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[[Image:Seminole-portraits.jpg|right|270px|Seminole-portraits.jpg]]<br><br>
The Seminole Tribe is part of the group known as the [[Five Civilized Tribes|Five Civilized Tribes]]  


== Basic Facts  ==
'''Culture Area:''' Southeastern United States  
This is an American Indian genealogy guide to records and research strategies for finding an ancestor from the Seminole Tribe. To get started finding Native American ancestors see also [[American Indian Genealogy|Indigenous Peoples of the United States]].
 
The Seminole Tribe is part of the group known as the [[Five Civilized Tribes|Five Civilized Tribes]]: Seminole, [[Cherokee Indians|Cherokee]], [[Chickasaw Indians|Chickasaw]], [[Choctaw Indians|Choctaw]], and [[Creek Indians|Creek]]
 
'''Ancestral Homeland:''' Southeastern United States - [[Indians of Georgia|Georgia]] and [[Indigenous Peoples of Florida|Florida ]]


'''Linguistic Group:''' Muskhogean  
'''Linguistic Group:''' Muskhogean  
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'''Federal Status:''' Recognized  
'''Federal Status:''' Recognized  


'''Leaders: [http://osceolachief.blogspot.com Osceola]'''
&nbsp;Miccosukee Tribe live on the Miccosukee reservation or along the Tamiami Trail  
 
Miccosukee Tribe (Seminole) live on the Miccosukee reservation or along the Tamiami Trail  
 
[http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/bands.htm '''Bands:''']&nbsp; [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/caesar_bruner_band.htm Caesar Bruner]*, [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/ceyvah_band.htm Ceyvah], [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/dosar_barkus_band.htm Dosar Barkus] *, Efvlv, [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/fushutche_band.htm Fushatache], [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/hecete_band.htm Hecete], Hitchiti, [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/hvteyievike_band.htm Hvteyievike], Kanchatee, Mekasukey, New Comer, [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/nurcup_harjo_band.htm Nvicvp Haco], [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/ocese_band.htm Oceese], [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/rewahleband.htm Rewahle], [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/tallahassee_band.htm Talahassee], Thlewahlee, [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/thomas_palmer_band.htm Thomas Palmer], [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/tusekia_harjo_band.htm Tvsekia Haco], and Wm. Connor.&nbsp; * Freedman Bands 
 
[http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org/seminole_nation_clans.htm '''Clans:''']Alligator (Hvlpvtvlke), Bear (Nokusvlke), Beaver (Echaswvlke), Bird (Fuswvlke), Deer (Ecovlke), Fox (Culvlke), Lye Drip, Otter, Panther, Potato (Ahalvlke), raccon (Workvlke), Snake, water Moccasin, and Wind Clan (Hotvlkylke)
 
1900 Census Roll Blood Bands: Thomas Palmer, Echo Emarthoge, Simon Brown, Yaha Harrjo, Tusekia Harjo, Kinkehe, Thomas Little, Oktiarche, Echoille, Wm. Cooper, Nuthcup Harjo, and Okoske Harjo.
 
1900 Freedman Bands: Dosar Barkus and Caesar Bruner
 
== Tribal Headquarters  ==
 
'''Seminole Nation'''<br>36645 US-270<br>Wewoka, OK74884<br>Phone: 405-257-7200<br>[https://www.sno-nsn.gov/ website]


