num_pages: 49
description: *Includes pictures of important people and places.*Includes a Bibliography for further reading.*Includes a Table of ContentsFrom the Trail of Tears to Wounded Knee and Little Bighorn the narrative of American history is incomplete without the inclusion of the Native Americans that lived on the continent before European settlers arrived in the 16th and 17th centuries. Since the first contact between natives and settlers tribes like the Sioux Cherokee and Navajo have both fascinated and perplexed outsiders with their history language and culture. In Charles River Editors Native American Tribes series readers can get caught up to speed on the history and culture of North Americas most famous native tribes in the time it takes to finish a commute while learning interesting facts long forgotten or never known.The Seminole tribe is one of the best known Native American tribes and one of the most feared among 19th century Americans and Spaniards. In fact the origin of the term Seminole comes from a Spanish description of them as wild which belies the fact that the Seminole had friendly relations with the British and Spanish during the colonial era. With the Spanish Empire foundering during the mid-19th century the young United States sought to take possession of Florida. President Andrew Jacksons notorious policy of Indian Removal led to the Seminole Wars in the 1830s and that was already after General Andrew Jackson had led American soldiers against the Seminole in the First Seminole War a generation earlier. The Seminole Wars ultimately pushed much of the tribe into Oklahoma and the nature of some of the fighting remains one of the best known aspects of Seminole history among Americans. Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Seminole comprehensively covers the Native American tribe from its origins to today. Along with pictures and a bibliography you will learn about the Seminole like you never have before in no time at all.
language: English
title: Native American Tribes: The History and Culture of the Seminole
publisher: Charles River Editors