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List Of Chiefs Of The Seminoles
This is a list of chiefs of the Seminole, which includes military and civic leaders of the Seminole people, who today are enrolled in the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of Florida. Leading chiefs (1750–1849) There were four leading chiefs of the Seminole, a Native American tribe that formed in what was then Spanish Florida in the present-day United States. They were leaders between the time the tribe organized in the mid-18th century until Micanopy and many Seminole were removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s following the Second Seminole War. * Cowkeeper, 1750-1783 *King Payne, 1783-1812 *Bolek, 1812-1819 *Micanopy, 1819-1849 Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida were recognized by the state of Florida in 1957, and gained federal recognition in 1962 as the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida. * ca. late 18th c.–1819: Kinache, also Kinhagee (ca. 1750–ca. 1819), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seminole People
The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, as well as independent groups. The Seminole people emerged in a process of ethnogenesis from various Native American groups who settled in Spanish Florida beginning in the early 1700s, most significantly northern Muscogee Creeks from what are now Georgia and Alabama. Old crafts and traditions were revived in both Florida and Oklahoma in the mid-20th century as the Seminole began seeking revenue from tourists traveling along the new interstate highway system. In the 1970s, Seminole tribes began to run small bingo games on their reservations to raise revenue. They won court challenges to initiate Indian gaming on their sovereign land. Many U.S. tribes have likewise adopted this practice where ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Buffalo Tiger
William Buffalo Tiger ''Los Angeles Times'', 23 February 1997, accessed 14 August 2014 (''Heenehatche''; March 6, 1920 – January 6, 2015 in ) was a political leader of the Nation based in the Everglades area of . He served as the first elected tribal chairman from 1962 to 1985, and before that was head of the General Council from 1957 and a chief. His |
Mitchell Cypress
Mitchell may refer to: People and fictional characters *Mitchell (surname), including lists of both people and fictional characters *Mitchell (given name), lists of people and fictional characters Places Australia * Mitchell, Australian Capital Territory, a light-industrial estate * Mitchell, New South Wales, a suburb of Bathurst * Mitchell, Northern Territory, a suburb of Palmerston * Mitchell, Queensland, a town * Mitchell, South Australia, on lower Eyre Peninsula * Division of Mitchell, a federal electoral division in north-west Sydney, New South Wales * Electoral district of Mitchell (Queensland), a former electoral district * Electoral district of Mitchell (South Australia), a state electoral district * Electoral district of Mitchell (Western Australia) a state electoral district * Shire of Mitchell, a local government area in Victoria Canada * Mitchell, Ontario * Mitchell, Manitoba, an unincorporated community * Mitchell Island, British Columbia * Mitchell Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
