Big Cypress Shootout Reenactment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzYnh48S644
I got this video from YouTube after extensive research to find the most epic video on the Seminole Indians that I possibly could. It not only shows battle footage but also everyday life during that time period, along with common dress for that time period. I enjoyed watching this video for it helped me to get a mental picture of what the battles were really like back then.
This video shows how the warfare was for the Seminole compared to the US army at the time. They weren't used to hiding and shooting, they were trained to fight out in the open in ranks so that they could shoot volleys. This guerrilla style warfare helped the Seminole withstand the US armies massive numbers compared to their few thousand.

"www.YouTube.com". Big Cypress Reenactments. 4/8/10 .

The Spirit Of The War

The place that I've chosen to pull my information is from chapter 4 of " The Defenders" by Ann McGovern. The book covers the struggle of two different tribes that both fought for their resources against the U.S. government. I am of course using the Seminole section of the book, for that is the issue that I am discussing.
"The Spirit Of The War" is not only the name of my chapter but also the nickname given to chief Osceola during the war. When the fighting first erupted he wasn't an actual chief, but all of the other chiefs still looked up to him due to his wisdom beyond his years. " We must use the cunning of the fox, the swiftness of the snake, to fight the wolves!" ( McGovern 19), is one of the many things Osceola said to the other members of the Seminole tribe to convince them to stay and fight, rather than give in and move to Oklahoma.

McGovern, Ann. The Defenders. New York: Scholastic, 1970. 19. Print.

The source that I am pulling my information for this review is from chapter 8 in the book "The World of the SOUTHERN INDIANS" by Virginia Pounds Brown. This book disscusses nearly all of the native americans that were present in the south near Florida. It helps to expose the more interesting facts about the Seminole people as a whole, and the struggle that they faced. It also discusses how they not only fought for freedom but how they earned it by adapting to the White-man ways.

I chose to use this source because it helped me learn things that i did'nt know about the seminole indian's such as; " they became a boat people because there was no foot trails to follow in the swamp," (177 Brown). This helps explain to us what sort of struggles that the seminole people had to suffer due to the American government at the time.