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Author: Betty Mae Jumper
Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc
Published: 1994
Total Pages: 102
ISBN-13: 9781561640409
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA collection of folk stories talk about human, animal, and spirit characters who act out important lessons about living in the natural world of the Florida Everglades.
Author: Betty M. Jumper
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
Published: 2020-11-15
Total Pages: 129
ISBN-13: 1683340914
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLate at night around the campfires, Seminole children safely tucked into mosquito nets used to listen to the elders retelling the old stories and legends. The priceless tales of mischievous Rabbit, the Corn Lady, the Deer Girl, and the creatures of the Everglades are all written down and collected here for readers of all ages. This is a portrait of the beliefs and lifeways of the Seminoles of Florida as well as a delightful read for anyone interested in the first peoples of Florida.
Author: Betty Mae Jumper
Publisher:
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 198
ISBN-13: 9780813022857
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDiscusses the life of Native American Betty Mae Jumper, highlighting her various occupations, her storytelling abilities, and her family's turbulent Seminole history.
Author: Anita Yasuda
Publisher: ABDO
Published: 2012-09-01
Total Pages: 34
ISBN-13: 1614788715
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Seminole people often told stories that taught the listener lessons on human behavior. In this trickster myth, we learn that rabbit helped humans get fire. The Seminole trickster myth is retold in this brilliantly illustrated Native American Myth. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Short Tales is an imprint of Magic Wagon, a division of ABDO.
Author: Jan Godown Annino
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 48
ISBN-13: 1426305931
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTraces the life and achievements of one of modern America's first female elected tribal leaders, describing her half-Seminole heritage, her determination to acquire an education and her contributions as a community activist.
Author: Donn R. Colee Jr.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2021-02
Total Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 1467148229
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The New River winds its way through a mysterious and tumultuous history, from the whirlpools of a legendary birth to banks stained with the blood of a massacre. Long-lost tribes flourished on the bounty of fish from its crystal-clear water and game from its wooded shores, only to succumb to European weapons and disease ... South Florida's destiny was changed forever when inshore transportation evolved from foot and hoof to inland waterway and steel rails. Schemes to 'drain the Everglades' turned swamp to subdivisions with the New River at its core. Trace the storied arc of Fort Lauderdale's ancient waterway with author Donn R. Colee Jr."--Publisher marketing.
Author: Carol Mahler
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 266
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGuy LaBree’s connection to the Seminole Tribe of Florida began when he was an elementary school student in the 1940s living near the Dania (now Hollywood) reservation in Florida. However, it wasn't until the 1970s that this relationship grew into a creative partnership. LaBree was encouraged by the Seminoles to produce paintings depicting important teachings about their culture, customs, history, and legend as a way of passing on traditional knowledge to younger generations. To do this, he was given unprecedented access to privileged information never before shared with outsiders.
Author: Emmet Starr
Publisher:
Published: 1922
Total Pages: 690
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKIncludes treaties, genealogy of the tribe, and brief biographical sketches of individuals.
Author: Jean Craighead George
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 1987-10-23
Total Pages: 165
ISBN-13: 0064402126
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Billie Wind lives with her Seminole tribe. She follows their customs, but the dangers of pollution and nuclear war she's learned about in school seem much more real to her. How can she believe the Seminole legends about talking animals and earth spirits? She wants answers, not legends. "You are a doubter,"say the men of the Seminole Council and so Billie goes out into the Everglades alone, to stay until she can believe. In the wilderness, she discovers that she must listen to the land and animals in order to survive. With an otter, a panther cub, and a turtle as companions and guides, she begins to understand that the world of her people can give her the answers she seeks.
Author: John Missall
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 255
ISBN-13: 9780813027159
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFurnishes a comprehensive overview of the Seminole Wars and their place in American history as the longest, bloodiest, and most costly of all Indian wars fought by America and sheds new light on the repercussions of the wars in terms of attitudes toward Native Americans, the issue of slavery, and government policy.
