Seminole

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Seminole

• By Jaymie M.

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REGION

• The Seminoles live in the Eastern Woodlands.
• There are big rolling hills, lazy rivers, and
  flat plains.
• The Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico border
  Florida.

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CLIMATE

• The climate in the Eastern Woodlands is 82
  degrees F in July and August.
• The plants in the Eastern Woodlands are mangrove,
  cypress, and palm trees.
• Plants grow easily in the rich soil.

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PLANTS

• The plants in the Eastern Woodlands are mangrove,
  cypress, and palm trees.
• Plants grow easily in the rich soil.

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ANIMALS

• The animals in the Eastern Woodlands are
  panthers, birds, beavers, bear, and deer.

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FOOD

• They drink sofkee. Sofkee is crushed corn and
  boiled water.
• They fished for alligator meat, fish, snakes, and
  turtles.
• They farmed corn, beans, squash, and potatoes.
• They hunted deer, wild turkeys, and rabbits.

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SHELTER

• Chickees are raised above mud and water.
• The roof is made of palmetto leaves.
• Each family had a chickee to sleep in, and one to
  store belongings.
• The whole village cooked in one chickee.
• Chickees have open sides to let breeze in.

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WOMENS CLOTHING

• Women wore wrapround skirts, usually woven of
  palmetto.
• Seminole women wore blouses and short shawls.
• Seminole women wore necklaces. Each year a girl
  received more of them. By the time she was grown
  up, her neck and shoulders were coverd with many
  necklaces.

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WOMENS CLOTHING

• Women wore long hair or topknots and buns later
  they fanned their hair around cardboard frames.

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MENS CLOTHING

• Men wore long cotton shirts.
• They also wore cloth hats called turbans.
• The Seminole men wore breech cloths.
• Seminole men usually shaved their heads except
  for a single scalp lock of hair.

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FAMILY LIFE

• Every clan had a special name. Some clan names
  were Wind, Panther, Deer, Bird, Alligator,
  Beaver, and Bear.
• When people married, they had to choose someone
  from a different clan.

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FAMILY LIFE

• The children became part of the mothers clan.
  For example, if a Panther clan woman married a
  Bird clan man, their children would be part of
  the Panther clan.

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EUROPEAN INFLUENCE

• In 1835, Andrew Jackson was president of the
  United States. He wanted Indian land.
• He signed a law that forced Seminole and other
  tribes to go to Indian Territory.
• More than 3000 Seminoles left Florida between
  1836 and 1859.

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EUROPEAN INFLUENCE

• One out of every three Seminoles died during the
  trip.
• 200 Seminoles were left in Florida.

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NATIVE AMERICANS TODAY

• Today Seminoles live in Oklahoma and Florida.
• There are about 12,000 Seminoles in Oklahoma.
• They are farmers, teachers, doctors, and
  artists.
• Most still celebrate the Green Corn Ceremony.
• Children still learn the Seminole language.
  

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OTHER

• The most important Seminole festival is the Green
  Corn Ceremony.
• People would be married at the Green Corn
  Ceremony.
• In July and August, Seminoles celebrate their
  first sweet corn.
• The medicine man adds new plants to the medicine
  bundle to keep the tribe powerful.