The Calusa tribe died out in the late 1700s. Enemy Indian tribes from Georgia and South Carolina began raiding the Calusa territory. Many Calusa were captured and sold as slaves. In addition, diseases such as smallpox and measles were brought into the area from the Spanish and French explorers and these diseases wiped out entire villages. It is believed that the few remaining Calusa Indians left for Cuba when the Spanish turned Florida over to the British in 1763.
The Seminoles
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There were four tribes in what is today Florida, the: Seminole, Calusa, Timucua, and Miccosukee. Please Note: The Seminole may have different sub-tribes that are 'heaped' together with them, this is common when defining Native American tribal units and not meant to disparage any sub-culture.
The calusa Indians did not farm. They made nets called weirs to catch fish and hunted deer and other small animals.
they had shell pickers
there were four tribes and there names were, Seminole,calusa,timucua and miccosukee
hunters would hunt birds at a very small game
The Calusa tribe died out in the late 1700s. Enemy Indian tribes from Georgia and South Carolina began raiding the Calusa territory. Many Calusa were captured and sold as slaves. In addition, diseases such as smallpox and measles were brought into the area from the Spanish and French explorers and these diseases wiped out entire villages. It is believed that the few remaining Calusa Indians left for Cuba when the Spanish turned Florida over to the British in 1763.
There were two major tribes: the Calusa and the Tequesta.
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how did the calusa prepare their food
Oh, dude, the Calusa used shells as money. Yeah, like actual seashells, not Venmo or Bitcoin. Can you imagine paying for your groceries with a handful of pretty shells? Ah, simpler times.
The most prolific federally-recognized Native American tribes in Florida are Seminole and Miccosukee. Other tribes with a Florida presence include, but are not limited to: Choctaw; Creek; Apalachee; Timucua; Ais; Calusa; Jeaga; Tequesta.
The Calusa Indians spoke a language known as Calusa. Unfortunately, the language is no longer spoken today as the Calusa people are considered extinct. However, their culture and history are still preserved and studied.
The Calusa tribe originally spoke the Calusa language, which is considered to be a unique language isolate. Unfortunately, the language became extinct in the 18th century due to the decline of the Calusa population and the impact of European colonization.
The original tribes that lived in Florida were the Apalachee, Creek, Choctaw, Calusa, Tequesta, Miccosukee and the Timucua. Although most would associate Florida with the Seminole, the Seminole was actually an alliance of Florida and Georgia tribes who banded together to fight the foreign invaders in the 1700's. Later they became the Seminole sovereign nation. The Seminole and the Miccosukee are the only two federally recognized tribes in Florida now.