1. SEMINOLE
From Spanish word cimarrón=wild, runaway,free

2. LOCATION
SOUTHEAST
FLORIDA
today OKLAHOMA as well

3. Houses
chickees

4. 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

5. 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

6. TUKO-SEE-MATHLA
A Seminole Chief

7. food
Women harvesting: corns, beans squash,fruit,nuts
Men hunting,fishing: deer, rabbits, alligators, squirrel,raccoon
Traditional food: hominy, fry bread
Eating house

8. -Fishing spears -Knives -Bows,arrows -Dugout canoes -Tomahawk,gun
Tools/weapons
-Fishing spears -Knives -Bows,arrows -Dugout canoes -Tomahawk,gun

9. Green Corn Dance -Busk(white traders) -Corn harvest -Still celebrated
-Dancing, singing, feasting, religious observation

10. in return: clothes, gun, food staples
trade
animal hides and pelts
in return: clothes, gun, food staples

11. Thank you for your attention!