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Seminole Indians

The Seminole Indians lived in the American Southeast, living in Florida. Most now live on reservations in Oklahoma.

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What are all the known Native American tribal monetary coins?

List of Coins:

Cherokee

- 1973 It's a Franklin Mint Silver Art Round made in 1973 as part of their Native American Series medals. Not a coin at all.

- 1980. Cherokee Nation. 50 Eagles. Mint unknown.

- 2000. United Cherokee Nation. 1 Adela. Mint unknown.

Shawnee

- Series begins 2002. Various denominations. Perth, AU mint.

Poarch Creek

- Series begins 2004. Various denominations. Perth, AU mint.

note1: Various tokens & commemorative without denomination are excluded.

note2: U.S. Minted coins with Native American themes are excluded.

note3: Coins issued by various other countries with Native American themes are excluded.

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I would like to improve this answer regarding the Cherokee coins listed above:

The Cherokee 50 Eagles coin is from the "William's" Cherokee Tribe and I know of the following varieties:

1) 1980 Brass has a mintage of 25

2) 1980 Silver Type 1 (DOES NOT have the "fine silver" stamp on the obverse) has a mintage of 200

3) 1980 Silver Type 2 (HAS the "fine silver" stamp) with a mintage of 600

4) 1980 There is reportably a unique gold variety

5) 1989 Silver (smaller diameter than the 1980 but is thicker) minor variations on the design as well - Unknown mintage

The 2000 United Cherokee 1 Adela Silver coin HAD a mintage of 4,000 but, due to a dispute from other Cherokee tribes regarding whether this tribe had the right to mint these coins, the government stopped all sales of this coin (only the first 1,000 or so of these coins are eligible for resale to the general public). Also it is reported that the descendants of the person who had these coins minted have melted down the 3,000 which they could not sale leaving a "surviving" mintage of 1,000.

I personally own the following coins:

1) 1980 William's Cherokee 50 Eagles Brass (mintage 25)

2) 1980 William's Cherokee 50 Eagles Silver Type 2 (mintage 600)

3) 1989 William's Cherokee 50 Eagles Silver (unknown mintage)

4) 2000 United Cherokee 1 Adela ("surviving" mintage 1,000)

5) 2002 Shawnee UNC Silver Dollar (mintage 50,000)

6) 2004 Poarch Creek UNC Silver Dollar (Peace variety) (mintage 20,000)

7) 2004 Poarch Creek UNC Silver Dollar (Sky Dancer variety) (mintage 20,000)

8) 2004 Poarch Creek Cu-Ni "Mule" Dollar (mintage 2,500 but after these were handed out to tribe members there are only 200 available for resale to the general public)

9) New aquisition: 2008 Lakota Silver coin from AOCS (American Open Currency Standard) "FIFTY" units of currency is legal tender in over 10,000 businesses. One eBay seller claims the mintage is 5,000 but another claims 20,000. I have been unable to find the exact mintage figure for the 2008 first year of issue.

What kind of American foods do Australians eat?

burgers and fries mustard Australia is pretty muti-cultural, so we vary in foods

Did the Seminole trib do any carving?

yes-The very early dolls were hand carved then dress in cloth clothes-they are beautiful.. They made small hand carved canoes-which they sometimes put in a seminole doll. They carved small hand painted seminole figures-but some of these carving are not made by the seminoles. They also made some animal carvings-I have one of a large bird. I believe they almost made wooden spoons. All these items are very very hard to find. Hope this helps.

What is the Seminole War about?

Part of it is: The leader, Osceola, called to his followers and told them to go against the Indian Removal Act and the Second Seminole War was started. Osceola was taken prisoner and he died while he was a captive. About 4,000 Seminole Indians were removed from Florida and a few hundred of them were killed. Over time, the U.S. decided to stop trying to remove them so some small groups of Seminole Indians managed to stay in Florida. Plus some Seminole Indian descendants live in Florida currently.

Why did Americans in 1776 neither grant freedom to enslaved African Americans nor make women legally equal to men?

Because, there was a propagated ignorance that African Americans were were only 5/8 of a human. Women in those days had traditional roles, and took on the opinions of their husbands. (also an example of ignorance). It took many years for the truth about race and sex to be known. Had it been known then, slavery would have likely been criminalized long before it was. Ignorance can be a dangerous and powerful thing.

What was the outcome of the Seminole's refusal to leave their land?

they had gold in their land but they did not leave without a fight

Can an African-American get a color tattoo?

