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The Seminole Tribe is part of the group known as the [[Five Civilized Tribes|Five Civilized Tribes]] | The Seminole Tribe is part of the group known as the [[Five Civilized Tribes|Five Civilized Tribes]] | ||
''' | '''Ancestral Homeland:''' Southeastern United States - Georgia and Florida | ||
'''Linguistic Group:''' Muskhogean | '''Linguistic Group:''' Muskhogean | ||
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==== Brief Timeline ==== | ==== Brief Timeline ==== | ||
'''1817-18: '''Seminole War; American troops under General Andrew Jackson. Jackson's victory led to Spain selling Florida to the United States. | *'''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. | |||
'''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. | |||
'''September 6, 1823:''' Treaty of Fort Moultrie, the tribe gave up 30 million acres of farmland and received .5 million acres in central Florida. | *'''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 | |||
'''May 9,1832:''' Treaty at Payne's landing; land cessions Indians to remove within three years. | *'''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. | |||
'''March 28,1833:''' Treaty of Fort Gibson Major Phagan to superintend removal (''Indian Treaties 1778-1883 ''by Charles J. Kappler; page 203-207) | *January 4, 1845 | ||
'''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 ==== | ==== Brief History ==== | ||
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== Tribal Headquarters == | == Tribal Headquarters == | ||
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'''Correspondence and Census''' | '''Correspondence and Census''' | ||
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*[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/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/sem0344.htm 1832] at Payne's Landing, Territory of Florida, annuity, removal, and land cessions | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0344.htm 1832] at Payne's Landing, Territory of Florida, annuity, removal, and land cessions | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0394.htm 1833] Mar 28, at Fort Gibson | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0394.htm 1833] Mar 28, at Fort Gibson | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cre0550.htm 1845] January 4, at Creek Agency, with Creeks and Seminole, annuity, rations, removal | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cre0550.htm 1845] January 4, at Creek Agency, with Creeks and Seminole, annuity, rations, removal | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cre0756.htm 1856] August 7, Washington D.C., removal, with the Creeks | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/cre0756.htm 1856] August 7, Washington D.C., removal, with the Creeks | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che1050.htm 1865] with the Cherokee and other Tribes in Indian Territory | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/che1050.htm 1865] with the Cherokee and other Tribes in Indian Territory | ||
*[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0910.htm 1866] March 21, Washington D.C. | *[http://digital.library.okstate.edu/kappler/Vol2/treaties/sem0910.htm 1866] March 21, Washington D.C. | ||