== History  ==
== History  ==


== Brief Timeline  ==
==== Brief Timeline  ====


*'''1817-18: '''Seminole War; American troops under [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andrew_Jackson General Andrew Jackson]. Jackson's victory led to Spain selling Florida to the United States.  
'''1817-18:&nbsp;&nbsp;'''Seminole War; American troops under General Andrew Jackson.&nbsp; Jackson's victory led to Spain selling Florida to the United States.&nbsp;
*'''February 22, 1821:''' Florida became part of the United States.
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26045 1823] September 18, Treaty at Fort Moultrie Creek in Territory of Florida, with the Florida Tribes of Indians the tribe gave up 30 million acres of farmland and received .5 million acres in central Florida.
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26185 1832] May 9, Treaty at Payne's Landing, Territory of Florida, annuity, removal, land cessions and to remove within three years
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26235 1833] Mar 28, Treaty at Fort Gibson Major Phagan to superintend removal
*1833 Census (M1831)
*'''December 1835 - August 14, 1842: '''second Seminole War lead by[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osceola Osceola]
*'''1835-1842: '''An estimated 4,000 Seminole had been removed from Florida. Those removed to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) became the Seminole Nation and one of the Five Civilized Tribes
*1836-1837 Census.(M1831)
*A refugee band of Seminole Negroes removed near the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas.
* 1844 First Mission school Oak Ridge Mission near Holdenville started by Reverend John Lilley a Presbyterian. 
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26391 1845] January 4, at Creek Agency, with Creeks and Seminole, annuity, rations, removal
* 1850: A group of Seminoles followed Coacooshee to Mexico. (Now Eagle Pass, Texas) 
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26597 1856] August 7, Washington D.C., removal, with the Creeks
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26890 1865] Treaty with the Cherokee and other Tribes in Indian Territory
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26751 1866] March 21, Washington D.C.
* 1868: Four schools established by a Presbyterian missionary James R. Ramsey, he also opened the Wewoka Mission a boarding school for girls. 
* 1884: Methodist Mission were operating the Sasakwa Female Academy. 
* 1891: Boarding school established Mekasukey Academy for boys
* 1893 Emahaka Academy a boarding school for girls near Wewoka. 
*'''1953:''' U.S. Congress began a new policy of termination for the Indian tribes. The policy ended the protected trust status of all Indian-owned lands. The BIA began a voluntary urban relocation program. American Indians could move from their rural tribes to a metropolitan area. Many Indians relocated to Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco, San Jose, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Dallas and Seattle. It is estimated that 750,000 Native American migrated to the cities between 1950-1980.
* '''1957:''' The Hollywood (Dania), Brighton and Big Cypress groups formed a constituted group known as the Seminole Tribe of Florida


*'''1957:''' Florida Tribe of Seminole incorporates - federal recognition
'''Februray 22, 1821:''' Florida became part of the United States.  
*'''1961:''' Some of the Mikasuki-speaking people along the Tamiami Trail formed the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.
* 1962 The "Trail Seminoles, organized into the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.


== Calendar  ==
'''September 6, 1823:'''&nbsp; Treaty of Fort Moultrie, the tribe gave up 30 million acres of farmland and received .5 million acres in central Florida.&nbsp;


The Seminole divide their year into '''two seasons''', summer and winter, the seasons are divided into twelve moons.<ref> A Seminole Source Book. Edited by William C. Sturtevant. Garland publishing, Inc., New York and London C. 1987 FS Library book 970.3 Se52s </ref>
'''May 9,1832:''' Treaty at Payne's landing; land cessions Indians to remove within three years.  


'''Winter'''<br>
'''March 28,1833:'''&nbsp; Treaty of Fort Gibson&nbsp;Major Phagan to superintend removal&nbsp;(''Indian Treaties 1778-1883 ''by Charles J. Kappler;&nbsp;page 203-207)


August <br>
'''December 1835 - August 14, 1842:'''&nbsp;second Seminole War lead by Osceola
Heyothlucco <br>
Big Ripening Moon<br>


<br>
'''1835-1842: '''estimated 4,000 Seminole had been removed from Florida.&nbsp; Those removed to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) became the Seminole Nation and one of the Five Civilized Tribes.&nbsp;


September <br>
A refugee band of Seminole negroes&nbsp;removed near the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Otauwooskochee <br>
Little Chestnut Moon<br>


<br>
January 4, 1845


October <br>
==== Brief History  ====
Otauwooskolucco <br>
Big Chestnut Moon<br>


<br>
==== Reservations  ====


November <br>
Big Cyprus
Heewoolee <br>
Falling Leaf Moon<br>


<br>
Brighton


December <br>
Hollywood&nbsp;
Thlaffolucco <br>
Big Winter Moon<br>


<br>
Miccosukee


January <br>
<br>
Thlaffochosee<br>
Little Winter Moon, alias Big Winter Moon's younger brother<br>
 