No Sure they can. However, the color may not show, or may show in grayscale. This is something you should definitely consult your artist with.

they are also prone to a condition called Keloiding, which is like extra scaring, so make sure the artist knows what they're doing, and have tattooed dark skin before. Yes: When it comes to adding Color to Darker Skin a more important factor is Skin under tones/ Tint, we must look beyond your skin's base color and also examine its undertones. A simple understanding of how the undertones changes the inks color and knowing the skins base tint enable us as artist to chose more complimentary colors instead of matching color tones therein; blue, red, yellow complexions. Color: "showing in grayscale colors" I never seen this from a properly applied color tattoo unless the color matchs the skin tones. Scaring: or Keloiding this is mostly caused from very bad tattooing, if you have very thin skin and a condition exist were your small cuts turn into large raised scars I would not recommend large tattoos. For a good example of Color in Dark Skin see my book Ink In The Hood, tattoos for Darker Skin, Dragon Randy Holder

How were native Americans excluded from American society?

The Native Americans were very important to American History. They were the first people in America. They had to live a very hard life. They made their own weapons and games and more.

Having a separate government, languages, religions, dress, and culture caused the dominant society to isolate the Indian people, or force them to assimilate. "Manifest destiny" gave the immigrants an excuse. Natives today are often criticized or ridiculed for holding to their ancient ways.

History is always written by the victor. There is not total exclusion of Native Americans from history, however their perspectives are not often represented. And perspectives of these Peoples has changed over time.

In the first years of East Coast contact, Native Americans were necessary for the survival of the colonists. There were grave misunderstandings of attitudes of the native cultures because of differences between them and those who came from Europe. As time progressed, tribes became allies and enemies and everything in between. Also, Native Americans are not one people with one culture throughout the contiguous United States.

Often, that which is not understood or considered praise-worthy is excluded from another culture's history except as a cautionary tale.

Why were the colonists upset with the Seminole Indians?

The Seminole Indians would not give them the colonist their land.

Through the early 1800s the seminole welcomed runaway slaves now there are many black Seminoles why were the seminole able to take in the runaways?

As early as 1689, African slaves fled from the South Carolina Lowcountry to Spanish Florida seeking freedom. Under an edict from Philip V of Spain, the black fugitives received liberty in exchange for defending the Spanish settlers at St. Augustine. The Spanish organized the black volunteers into a militia; their settlement at Fort Mose, founded in 1738, was the first legally sanctioned free black town in North America.[1]

Not all the slaves escaping south found military service in St. Augustine to their liking. It is likely that many more runaway slaves sought refuge in wilderness areas in Northern Florida where their knowledge of tropical agriculture-and resistance to tropical diseases-served them well. Most of the blacks who pioneered Florida were Gullah people who escaped from the rice plantations in South Carolina (and later Georgia). As Gullahs, they had preserved much of their African language and culture heritage and their African leadership structure. These Gullah pioneers built their own settlements based on rice and corn agriculture, and they proved to be effective allies to the Indians escaping into Florida at the same time.

A new influx of freedom-seeking blacks reached Florida during the American Revolution (1775-83), when several thousand American slaves agreed to fight for the British in exchange for liberty - the black Loyalists. (Florida was under British control throughout the conflict.) During the Revolution, Seminole Indians also allied with the British, and as a result, Africans and Seminoles came into increased contact with each other. Members of both communities sided again with the British against the US during the War of 1812, solidifying ties and earning the wrath of the war's American hero General Andrew Jackson.[2]

When Africans and Seminoles first started to interact, the Seminoles were themselves recent immigrants to Florida. Their community evolved over the late 18th century and early 19th century as waves of Creek Native Americans left present-day Georgia and Alabama. By the time the American naturalist William Bartram visited them in 1773, the Seminoles had their own tribal name, derived from cimarron, the Spanish word for runaway, which connoted the tribe's breakaway status from the Creeks. Cimarron was also the source of the English word maroon, used to describe the runaway slave communities of Florida, the Caribbean, and other parts of the New World.[3]

What type of homes did the seminole have?

They lived in Chickees a dwelling with a thatched roof made of cabbage fr-awns and open sides and dirt floors

What kind of tools did the Indians use to cook?

The Cherokee Indians used clay pots as cooking utensils, water pitchers, and bowls. Gourds were carved into large dippers for serving foods. Spoons and primitive forks were carved from small pieces of wood.

Who are the Black Seminoles?

The Black Seminoles is a term used by modern historians for the descendants of free blacks and some runaway slaves (maroons) and Gullahs.

The Seminoles lived in what is now the state of?

The Seminoles lived in what is now the state of Florida.

What do peroxide blondes and African American men have in common?

Both peroxide blondes and African American men may experience hair damage due to chemical processing. Additionally, both groups may face stereotypes or assumptions based on their appearance.

What type of government did the Seminole have?

The Seminoles had a type of democratic government. The democratic government did not work after the Seminole wars so they formed a clan and picked on leader who was named Osceola.