Seminole Tribe

By: Max B. Logan M.

Anna M. Ava S.

Family Life

All women and children belong to one tribe

Seminole women worked near the camp and took care of the children

The men hunted all day In the early summer there is a

festival called The Green Corn Dance Each family had two buildings

Shelter

They lived near the Everglades Lived in northern Florida They lived in open sided huts called

chickees They slept in hammocks The main building had two rooms

Food

The Seminole were very big on gardening Every family had their own garden and

contributed to the community garden The men fished and hunted often catching fish

and alligators They gathered corn to make hominy,

used to make cornbread or porridge

The men also hunted squirrels and other native animals

Clothing

The men wore turbans on their heads The woman wore necklaces that were

very heavy The men wore ruffled coats during the

cold months The woman wore crop top like shirts Children wore dresses until three, then

the boys got pants

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