.1997.x


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These were C reek I ndians who established villages in Fla. in the 1700s and adapted to the local environment. By accepting runaway slaves as tribal members and raiding settlers in Ga. and Ala., they provoked the first S eminole W ar . When most Seminoles followed O sceola's lead in refusing to be moved to Okla. in the 1830s, a second war resulted that led to all but a few hundred being shipped across the Mississippi by force. Seminole reservations exist in Okla. at Wewoka and in Fla. in Hendry, Glades, and Broward counties. ... log in or subscribe to read full text

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