<br> '''Summer'''<br>
 
<br>
 
February <br>
Hootahlahasseee <br>
Windy Moon<br>
 
<br>
March <br>
Tausautchoosee <br>
Little Spring Moon<br>
 
<br>  


April <br>
==== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ====
Tausautcheelucco <br>
Big Spring Moon<br>
 
<br>
 
May <br>
Keehassee <br>
Mulberry Moon<br>
 
<br>
 
June <br>
Kochohassee <br>
Blackberry Moon<br>
 
<br>
 
July <br>
Hoyeuchee <br>
Little Ripening Moon<br>
 
== Agencies  ==
 
The tribe was under the jurisdiction of the following agencies.
 
[[Seminole Indian Agency (Florida)|Seminole Agency]] ,[[Six Nations Indian Agency (New York)|Six Nations Agency]], [[Seneca Indian Agency (New York)|Seneca Agency in New York]], [[New York Indian Agency (New York)|New York Agency]],[[Union Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Union Agency]], [[Apalachicola Indian Subagency (Florida)|Apalachicola Subagency]], [[Creek Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Creek Agency]], [[Piqua Indian Agency (Ohio)|Piqua Agency]], [[Ohio Indian Agency|Ohio Agency]] , [[Neosho Indian Agency (Kansas)|Neosho Agency]], and&nbsp; [[Quapaw Indian Agency (Oklahoma)|Quapaw Agency]]
 
== Reservations  ==
 
[[Big Cypress Reservation, Florida|Big Cyprus Reservation]]
 
[[Brighton Reservation, Florida|Brighton Reservation]]
 
[[Hollywood Reservation, Florida|Hollywood Reservation]]
 
[[Miccosukee Reservation, Florida|Miccosukee Reservation ]]
 
== Superintendencies  ==
 
Records for Superintendencies exist in the [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] and copies of many of them are also available in other research facilities.
 
[[Michigan Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Michigan Superintendency]]
 
[[Florida Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Florida Superintendency]]
 
[[Western Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Western Superintendency]]
 
[[Southern Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Southern Superintendency]]
 
[[Central Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Central Superintendency]]
 
[[Oregon Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Oregon Superintendency]]
 
== Additional References to the History of the Tribe  ==


Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/seminole/seminolehist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Seminole tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/florida/index.htm#Seminole The Indian Tribes of North America].  
Frederick Webb Hodge, in his [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/seminole/seminolehist.htm Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico], gave a more complete history of the Seminole tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/florida/index.htm#Seminole The Indian Tribes of North America].  


MacCauley, Clay. Manuscript/Manuscript on film. Letter; statistics on Florida Seminole {{FSC|439360|item|disp=FS Library film 1697438 item 51}}  
== Tribal Headquarters ==
 
MacCauley, Clay. [http://genealogytrails.com/fla/nativeamindex.html The Seminole Indians of Florida], Washington, Government Printing Office, 1887. (Bureau of American Ethnology, 5th Annual Report) pp. 475-538.
 
Mahon, John K. Letters from the Second Seminole War. The Florida Historical Quarterly, Vol. XXXVI, No. 4 April 1958.
 
Mahon, John K. History of the second Seminole War, 1835-1842. Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Press. C 1967. {{FSC|489086|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 Se52mj}}
 
McReynolds, Edwin C. The Seminoles. Norman, University of Oklahoma Press. 1957. {{FSC} 93206|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 Se52m}}
 
<br> Neill,Wilfred T. The Story of Florida's Seminole Indians. St. Petersburg, FL. Great outdoors, {{FSC|190700|item|disp= Book 970.3 Se52n for film 908862 item 7}}
 
Peithmann, Irvin M. the Unconquered Seminole Indians,St. Peterburg, Florida: Great Outdoors Association. C 1957 {{FSC|193369|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 Se52pi}}
 
