The Seminole
ISBN: , SKU: , AUTHOR: Takacs, Stefanie, PUBLISHER: Children's Press(CT), The Seminole group formed in the s when people from many different tribes in the South moved to Florida to seek safety from European settlers. In the s, the Seminole battled the U.S. government for their land and rights, but were defeated, and most Seminole were forced to either live on reservation land in Florida or move to a reservation in Oklahoma Territory. Today, most Seminole people live either in Florida or Oklahoma. Each book in this subset covers the history of the people and their traditional daily life. The books also explore the traditional cultural life of each group, including spiritual beliefs, customs, arts and crafts, and style of dress. Each book discusses how the group was affected by the arrival of Europeans, how the people live today, and how they preserve their culture.