Although no Native communities were isolated from the eighteenth-century empires, some were more connected than others. The long-term effects of the Revolution, of course, shaped the history of the Indigenous peoples in south Florida, but the connections are largely indirect and over the long term.
After researching and writing Before the Pioneers: Indians, Settlers, Slaves, and the Founding of Miami, an exploration of the early history of Indigenous south Florida, I have my doubts.įor the Seminole, Miccosukee, and other Indigenous residents of Florida’s southern peninsula, the American Revolution had a minimal direct impact, and these Indians certainly played no discernable role in the conflict. This is especially true as scholars embrace a “Vast Early America.” If we need Native Americans to understand the history of the American Revolution, the question remains whether we need the American Revolution to understand the history of Native Americans. Native Americans were not hidden figures in this era, but rather they came straight from central casting. The Revolution cannot be explained without Native Americans.
Formatįacts On File, Incorporated ( Nov.This post is a part of our “ Native American Revolutions” Series. The Seminole explores this unique transformation. The rise of the politically and economically savvy Seminole has coincided with a renaissance in Seminole culture. The tribe now runs a billion dollar business and leads the national fight for tribal sovereignty and gaming rights. After decades of struggling to survive and efforts at assimilation taking a toll the path to success, the Seminole have recently undergone a dramatic transformation. They saw their homelands taken from them and were forced to migrate hundreds of miles south to the Everglades. In later years, they fought three wars with the United States and then faced a series of other crises. They began as an offshoot of Creek and other Indians who survived the diseases and warfare that took so many lives in the 16th century.
About the Book Find at your local library Description The Florida Seminole are widely known as the only unconquered tribe in the United States.
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