Porter, Kenneth W., Alcione M. Amos and Thomas P. Senter. The Black Seminoles: History of a Freedom-Seeking People. Gainesville, Florida: University Press of Florida. C 1996. {{FSC|787530|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 Se52p}}
 
Staley, C. Ann. ''Transcribed Expenditure in 1841 Florida Indians''. ''The Florida Genealogist''. Florida State Genealogical Society, Inc. Volume 38 Number 2 (142) December 2015. page 40 - 57.List of Indians by name (over 200) and amount paid to each. '''FHL'''&nbsp;975.9 D25fg Vol 38 No. 2 =No. 142 Dec. 2015<br>


== Records  ==
== Records  ==


The '''majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies'''. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters. They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:
'''Agency Records'''  


*[[American Indian Allotment Records|Allotment records]]
'''Correspondence and Census'''
*[[American Indian Annuity Rolls|Annuity rolls]]
*[[American Indian Census Rolls|Census records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Correspondence]]
*[[American Indian Health Records|Health records]]
*[[American Indian Correspondence and Reports|Reports]]
*[[American Indian School Records|School census and records]]
*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]
 
== Census Records  ==
 
1900 Indian Territory, Seminole Nation. [http://marti.rootsweb.ancestry.com/Konawa/ Konawa Genealogy Society]. {{FSC|1418928|disp=FS Catalog book 976.6 X22ks}}
 
1900 Census Roll, Certified by Commissioners to be a correct copy of Seminole Indians and Freedman living on the 31 Day of December, 1899. (Refers to tribal enrollment of 1897) Authorized by Section 21 of Curtis Act and Seminole Agreement - 2,752 names on Rolls arranged by Bands, which are: Blood Bands: Thomas Palmer, Echo Emarthoge, Simon Brown, Yaha Harjo, Tusekia Harjo, Kinkehe, Thomas Little, Oktiarche, Echoille, W. Cooper, Nuthcup Harjo, and Okoske Harjo. Freedman Bands: Dosar Barkas and Ceasar Bruner Reference: World Conference on Records and Genealogical Seminar: Historical and Genealogical Records of the Five Civilized Tribes and Other Indian Records. by C. George Younkin
 
1907 Census of Seminole County, Oklahoma. US Bureau of the Census {{FSC|737956|item|disp=FS Library film 2155575}}
 
1930-1940 Indian Census Seminole of Florida: with birth and death records by Jeff Bowen {{FSC|734035|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 Se52bj}} also on film Indian Census Rolls, 1885-1940. US Bureau of Indian Affairs - Seminole 1913-1940 FS Library 581497-581498
 
1935 Florida State Census. Florida State Archives. {{FSC|1417054|item|disp=FS Library film 2425147}} 30 microfilm {{RecordSearch|1457856|Florida State Census, 1935}}
 
1945 Florida State Census. Florida State Archives. {{FSC|1417055|item|disp=FS Library film 2425176}}43 films {{RecordSearch|1457855|Florida State Census, 1945}}


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Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery. by Jim C. Ames {{FSC|720863|item|disp=FS Catalog book 976.4 V3s}}
 
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== Enrollment  ==
'''Enrollment:'''  
 
[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]] for the Five U.S. Indian Tribes
 
<br> '''The FamilySearch Library'''
 
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*Applications for enrollment-first film: FS Library film 1492975}} first film
 
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<u>'''Dawes Enrollment Applications'''</u>
 
"Applications for Enrollment of the Commission to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914" (M1301). National Archives Catalog ID: [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/617283 617283]. Also known as "Dawes Enrollment Applications", "Dawes Enrollment Jackets" and "Dawes Packets" and "Land Allotment Jackets".
 
