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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]]  

1900 Freedman Bands: Dosar Barkus and Caesar Bruner  

*Seminole Nation-Indian Territory [http://www.seminolenation-indianterritory.org website]

*'''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.  

*'''1957: '''Florida Tribe of Seminole incorporates - federal recognition

The Seminole divide their year in to '''two seasons''', summer and winter, the seasons are divide into twelve moons.<ref> A Seminole Source Book.Edited  by William C. Sturtevant. Garland publishing, Inc., New York and London C. 1987 FHL book 970.3 Se52s </ref>  

  Little Ripening Moon

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 Supagency]], [[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]]  

[[Big Cypress Reservation, Florida|Big Cyprus Reservation]]  

[[Miccosukee Reservation, Florida|Miccosukee Reservation ]]  

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.  

[[Oregon Superintendency of Indian Affairs|Oregon Superintendency]]  

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].  

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>

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:  

*[[American Indian Vital Records Supplements in Census Rolls|Vital records]]

1900 Indian Territory, Seminole Nation. [http://marti.rootsweb.ancestry.com/Konawa/ Konawa Genealogy Society]. {{FHL|1418928|disp=FHL book 976.6 X22ks}}  

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Seminole Indian Scouts Cemetery. by Jim C. Ames {{FHL|720863|item|disp=FHL book 976.4 V3s}}  

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[[Dawes Commission Enrollment Records for Five U.S. Indian Tribes|Dawes Commission Enrollment Records]] for the Five U.S. Indian Tribes  

*[[The U.S. Eastern Cherokee or Guion Miller Roll|Eastern Cherokee- Guion Miller Enrollment]]

Ernest, John E. ''The Complete Seminole''. Clearfield Co. by Genealogical Publishing Co., Baltimore, MD 2012 ISBN 978-08063-5608-2 and {{FHL|2208861|item|desp=FHL Book 970.3 Se52e}}  

''African and Seminoles'': From Removal to Emancipation by Daniel F. Littlefield. {{FHL|75023|item|desp=FHL book 970.3 Se52L}}  

''The Black Seminoles'': History of a Freedom Seeking People. By Kenneth W. Porter. {{FHL|787530|item|disp=FHL book 970.3 Se52p}}  

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 [http://www.okgenweb.org/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.Family History Library microfiche number: 6,016,865 (first microfiche number)<br>  

Headquarters Records of Fort Gibson, Indian Territory 1830-1857 {{FHL|589125|item|desp=FHL film 1549507}}  

Register of Deceased Veterans, Florida. Works Projects Administration {{FHL|466837|item|disp=FHL 0006716}}  

Enlistment Records of Indian Scouts who Served in the Scout Detachments at Fort Clark, Texas. by Donald A. Swanson. {{FHL|508479|item|disp=FHL fook 976.4 M2sd}}  

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>  

Mekusukey Academy Seminole Nation (some text is written in Seminole) {{FHL|529794|item|desp=FHL 1666130}}  

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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Mekusukey Academy (Oklahoma) Seminole Nation. Some of the t ext is written in Seminole. {{FHL|529794|item|disp=FHL film 1666130}} 6 films  

*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0203.htm 1823] September 18, at Moultrie Creek in Territory of Florida, with the Florida Tribes of Indians  

*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0910.htm 1866] March 21, Washington D.C.

Florida Combined Death Index, 1877-1969. Florida Dept. of Health. {{FHL|513869|item|disp=FHL fiche 6081769}} 305 fiche  

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]  

*Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, [http://www.seminolenation.com/government_codeoflaws.htm Constitution].  

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*[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.