Like beads on a string [electronic resource] : a culture history of the Seminole Indians in northern peninsular Florida / Brent Richards Weisman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weisman, Brent Richards, 1952-

Contributor:

Jay I. Kislak Reference Collection (Library of Congress)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Seminole Indians--History.

Seminole Indians.

Seminole Indians--Social life and customs.

Indians of North America--Florida--History.

Indians of North America.

Indians of North America--Florida--Social life and customs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (218 p.)

Place of Publication:

Tuscaloosa : University of Alabama Press, c1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Florida's Seminole Indians are exerting an ever increasing influence on crucial issues in state politics, economy, and law. From a position of near obscurity less than a century ago, these Native Americans have staged a remarkable comeback to take an active hand in shaping Florida society, present and future. Anthropologists have long been fascinated with the Seminoles and have often remarked upon their ability to adapt to new circumstances while preserving the core features of their traditional culture. Early observers of the Seminoles also commented on the dynamic tension that exi

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. Antecedents: The Ancestral Creek Pattern; 3. Colonization, 1716-1767; 4. Enterprise, 1767-1821; 5. Revitalization, 1821-1841; 6. A Warrior and a Gentleman: The Archaeology of Powell's Town; 7. Like Beads on a String: Observations on the Seminole Cosmos; 8. Seminole Studies: Topical Concerns and Directions; Notes; References; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8173-8437-5

OCLC:

817893266