*[http://www.fold3.com/title_70/dawes_packets Dawes Packets] (Fold3) ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1852353|Oklahoma, Applications for Enrollment to the Five Civilized Tribes, 1898-1914}} (FamilySearch) - index only


*[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment]]  
*[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment]]  
*[[The U.S. Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll|Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Enrollment]]
*[[The U.S. Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll|Eastern Cherokee- Guion Miller Enrollment]]
 
== Other References  ==
 
Ernest, John E. ''The Complete Seminole''. Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD 2012 ISBN 978-08063-5608-2 and {{FSC|2208861|item|desp=FS Library Book 970.3 Se52e}}
 
== Freedman  ==
 
''African and Seminoles'': From Removal to Emancipation by Daniel F. Littlefield. {{FSC|75023|item|desp=FS Catalog book 970.3 Se52L}}
 
''The Black Seminoles'': History of a Freedom Seeking People. By Kenneth W. Porter. {{FSC|787530|item|disp=FS Catalog book 970.3 Se52p}}
 
== '''Indian Pioneer Papers'''  ==
 
In 1936, the [http://www.okhistory.org/research/index Oklahoma Historical Society] and University of Oklahoma requested a writer's project grant from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Works_Progress_Administration Works Progress Administration] (WPA) in which interviews would be conducted with early settlers in Oklahoma who had lived on Indian land. More than 100 writers conducted over 11,000 interviews and were asked to "call upon early settlers and (record) the story of the migration to Oklahoma and their early life here."<ref>Blackburn, Bob L. "Battle Cry for History: The First Century of the Oklahoma Historical Society." n.d. Oklahoma Historical Society. 5 Oct. 1998.</ref> The [http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/ University of Oklahoma Western History Collection] has digitized the Indian Pioneer Papers which consists of approximately 80,000 indexed entries arranged alphabetically by personal name, place name, or subject. <ref>The University of Oklahoma Western History Collections http://digital.libraries.ou.edu/whc/pioneer/</ref> An index to the Indian Pioneer Papers may also be found at [https://okgenweb.net/pioneer/ OkGenWeb Oklahoma Genealogy.] A separate index of Indians interviewed may be viewed at: [http://goodoowah.50megs.com/indpio/ “Indians in the Indian Pioneer Papers”] The interview of Willie Larney includes information about the Seminoles in Oklahoma.FS Library microfiche number: 6,016,865 (first microfiche number)<br>
 
== Military Records  ==
 
Headquarters Records of Fort Gibson, Indian Territory 1830-1857 {{FSC|589125|item|desp=FS Library film 1549507}}
 
The Union Indian Brigade in the Civil War by Wiley Britton {{FSC|765210|item|desp=FS Catalog book 970.1B778u}}
 
Register of Deceased Veterans, Florida. Works Projects Administration {{FSC|466837|item|disp=FS Library 0006716}}
 
== Indian Scouts  ==
 
Enlistment Records of Indian Scouts who Served in the Scout Detachments at Fort Clark, Texas. by Donald A. Swanson. {{FSC|508479|item|disp=FS Library fook 976.4 M2sd}}
 
'''Seminole Negro Scouts'''
 
Military actions involving Seminole Negro Scouts
 
25 April 1875 Eagle Nest, Crossing Pecos River, Texas, Seminole Negro Scouts under the direction of Lt. J. L. Bullis, 24th Infantry
 
1 April 1877 Rio Grande (near Devil's River, Texas, Seminole Negro Scouts under the direction of Lt. J. L. Bullis, 24th Infantry
 
1 November 1877 Rio Grande (Big Bend of) Texas, Seminole Negro Scouts,under the direction of Lt. J. L. Bullis, 24th Infantry
 
3 May 1881 Sierra Burras Mountains, Mexico Seminole Negro Scouts,under the direction of Lt. J. L. Bullis, 24th Infantry
 
Source: ''Chronological List of Actions, &amp;C., With Indians, From January 1, 1866, to January, 1891. ''Adjutant General's Office. [http://www.worldcat.org/title/chronological-list-of-actions-c-with-indians-from-january-15-1837-to-january-1891/oclc/5516921 WorldCat] <br>
 
== School Records  ==
 
Mekusukey Academy Seminole Nation (some text is written in Seminole) {{FSC|529794|item|desp=FS Library 1666130}}
 
== Removal  ==
 
The Indian Removal Act was signed May 26, 1830 by President Andrew Jackson. The Act initiated a policy of removal of American Indians tribes living east of the Mississippi River to land west of the river.
 
