Seminole+Famous+People+and+Events+and+Stories

toc =Famous people, events and stories= I learned that two of the most important people in the whole Seminole history are Osceola "Black Drink" and Abiaka. Some people make a mistake and say that Osceola was the leader of the tribe but really he was just a great warrior who led the Seminole tribe to numerous victories. Osceola also stood as a national manifestation of the Seminoles' strong reputation for non-surrender. I think that besides the fact he help the Seminoles win wars he is important because winning wars are like the Seminole tribe's trademark, they are known for succeeding in wars. Almost everything in their history is realated to winning fights. Abiaka on the other hand was a powerful spiritual leader who used his "medicine" to stir Seminole warriors into a frenzy. His genius directed Seminole gains in several battles, including the 1837 ambush now known as the Battle of Okeechobee. If you asked me what my opinion was on Abiaka I would say that even though I don't know him personally I think he is a very courageous and that he will help a person no matter what he has to do because he looks like a very nice man. Out of the only two Seminole stories that I know, Little Frog and Men in the Sky, I would say Little Frog is better. I think that because Little Frog actually seems like it's something a Native American would say and this story is mory meaningful but Men in the Sky on the other hand doesn't really make sense. I'm interested in finding the legend about the Corn Lady dut it doesn't seem to be on the internet, they're selling it on Amazon. I think that will be the best legend because most of the Seminole diet is corn so corn is important in their lives. This Corn Lady must be pretty amazing to convince the Seminoles to eat lots and lots of corn.

=Annotated Bibliography= http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=ArRC16V8cw4RD7hPNTuEI8wjzKIX;_ylv=3?qid=20071107173855AAafnBg Tuesday, November 25, 2008 This website really help me understand why the Seminole tribe is so important to the Americans. Now I understand that the Seminole tribe is important because it was never defeated by the U.S. in war. I think that's really cool, this website is a good website not to give you a lot of information but just give you enough to get you started. . The story __Men Visit the Sky__ answered my question about the Seminole tribe stories. So now I know what the Seminole tribe people believe in not God not Buddha but the Great Spirit. Whoever this Great Spirit is he/ she must be pretty great because he/she can do some amazing things. I think you should go on this website if you are wondering about Seminole - Native American Lore. http://www.indigenouspeople.net/osceola.htm Tuesday, November 25, 2008 A report about Osceola, a great fighter of the Seminole tribe. This website doesn't only tell about Osceola but also about the Seminole ttribe in general. I thought it was great site but found that for kids the same age as me and maybe also for grown ups a to wordy. I suggest when you read it you just skim it because it you read it word for word you're going to encounter lots of problems. http://www.seminoletribe.com/history/osceola_abiaka.shtml Wednesday, November 26, 2008 I think this website helped me understand more about the Seminole people. In this page I learned that the two most important people in the Seminole times were Osceola and Abiaka. Besides this website being a huge help to me about understanding people butore about Osceola and Abiaka I think this website is helpful in more ways because it's the official Seminole tribe website. I'm sure it will teach you much more than about the people but also about food, culture, arts, everyday life, history and much more. http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/facts/history/seminole/ Wednesday, November 26, 2008 This website may contain the same content as the other websites but I think that it is the easiest to understand. Everything else in this website is not useful. It only talks about Florida, the state because it is the Florida Department of State website. Thursday, November 27, 2008 This book is very gives only a little bit of new information but still helps. Most of the information was found on the internet but this book still helped. It told me where the word Seminole came from which was interesting. I suggest you look at this encyclopedia like book American Indian Tribes. Only the pages 468- 471 help so there is no point reading the whole book. Thursday, November 27, 2008 The only fact that really helped me in this book was that war started at 1817- 1819 and the Seminole's never lost. The rest was the same as the other information on the other websites. So overall this really didn't help except for one fact. . The story Little Frog was a very interesting one. I would also say an odd one.
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