The Seminole Indians of Florida (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. With Original IllustrationsBy Clay MacCauley
Length2h 47m
About this audiobook
The Seminole Indians of Florida is a compact yet richly observed ethnographic account of Seminole life in the late nineteenth century. MacCauley describes habitation, dress, foodways, social customs, medicine, religious belief, language, and historical circumstance with the classificatory precision characteristic of early Bureau of Ethnology writing. Its style is sober, documentary, and empirical, situated within the "salvage ethnography" of its era, yet it preserves details of Seminole resilience after removal policies and the Seminole Wars. Clay MacCauley, a Unitarian minister and American ethnologist, brought to the work both missionary-era curiosity and the emerging methods of professional anthropology. His field observations in Florida, undertaken for the Smithsonian's Bureau of Ethnology, reflect a period when Indigenous communities were often studied under pressures of displacement and assimilation. His attention to everyday practice suggests an effort to record a living culture rather than merely recount a military or colonial history. This book is recommended for readers interested in Native American history, Florida studies, and the development of American ethnography. Though shaped by nineteenth-century assumptions, it remains a valuable primary source when read critically and historically.
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Audiobook details
GenrePsychology
Length2 hrs 47 mins
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 14, 2023
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Sign Language Among North American Indians (Annotated)
26Courtship
2Letter of Transmittal
27Marriage
3Introduction
28Divorce
4Chapter I. Personal Characteristics
29Childbirth
5Physical Characteristics
30Infancy
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6Physique of the Men
31Childhood
7Physique of the Women
32Seminole Dwellings—I-Ful-Lo-Ha-Tco’s House
8Clothing
33Home Life
9Costume of the Men
34Food
10Costume of the Women
35Camp Fire
11Personal Adornment
36Manner Of Eating
12Hair Dressing
37Amusements
13Ornamentation of Clothing
38The Seminole Gens
14Use of Beads
39Fellowhood
15Silver Disks
40The Seminole Tribe
16Ear Rings
41Tribal Organization
17Finger Rings
42Seat of Government
18Silver vs. Gold
43Tribal Officers
19Crescents, Wristlets, and Belts
44Name of Tribe
20Me-Le
45Chapter III. Seminole Tribal Life
21Psychical Characteristics
46Industries
22Ko-nip-ha-tco
47Agriculture
23Intellectual Ability
48Hunting
24Chapter II. Seminole Society
49Fishing
25The Seminole Family
50Stock Raising
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