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'''Seminole'''
 
<br> '''Leaders:'''
 
Gen. Duncan L. Clinch,
 
Lt. Joseph W. Harris
 
Lt. George G. Meade,
 
Col. Zachary Taylor,
 
Col. Ethan Allen Hitchcock,
 
Lt. William Tecumseh Sherman,
 
Lt. Jefferson Van Horne,
 
Capt. Pitcairn Morrison,
 
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*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0203.htm 1823] September&nbsp;18, at Moultrie Creek in Territory of Florida, with&nbsp;the Florida Tribes of&nbsp;Indians &nbsp;
*'''1832:''' [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0344.htm http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0344.htm]
*'''1833:''' [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0394.htm http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0394.htm]
*'''1845:''' Creeks and Seminole [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cre0550.htm http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cre0550.htm]
*'''1856:''' with the Creeks [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cre0756.htm http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cre0756.htm]
*'''1865:''' with the Cherokee and other Tribes in Indian Territory [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che1050.htm http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che1050.htm]
*'''1866:''' [http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0910.htm http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0910.htm]


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== Important Web Sites  ==


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*Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, [http://www.seminolenation.com/government_codeoflaws.htm Constitution].  
 
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== School Records  ==
 
Mekusukey Academy (Oklahoma) Seminole Nation. Some of the t ext is written in Seminole. {{FSC|529794|item|disp=FS Library film 1666130}} 6 films
 
== '''Treaties'''  ==
 
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26045 1823] September 18, at Moultrie Creek in Territory of Florida, with the Florida Tribes of Indians
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26185 1832] at Payne's Landing,Territory of Florida, annuity, removal, and land cessions
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26235 1833] Mar 28, at Fort Gibson
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26391 1845] January 4, at Creek Agency, with Creeks and Seminole, annuity, rations, removal
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26597 1856] August 7, Washington D.C., removal, with the Creeks
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26890 1865] with the Cherokee and other Tribes in Indian Territory
*[https://dc.library.okstate.edu/digital/collection/kapplers/id/26751 1866] March 21, Washington D.C.
 
== Vital Records  ==
 
Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. Florida Dept. of Health. {{FSC|513869|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6081769}} 305 fiche
 
== FamilySearch Library  ==
 
The FamilySearch Catalog has over 280 records of interest for the [https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&keyword=Seminole&prekeyword=Seminole Seminole Indians]
 
== Important Websites  ==
 
*Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, [https://www.sno-nsn.gov/getpage.php?name=Tribal_Courts&sub=Government Constitution].  
*[http://thorpe.ou.edu/IRA/flsemcons.html Constitution and By-Laws] of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Ratified August 21, 1957.  
*[http://thorpe.ou.edu/IRA/flsemcons.html Constitution and By-Laws] of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. Ratified August 21, 1957.  
*Seminole Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole Wikipedia]  
*Seminole Tribe [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seminole Wikipedia]
*Seminole Nation-Indian Territory [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org website]
*Seminole Native Americans [http://seminolenativeamericans.blogspot.com http://seminolenativeamericans.blogspot.com]
*Native American Research [http://nativeamericanresearch.blogspot.com http://nativeamericanresearch.blogspot.com]
*Indian Research [http://researchindians.blogspot.com http://researchindians.blogspot.com]
*Inter-Tribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes, [https://www.fivecivilizedtribes.org/Seminole.html Seminole History]
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== References  ==
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== Bibliography  ==
==== Bibliography  ====


*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/guide-fed-records/groups/075.html Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75], Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.  
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ Available online].  
*Hodge, Frederick Webb. ''Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico''. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/tribes/ Available online].  
*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; {{FSC|1122745|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 R259e}}.
*Klein, Barry T., ed. ''Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian''. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/317923332?referer=list_view WorldCat 317923332]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1122745&disp=Reference+encyclopedia+of+the+American+I%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 R259e].  
*Lennon, Rachal Mills. ''Tracing Ancestors Among the Five Civilized Tribes; Southeastern Indians Prior to Removal''. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., 2002. {{FSC|1038175|item|disp=FS Library Book 970.1 L548t}}.  
*Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=831087&disp=The+Gale+encyclopedia+of+Native+American%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 G131g].
*Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. [http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=no:037475188 WorldCat 37475188]; {{FSC|831087|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 G131g}}.


