Miccosukee
Sign in to savethumb|Miccosukee sisters in Everglades City, sometime between 1933 and 1960 The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians (/ˌmɪkəˈsuki/, MIH-kə-SOO-kee) is a federally recognized Native American tribe in the U.S. state of Florida. They are Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands and related to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
Key facts
- Ethnic group.group
- Miccosukee Tribe of Indians
- Ethnic group.flag
- Flag of the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida.svg
- Ethnic group.image
- File:Miccosukee Tribe.svg
- Ethnic group.population
- 640 enrolled citizens
- Ethnic group.popplace
- Florida, U.S.
- Ethnic group.rels
- Indigenous religion, Christianity
- Ethnic group.langs
- Mikasuki, English
- Ethnic group.related
- Seminole (Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and Seminole Tribe of Florida), Muscogee Nation
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Article
14 sectionsContents
- History
- 19th century
- 20th century
- 21st century
- Citizenship
- Government
- Business interests
- Museum
- Education
- Notable Miccosukee
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|Miccosukee sisters in Everglades City, sometime between 1933 and 1960 The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians (/ˌmɪkəˈsuki/, MIH-kə-SOO-kee) is a federally recognized Native American tribe in the U.S. state of Florida. They are Indigenous peoples of the Southeastern Woodlands and related to the Seminole Tribe of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Muscogee (Creek) Nation.
The Miccosukee, along with the Florida Seminole, speak the Mikasuki language, also spelled Miccosukee. The language has been referred to as a descendant of Hitchiti, a dialect of Hitchiti, and as another term for Hitchiti.