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Seminole tribal government: The formative years 1957-1982

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1988
Summary:
The Seminole people have a very unique history. They are descended from the Creek nation and formed two distinct language groups. Along with these language differences, the Seminoles were divided about whether to isolate or assimilate with the new, strange settlers that invaded their homeland. The Seminoles were given opportunities to determine their future within the United States in the 1900s, but divisions continued and expanded into a question of acculturation or retaining a tribal identity. In 1957, when the Seminoles formed their first tribal government, they were very reliant on the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs economically, and therefore were led politically somewhat by that department. With the tribal administration of Howard Tommie from 1971-1979, a new "middle ground" emerged, a synthesis combining American ways and the unique qualities that belong to only a Seminole.
Title: Seminole tribal government: The formative years 1957-1982.
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Name(s): Pietrzak, Brian William.
Florida Atlantic University, Degree grantor
Kersey, Harry A., Thesis advisor
Type of Resource: text
Genre: Electronic Thesis Or Dissertation
Issuance: monographic
Date Issued: 1988
Publisher: Florida Atlantic University
Place of Publication: Boca Raton, Fla.
Physical Form: application/pdf
Extent: 118 p.
Language(s): English
Summary: The Seminole people have a very unique history. They are descended from the Creek nation and formed two distinct language groups. Along with these language differences, the Seminoles were divided about whether to isolate or assimilate with the new, strange settlers that invaded their homeland. The Seminoles were given opportunities to determine their future within the United States in the 1900s, but divisions continued and expanded into a question of acculturation or retaining a tribal identity. In 1957, when the Seminoles formed their first tribal government, they were very reliant on the U.S. Bureau of Indian Affairs economically, and therefore were led politically somewhat by that department. With the tribal administration of Howard Tommie from 1971-1979, a new "middle ground" emerged, a synthesis combining American ways and the unique qualities that belong to only a Seminole.
Identifier: 14431 (digitool), FADT14431 (IID), fau:11231 (fedora)
Collection: FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection
Note(s): Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1988.
Subject(s): Seminole Indians--Tribal government
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