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:Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
:Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands


*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
*Sturtevant, William C. ''Handbook of North American Indians''. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– . <br>
*Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/indianlocation.htm Available online].
*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; {{FSC|1465222|title-id|disp=FS Catalog book 970.1 W146e 2006}}.


'''See also:'''
:Volume 1 -- Not yet published
:Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/234303751&referer=brief_results WorldCat 234303751]<br>
:Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/255572371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 255572371]<br>
:Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19331914&referer=brief_results WorldCat 19331914]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4].<br>
:Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/299653808&referer=brief_results WorldCat 299653808]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5].<br>
:Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493742&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493742]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6].<br>
:Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/247493311&referer=brief_results WorldCat 247493311]<br>
:Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/13240086&referer=brief_results WorldCat 13240086]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8].<br>
:Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/26140053&referer=brief_results WorldCat 26140053]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9].<br>
:Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/301504096&referer=brief_results WorldCat 301504096]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10].
:Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256516416&referer=brief_results WorldCat 256516416]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11].<br>
:Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/39401371&referer=brief_results WorldCat 39401371]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12].<br>
:Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/48209643&referer=brief_results WorldCat 48209643]<br>
:Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/254277176&referer=brief_results WorldCat 254277176]
:Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/256517503&referer=brief_results WorldCat 356517503]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=248632&disp=Handbook+of+North+American+Indians%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15].<br>
:Volume 16 -- Not yet published
:Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43957746&referer=brief_results WorldCat 43957746]<br>
:Volume 18 -- Not yet published
:Volume 19 -- Not yet published
:Volume 20 -- Not yet published


*[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]]  
*Swanton John R. ''The Indian Tribes of North America''. Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of American Ethnology, Bulletin #145 [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/indianlocation.htm Available online].
*[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes]]  
*Waldman, Carl. ''Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes''. New York, New York: Facts on File, 2006. 3rd ed. [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/14718193?referer=list_view WorldCat 14718193]; [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=1465222&disp=Encyclopedia+of+Native+American+tribes%20%20&columns=*,0,0 FHL book 970.1 W146e 2006].
*[[American Indian Enrollment Records]]


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[[Category:Indian_Tribes_of_the_United_States]] [[Category:Indian_Tribes_of_North_America]]

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The Seminole Tribe is part of the group known as the Five Civilized Tribes

Culture Area: Southeastern United States

Linguistic Group: Muskhogean

Federal Status: Recognized

 Miccosukee Tribe live on the Miccosukee reservation or along the Tamiami Trail

History[edit | edit source]

Brief Timeline[edit | edit source]

1817-18:  Seminole War; American troops under General Andrew Jackson.  Jackson's victory led to Spain selling Florida to the United States. 

Februray 22, 1821: Florida became part of the United States.

September 6, 1823:  Treaty of Fort Moultrie, the tribe gave up 30 million acres of farmland and received .5 million acres in central Florida. 

May 9,1832: Treaty at Payne's landing; land cessions Indians to remove within three years.

March 28,1833:  Treaty of Fort Gibson Major Phagan to superintend removal (Indian Treaties 1778-1883 by Charles J. Kappler; page 203-207)

December 1835 - August 14, 1842: second Seminole War lead by Osceola

1835-1842: estimated 4,000 Seminole had been removed from Florida.  Those removed to Indian Territory (Oklahoma) became the Seminole Nation and one of the Five Civilized Tribes. 

A refugee band of Seminole negroes removed near the Rio Grande near Eagle Pass, Texas.  

