Research PaperResearch Paper

By: Alejandro Lopez

10/5/2006

► Introduction & Background Slide:2Introduction & Background Slide:2►Housing Slide:3Housing Slide:3►Clothing Slide:4Clothing Slide:4►Food Slide:5Food Slide:5►Family Life Slide:6Family Life Slide:6►Recreation & Religion Slide:7Recreation & Religion Slide:7►Bibliography Slide:8Bibliography Slide:8

The Miccosukee used to be called the The Miccosukee used to be called the Seminole tribe in the 18Seminole tribe in the 18thth and 19 and 19th th centuries, centuries, and then became the Miccosukee in the and then became the Miccosukee in the 1950s. The Miccosukee is a place location in 1950s. The Miccosukee is a place location in North Florida of the rolling hills and with North Florida of the rolling hills and with ponds and lakes. The location effected the ponds and lakes. The location effected the Miccosukee tribe because of the lakes. The Miccosukee tribe because of the lakes. The fish in the lakes were not ease to find. That fish in the lakes were not ease to find. That is why fish were very low in the northern is why fish were very low in the northern Florida in those time. Their lifestyle was Florida in those time. Their lifestyle was finding food and making finding food and making crafts and crafts and clothing.Miccosukee were highly effected clothing.Miccosukee were highly effected with Europeans came in the 1952s.with Europeans came in the 1952s.

► The Miccosukee people livened in The Miccosukee people livened in the northern Florida. The home they the northern Florida. The home they used to live in were call the used to live in were call the chickee.The chickee home’s were chickee.The chickee home’s were made out of wood and plaster. For the made out of wood and plaster. For the roof they had palmetto fiber. Today roof they had palmetto fiber. Today they live in house’s like as.they live in house’s like as.

► The clothing for men were The clothing for men were breechcloths, and for women were breechcloths, and for women were wraparound skirt woven from palmetto wraparound skirt woven from palmetto fiber. Then had new styles from the fiber. Then had new styles from the European that were long tunics, and European that were long tunics, and patchwork skirts. Then clothing gat patchwork skirts. Then clothing gat better even year.better even year.

► The Miccosukee were farming The Miccosukee were farming people, women did the farming. The people, women did the farming. The men did the hunting and fishing.men did the hunting and fishing.

►Hunting food are: deer's, wild turkey’s, Hunting food are: deer's, wild turkey’s, rabbit’s, turtle’s, and alligator’s.rabbit’s, turtle’s, and alligator’s.

►Dishes food were: soups, cornbread, Dishes food were: soups, cornbread, and squash. and squash.

► The men did the fishing and the hunting.The men did the fishing and the hunting.

►The women did all the framing and The women did all the framing and

cooking.cooking.

►The many miccosukee children like to go The many miccosukee children like to go

hunting and fishing with their fathers. hunting and fishing with their fathers.

► The fun thing for miccosukee people were The fun thing for miccosukee people were making baskets, beadwork, and patchwork making baskets, beadwork, and patchwork designs. But one of the fun thing they did designs. But one of the fun thing they did was storytelling like for Exp: origin of the was storytelling like for Exp: origin of the Seminole clans was one of their storytelling.Seminole clans was one of their storytelling.

► If you eat a corn or a deer before If you eat a corn or a deer before storytelling you must not touch the food for storytelling you must not touch the food for two weeks.two weeks.

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