Interview with Seminole

In my interview over the phone we discussed several different questions that I had previously prepared. One of my questions was how have the Seminole adapted today's society and changed theirs to fit it. He told me that the Seminoles that remained in Florida didn't stay in hiding they fought in the courts for their land and gained a lot of it back. The land that was returned they used to build casinos and other modern enterprises. Also something that surprised me was that the women had been using sewing machines since they were basically first introduced to make eloquent designs on their dresses.

Some really cool things that I learned were that houses that they slept in were wall-less, which is really weird compared to what I'm used to. Also that most of the Seminole that had been forced to move out west decided to return to their homeland and raise their children in the Seminole society. Also I didn't know that there had actually been a 3rd Seminole war that wasn't publicized as much as the other two, it crippled their population down to only 200 still living in Florida until the fighting finally stopped. Lastly what surprised me was that most Seminole men didn't and still don't have last names only one that they gain when they inter manhood.

Yaha.Personal interview. 6 May 2010.