Abstract
In Florida in the early 1950s when these stories were gathered, folktales were still being kept alive among some of the oldest Seminole Indians. All of the following tales were collected at the Brighton Reservation which is located in the center of the state northwest of Lake Okeechobee. It is one of three federal Indian reservations in Florida. The Seminole words that are used are in the Muskogee (Cow Creek) dialect. This is different from the Hitchiti dialect used by the Miccosukees who live on the Tamiami Trail west of Miami.
Recommended Citation
Evans, Hedvig Tetens
(1977)
"Seminole Folktales,"
Florida Historical Quarterly: Vol. 56:
No.
4, Article 6.
Available at:
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/fhq/vol56/iss4/6
