Seminole Tribe

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Seminole believed that water panthers and horned rattlesnakes lived in the water and drowned swimmers. They also believed in little people who lived in forests. Everyone in the tribe practiced everyday rituals to maintain nature's balance. People asked an animal's forgiveness before they killed it. Before they ate it, they tossed a piece of meat into the fire. This was a sacrifice to the slain animal. Medicine bundles were sacred. They were made up of 600 to 700 bits of stone, herbs, dried animal parts, feathers, and other objects. They were used to protect the tribe's well-being. The Seminole of Oklahoma call the "stomp dance" their traditional religion. The stomp dance comes from the Green Corn Dance, a ceremony the Seminole brought when they left Florida.

The Florida Seminole were left alone for nearly 75 years after the Seminole Wars ended. The government tried to bribe them to move west, but the offers were ignored. Finally, in 1932, the Seminole agreed to move to land in ...

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Everglades. Some Seminole went to work for whites as hunters or fishermen. Although many still farm and raise cattle, they often need other jobs to support their families. Some sell arts and crafts, plant grass, work as loggers, or wrestle alligators. They also work in tribal bingo halls and casinos, their most profitable businesses. The Oklahoma Seminole have a bingo operation, a gaming center, and two trading posts.

The amount of beads worn by Seminole women was a phenomenon to all who saw them 12 pounds or so of beads!

Chickees was born during the early 1800s when Seminole Indians, pursued by U.S. troops, needed fast, disposable shelter while on the run. the Seminole Doll ...

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