The Expedition texts make numerous references to members of the Seminole Tribe of Florida, either about specific individuals or about the Seminoles in general. Most of these instances are general references to "Indians." The word Seminole actually describes a diverse group of Native American people including Creek, Mikisuki, Tequesta, Hitchiti, Choctaw, and others. The Seminole people also included escaped slaves and freed African Americans, and others who fled to live on the Florida frontier in the 18th and 19th centuries. The two dialects of the Seminoles are Mikasuki and Creek. The majority of the Seminoles were relocated to Oklahoma after the Seminole Wars in the 19th Century, but a very small group survived in the wetlands of South Florida, particularly in regions of the Everglades and Big Cypress.
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For other topics referenced in the Expedition texts, please refer to the Index to Subjects and Names.
1892 Everglades Exploration Expedition : Three Digital Texts, 2015