Seminole

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The Seminole are a Native American people originally from Florida, known for their resistance to U.S. expansion and forced relocation during the 19th century.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indigenous people of the Southeastern Woodlands
Native American people
capitalOfTribalGovernment Hollywood, Florida, United States
surface form: Hollywood, Florida

Wewoka, Oklahoma
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalPractice Green Corn Ceremony
patchwork clothing
culture Eastern Woodlands
surface form: Southeastern Woodlands culture
economicActivity tribal gaming
ethnicGroupOf United States of America
surface form: United States
federallyRecognized Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Seminole self-linksurface differs
surface form: Seminole Tribe of Florida
forcedRelocationTo Indian Territory
present-day Oklahoma
hasPart Seminole self-linksurface differs
surface form: Florida Seminole

Miccosukee Indian Reservation
surface form: Miccosukee

Seminole self-linksurface differs
surface form: Oklahoma Seminole
historicalPeriodOfFormation 18th century
involvedIn First Seminole War
Second Seminole War
Third Seminole War
knownFor Seminole Wars
resistance to U.S. expansion
resistance to forced relocation
language Mikasuki language
Seminole dialect of Muscogee (Creek) language
languageFamily Muskogean languages
nativeTo Florida
Southern United States
surface form: Southeastern United States
opposedBy United States Army
originFrom Creek (Muscogee) Nation
surface form: Creek (Muscogee) people

other displaced Southeastern tribes
owns Hard Rock Hotels
surface form: Hard Rock International
population tens of thousands
recognizedTribe Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
Seminole Nation of Oklahoma
Seminole self-linksurface differs
surface form: Seminole Tribe of Florida
regionOfConflict Everglades
Central Florida
surface form: central Florida
religion Christianity
Native American religion
traditionalClanSystem matrilineal clans
traditionalDwelling chickee
traditionalEconomy agriculture
cattle ranching
fishing
hunting
traditionalLeaderTitle chief
treaty Treaty of Moultrie Creek
Treaty of Payne’s Landing

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Muskogee associatedWithTribes Seminole
this entity surface form: Seminole Nation
this entity surface form: Seminole warriors
this entity surface form: Seminole people
Indian Territory ethnicGroup Seminole
this entity surface form: Seminole people
Seminole federallyRecognized Seminole self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Seminole Tribe of Florida
Indian Territory hasPart Seminole
this entity surface form: Seminole Nation
Seminole hasPart Seminole self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Florida Seminole
Seminole hasPart Seminole self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Oklahoma Seminole
Native Americans hasSubgroup Seminole
this entity surface form: Seminole Tribe of Florida
this entity surface form: Seminole people
this entity surface form: Black Seminole allies
this entity surface form: Seminoles
this entity surface form: Seminoles
First Seminole War opponent Seminole
this entity surface form: Seminole people
this entity surface form: Seminole people (partly, through incorporation of survivors)
Seminole recognizedTribe Seminole self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Seminole Tribe of Florida
this entity surface form: Seminole Tribe
this entity surface form: Seminole people
Muskogean languages usedBy Seminole
this entity surface form: Seminole Tribe of Florida