January 4, 1845

Brief History[edit | edit source]

Reservations[edit | edit source]

Big Cyprus

Brighton

Hollywood 

Miccosukee


Additional References to the History of the Tribe[edit | edit source]

Frederick Webb Hodge, in his Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico, gave a more complete history of the Seminole tribe, with estimations of the population of the tribe at various time periods. Additional details are given in John Swanton's The Indian Tribes of North America.

Tribal Headquarters[edit | edit source]

Records[edit | edit source]

Agency Records

Correspondence and Census

Tribe Agency Location of Originial Records

Pre-1880 Correspondence M234

RG 75 Rolls 962

 Roll Number

FHL Film Number

Post-1885 Census M595 RG 75 Rolls 693

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FHL Film Number
Seminole Seminole Agency,1824-76 Washington D.C. Rolls 799-87 - - -
Seminole Union Agency, 1875-80 Washington D.C. Rolls 864-77 - - -
Seminole, Florida Seminole Agency Dania, 1934-52 Atlanta - - Rolls 486-87 581496-497

Enrollment:

Treaties

Important Web Sites[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]


Bibliography[edit | edit source]

  • Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives; Record Group 75, Records of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
  • Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American Indians North of Mexico. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1906 Available online.
  • Klein, Barry T., ed. Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian. Nyack, New York: Todd Publications, 2009. 10th ed. WorldCat 317923332; FHL book 970.1 R259e.
  • Malinowski, Sharon and Sheets, Anna, eds. The Gale Encyclopedia of Native American Tribes. Detroit: Gale Publishing, 1998. 4 volumes. Includes: Lists of Federally Recognized Tribes for U.S., Alaska, and Canada – pp. 513-529 Alphabetical Listing of Tribes, with reference to volume and page in this series Map of “Historic Locations of U.S. Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Canadian Native Groups” Map of “Historic Locations of Mexican, Hawaiian and Caribbean Native Groups” Maps of “State and Federally Recognized U.S. Indian Reservations. WorldCat 37475188; FHL book 970.1 G131g.
Vol. 1 -- Northeast, Southeast, Caribbean
Vol. 2 -- Great Basin, Southwest, Middle America
Vol. 3 -- Arctic, Subarctic, Great Plains, Plateau
Vol. 4 -- California, Pacific Northwest, Pacific Islands
  • Sturtevant, William C. Handbook of North American Indians. 20 vols., some not yet published. Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 1978– .
Volume 1 -- Not yet published
Volume 2 -- Indians in Contemporary Society (pub. 2008) -- WorldCat 234303751
Volume 3 -- Environment, Origins, and Population (pub. 2006) -- WorldCat 255572371
Volume 4 -- History of Indian-White Relations (pub. 1988) -- WorldCat 19331914; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.4.
Volume 5 -- Arctic (pub. 1984) -- WorldCat 299653808; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.5.
Volume 6 -- Subarctic (pub. 1981) -- WorldCat 247493742; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.6.
Volume 7 -- Northwest Coast (pub. 1990) -- WorldCat 247493311
Volume 8 -- California (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 13240086; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.8.
Volume 9 -- Southwest (pub. 1979) -- WorldCat 26140053; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.9.
Volume 10 -- Southwest (pub. 1983) -- WorldCat 301504096; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.10.
Volume 11 -- Great Basin (pub. 1986) -- WorldCat 256516416; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.11.
Volume 12 -- Plateau (pub. 1998) -- WorldCat 39401371; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.12.
Volume 13 -- Plains, 2 vols. (pub. 2001) -- WorldCat 48209643
Volume 14 -- Southeast (pub. 2004) -- WorldCat 254277176
Volume 15 -- Northwest (pub. 1978) -- WorldCat 356517503; FHL book 970.1 H191h v.15.
Volume 16 -- Not yet published
Volume 17 -- Languages (pub. 1996) -- WorldCat 43957746
Volume 18 -- Not yet published
Volume 19 -- Not yet published
Volume 20 -- Not yet published

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