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WELCOME TO THE
MICCOSUKEE SEMINOLE NATION
CULTURAL ARCHIVES
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The Images Below are Courtesy of the Morton H. Silver Collection.
© 1959-2005 Morton H. Silver. All rights reserved.
THE FOLLOWING PHOTOS ARE TYPICAL EXAMPLES OF
MICCOSUKEE SEMINOLE NATION
CULTURAL LIVING IN THE 1950’S. |
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1958 Tribal Leaders of the Miccosukee Seminole Nation
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Leading Medicine Men at a
Corn Dance, Ingraham Billie
and Frank Charlie.
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Ingraham Billie – Leading Miccosukee Seminole
Medicine Man, 1955. |
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Nighttime frog gigging - an early cultural occupation of the Miccosukees in the Everglades Swamp. These frogs contributed to the early frog leg market.
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Typical Miccosukee Transportation in
Dugout Canoe. |
Example of Early Cultural
Transportation through the
Florida Everglades Swamp.
Miccosukee Seminole in
handmade Dugout Canoe.
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Typical Miccosukee
Everglades Transportation |
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Typical
Miccosukee Seminole
Chickee Kitchen. |
Cultural Youth Activities at
Miccosukee Seminole
Corn Dance, 1955.
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Traditional Miccosukee
Woman Corn pounding,
Making Bread from Corn. |
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Typical
Miccosukee Seminole
Cultural Occupation as Seamstress. |
(1955)
ChickeeChobee Headquarters
for the
Miccosukee Seminole Nation
Before the BIA took it over.
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Lena Cypress – Typical Seminole Cooking in
the Florida Everglades. |
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Coronation of Princess Jane Wood by Chairman Howard Osceola.
(Observed by Sam Willie)
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Cultural
Miccosukee Living Quarters
at a 7-day Corn Dance. |
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