The land that is recognized today as the state of Florida is, and has been, the homeland of many Indigenous groups throughout time, including the Ais, Apalachee, Calusa, Creek, and Yamasee among many others. Today, the state of Florida consults with six Federally recognized Tribes affiliated with Florida, they are:
Below are some featured resources to learn more about the Indigenous peoples of Florida.
Selected bibliography from the Seminole Tribe of Florida
Covington, James W. The Seminoles of Florida. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2017.
Pleasants, Julian M, and Harry A Kersey. Seminole Voices: Reflections on Their Changing Society, 1970-2000. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2010.
Porter, Kenneth Wiggins, Alcione M. Amos, and Thomas P. Senter. The Black Seminoles: History of a Freedom-Seeking People. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1996.
Miccosukee Tribe of Florida - History
Buffalo Tiger, and Harry A. Kersey. Buffalo Tiger : a Life in the Everglades. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2002.
Weisman, Brent Richards. Unconquered People: Florida’s Seminole and Miccosukee Indians. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1999.
West, Patsy. The Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes of Southern Florida. Charleston: Arcadia Publishing, 2002.
Frank, Andrew K. Before the Pioneers : Indians, Settlers, Slaves, and the Founding of Miami. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2017.
Hann, John H. A History of the Timucua Indians and Missions. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 1996.
Knotts, Bob. Florida Native Peoples. Chicago: Heinemann Library, 2003.
Milanich, Jerald T. Archaeology of Precolumbian Florida. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2017.
Milanich, Jerald T. Florida Indians and the Invasion from Europe. Gainesville, Fla: University Press of Florida, 2017.
Morris, Theodore., and Jerald T. Milanich. Florida’s Lost Tribes. Gainesville: University Press of Florida, 2004.