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Definition: Seminole from Collins English Dictionary

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1 (pl -noles or -nole) a member of a North American Indian people consisting of Creeks who moved into Florida in the 18th century

2 the language of this people, belonging to the Muskhogean family

[from Creek simanó-li fugitive, from American Spanish cimarrón runaway]

Seminole

From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Member of an American Indian people who inhabited Georgia until moving to Florida in the early 18th century. An offshoot of the Creek , they share Muskogean linguistic traditions. The Seminole were farmers and hunter-gatherers. They lived in chickees (palm-thatched, wooden-framed houses) and adopted brightly striped clothing, imitating Spanish styles. In Florida they were joined by runaway slaves and rebel Creek, leading to the First Seminole War (1817–18). The Second Seminole War (1835–42) enforced removal of the majority to Oklahoma where they were known as one of the Five Civilized Tribes . They now live in Florida and Oklahoma, and number about 12,400 (2000). The Florida Seminole have six federal reservations, although many refuse to live on them. They are primarily Baptists with some adherence to their traditional religion, such as the stomp dance, a Seminole version of the green corn dance to celebrate ripening and renewal. Traditional dress, which is decorated with bands of…
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From Cassell's Peoples, Nations and Cultures Full text Article The Americas
A Native North American nation of Florida and Oklahoma. Their name means perhaps ‘wild one’ or ‘people who live at a distance’. Sedentary farmers, fishers, hunters and gatherers, they spoke a Muskogean language. One of the FIVE CIVILIZED TRIBES , they were originally part of the CREEK nation. When…
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From The Columbia Encyclopedia
Native North Americans whose language belongs to the Muskogean branch of the Hokan-Siouan linguistic stock (see Native American languages ). They separated (their name means “separatist”) from the Creek in the early 18th cent. and settled in the former territory of the Apalachee in Florida. They…
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From Gale Encyclopedia of Multicultural America
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The Seminole people are a group of Native Americans who banded together in the eighteenth century to occupy the land that is now Florida. The tribe's territory took up most of the Florida peninsula, which is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean on the east and the Gulf Mexico on the west. Much of the…
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From Encyclopedia of Warrior Peoples & Fighting Groups Full text Article ENTRIES
Osceola, a Seminole leader, as drawn by J. T....
An American Indian tribe that fought for a homeland in Florida, defeating the United States Army and maintaining their independence. The Seminole Indians of Florida have a heritage of independence that is reflected in their tribal name, which translates as “those who live apart.” Although originally…
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From The Hutchinson Unabridged Encyclopedia with Atlas and Weather Guide
Member of an American Indian people who inhabited Georgia until moving to Florida in the early 18th century. An offshoot of the Creek , they share Muskogean linguistic traditions. The Seminole were farmers and hunter-gatherers. They lived in chickees (palm-thatched, wooden-framed houses) and adopted…
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Current Locations: Florida, Oklahoma Language Family: Muscogean The Seminole are indigenous to present-day Florida. In the 18th century, the Seminole came into being through the arrival of several groups of Muscogean people in northern Florida. Most were Creek, but some were Choctaw. The Seminole…
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From Handy Answer: Native American Almanac: More Than 50,000 Years of the Cultures and Histories of Indigenous Peoples Full text Article SOUTHEAST
The courthouse in Seminole County, Oklahoma. The...
During the years of Creek withdrawal westward, a number of Lower Creek migrated into present-day Florida. In order to distinguish them from their kinsmen, British officials called these separatists the Seminole Creek, or Seminole, a corruption of the Spanish word cimarrone . Quickly adapting to…
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Full text Article BLACK SEMINOLE

From Encyclopedia of Free Blacks and People of Color in the Americas
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The Seminole tribe of North American Indians came into existence in the 18th century in northern Florida, which was controlled by Spain at the time. The tribe was composed of some Floridian Indians, along with refugee Creek Indians and runaway slaves from the British colonies to the north. The…
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Full text Article Seminole War

From The Columbia Encyclopedia
in U.S. history, armed conflict between the U.S. government and the Seminoles. In 1832 the U.S. government signed a treaty with the Seminoles, who lived in Florida, providing for their removal to Oklahoma in 1835 in exchange for a small sum of money. However, opposition to the treaty soon appeared…
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Full text Article Afro-Seminole

From Encyclopedia of Diversity and Social Justice
From 1812 to 1821, the maroon community of 750 formerly enslaved, free Africans, and Seminole Indians lived off the Florida Gulf Coast in the Sarasota-Bradenton area in a settlement known as Angola. The community of men, women, and children enslaved on Southern plantations came to Southwest Florida…
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