SEMINOLE From Spanish word cimarrón=wild, runaway,free
LOCATION SOUTHEAST FLORIDA today OKLAHOMA as well
Houses chickees
Raised floor-protection from flooding,snakes, thatched roof-shade interior and shed water, open sides Chickee huts,stilt houses Adopted during 2nd and 3rd Seminole wars Palmetto thatch over bald cypress log frame Cooking ,eating,sleeping
dress Use trade cloth MEN: shirts with wide sleeves, buckskin leggings, breechclothes(deerskin) WOMEN: wide,flouncy,colourful skirts, blouses, shawls, and strings of glass necklace beads WARRIORS: body paint, tattoos Moccasins on feet Patchwork Cool weather:poncho
TUKO-SEE-MATHLA A Seminole Chief
food Women harvesting: corns, beans squash,fruit,nuts Men hunting,fishing: deer, rabbits, alligators, squirrel,raccoon Traditional food: hominy, fry bread Eating house
-Fishing spears -Knives -Bows,arrows -Dugout canoes -Tomahawk,gun Tools/weapons -Fishing spears -Knives -Bows,arrows -Dugout canoes -Tomahawk,gun
Green Corn Dance -Busk(white traders) -Corn harvest -Still celebrated -Dancing, singing, feasting, religious observation
in return: clothes, gun, food staples trade animal hides and pelts in return: clothes, gun, food staples
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