- Fact 2 - The Seminole were a tribe of hunter farmers. Men were in charge of hunting for food
and protecting the camp and the women were in charge of the home
and land
- Fact 3 - Homes and Houses: Chickees: Chickees are
also known as stilt houses or platform houses and used by the
Indians of Florida (which has a hot, swampy climate)
such as the Seminole tribe
- Fact 4 - Chickee homes and houses
were houses without permanent walls made of of thick wooden
posts which supported a wooden platform and covered by a
thatched roof. The wooden stilts allowed the home to be raised
several feet off the ground. If there was heavy rain hide or
cloth was drapped over the frame for shelter
- Fact 5 -
The name of a famous Seminole leader was Chief Cowkeeper who
founded a dynasty of chiefs in the 18th century
- Fact 6 - The name "Seminole" is
derived from the Creek word corrupted from the Spanish cimarron
referring to an animal that reverts to a feral state
- Fact 7 - Clothing for men: Men wore
breechcloths which were made from a long rectangular piece of
animal skin or cloth which was worn between the legs and tucked
over a belt, so that the flaps of the breechcloth covered the
front and behind. The legs were bare.
- Fact 9 - Clothing: Leggings were
worn by both men and women to cover the bare legs and were
sometimes decorated with a fringe
- Fact 10 - Traded cotton materials
such as calicos, stripes, solids and plaids were used to make
full shirts and colorful coats called a "long shirts" and the
women later developed a method of producing patchwork clothes.
- Fact 11 - Shoes and footwear:
Moccasins were made of soft leather or deerskin and sewn
together with deer sinew. Moccasins were a soft slip on shoe, or
slipper, consist of a sole and sides made of one piece of
leather, stitched together at the top and were a light beige
color.
- Fact 12 - Headdresses: The Seminoles wore a turban style of
headdress made from plaid wool shawls
- Fact 13 - The Seminoles performed
the Great Corn Dance
- Fact 14 - Seminole Indians made
flat dugout canoes from hollowed-out cypress logs which were
steered with poles rather than paddles
- Fact 15 - Women's Hair: Hair was
kept long, sometimes braided and on special occasions braids
were decorated with bright strips of cloth and shells
- Fact 16 - Jewelry: Women wore
bead necklaces
- Fact 17 - Face paint / War Paint: Men wore
bright face paint in times of war. Tribal tattoos were also used
to decorate their faces and bodies
- Fact 18 - Seminole weapons: Weapons
included bows and arrows, war clubs, spears and knives
- Fact 19 - Enemies of the Seminole
tribe included the Creeks, Chickasaws, and Shawnees
- Fact 20 - History:
1813 - 1814 - The Creek Indian War
- Fact 21 -
1836 - 1837 - The Second Creek War (Seminole War) in which Creek
warriors were defeated at Hobdy's Bridge South Alabama
- Fact 22 -
1832-1839 - Removal of
the
Seminole,
Cherokee, Chickasaw, Choctaw and
Creek Indians,
known as the "Five Civilized Tribes", to Indian Territory
- Fact 23 - Food: Men hunted turkeys,
deer, small game and fish. As farmers crops were produced for
corn, beans, squash and sunflower seeds. Crops, meat and fish
were supplemented by nuts, berries and fruits
- Fact 24 - The Seminole of Florida
call themselves the "Unconquered People."
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