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Leading Chief Of The Seminoles
This is a list of chiefs of the Seminole, which includes military and civic leaders of the Seminole people, who today are enrolled in the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of Florida Leading chiefs (1750–1849) There were four leading chiefs of the Seminole, a Native American tribe that formed in what was then Spanish Florida in present-day United States. They were leaders between the time the tribe organized in the mid-18th century until Micanopy and many Seminole were removed to Indian Territory in the 1830s following the Second Seminole War. * Cowkeeper, 1750-1783 *King Payne, 1783-1812 *Bolek, 1812-1819 *Micanopy, 1819-1849 Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida were recognized by the state of Florida in 1957, and gained federal recognition in 1962 as the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida. * ca. late 18th c.–1819: Kinache, also Kinhagee (ca. 1750–ca. 1819), the las ...
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Seminole People
The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, as well as independent groups. The Seminole people emerged in a process of ethnogenesis from various Native American groups who settled in Spanish Florida beginning in the early 1700s, most significantly northern Muscogee Creeks from what is now Georgia and Alabama. The word "Seminole" is derived from the Muscogee word ''simanó-li''. This may have been adapted from the Spanish word ''cimarrón'', meaning "runaway" or "wild one". Seminole culture is largely derived from that of the Creek; the most important ceremony is the Green Corn Dance; other notable traditions include use of the black drink and ritual tobacco. As the Seminole adapted to Florida environs, they developed local traditions, s ...
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William Buffalo Tiger
William Buffalo TigerTom Wells (AP), "Lights of Miami Lure the Young Away From a Vanishing Tribe"
''Los Angeles Times'', 23 February 1997, accessed 14 August 2014
(''Heenehatche''; March 6, 1920 – January 6, 2015 in Kendall, Florida) was a political leader of the Miccosukee Nation based in the Everglades area of . He served as the first elected tribal chairman from 1962 to 1985, and before that was head of the General Council from 1957 and a chief. His

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Seminole Tribe
The Seminole are a Native American people who developed in Florida in the 18th century. Today, they live in Oklahoma and Florida, and comprise three federally recognized tribes: the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, the Seminole Tribe of Florida, and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, as well as independent groups. The Seminole people emerged in a process of ethnogenesis from various Native American groups who settled in Spanish Florida beginning in the early 1700s, most significantly northern Muscogee Creeks from what is now Georgia and Alabama. The word "Seminole" is derived from the Muscogee word ''simanó-li''. This may have been adapted from the Spanish word ''cimarrón'', meaning "runaway" or "wild one". Seminole culture is largely derived from that of the Creek; the most important ceremony is the Green Corn Dance; other notable traditions include use of the black drink and ritual tobacco. As the Seminole adapted to Florida environs, they developed local traditions ...
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Mitchell Cypress
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Jim Billie
James Edward Billie (born March 20, 1944), known as Chief Jim Billie, is a politician who chaired the Seminole Tribe of Florida from 1979 to 2001, and again from 2011 to 2016. Billie's first tenure was the longest "of any elected leader in the Western Hemisphere, other than Fidel Castro," at 22 years.Peter B. Gallagher, "The Rise and Fall of Chief Jim Billie"
''Sarasota Magazine'', June 2005, at Highbeam, accessed 17 April 2013
In 2001, he was impeached due to allegations of sexual misconduct. The source of the allegations later recanted and Billie won $600,000 in a lawsuit for wrongful impeachment. In 2011, he was re-elected to his former office, earning nearly 60% of the vote.
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Howard Tommie
Howard is an English-language given name originating from Old French Huard (or Houard) from a Germanic source similar to Old High German ''*Hugihard'' "heart-brave", or ''*Hoh-ward'', literally "high defender; chief guardian". It is also probably in some cases a confusion with the Old Norse cognate ''Haward'' (''Hávarðr''), which means "high guard" and as a surname also with the unrelated Hayward. In some rare cases it is from the Old English ''eowu hierde'' "ewe herd". In Anglo-Norman the French digram ''-ou-'' was often rendered as ''-ow-'' such as ''tour'' → ''tower'', ''flour'' (western variant form of ''fleur'') → ''flower'', etc. (with svarabakhti). A diminutive is "Howie" and its shortened form is "Ward" (most common in the 19th century). Between 1900 and 1960, Howard ranked in the U.S. Top 200; between 1960 and 1990, it ranked in the U.S. Top 400; between 1990 and 2004, it ranked in the U.S. Top 600. People with the given name Howard or its variants include: Given ...
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Betty Mae Tiger Jumper
Betty Mae Tiger Jumper, also known as ''Potackee'' (April 27, 1923 – January 14, 2011) (Seminole) was the first and so far the only female chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. A nurse, she co-founded the tribe's first newspaper in 1956, the ''Seminole News'', later replaced by ''The Seminole Tribune,'' for which she served as editor, winning a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Native American Journalists Association. In 2001 she published her memoir, entitled ''A Seminole Legend.'' Tiger was the first Florida Seminole to learn to read and write English, and the first to graduate from high school and a nursing program. In addition to serving as editor of the newspaper, she was Communications Director for the tribe. Early life and education Born Betty Mae Tiger on April 27, 1923, in a Seminole camp near Indiantown, Florida, she was the daughter of Ada Tiger, a Seminole woman of the Snake clan, and a French trapper, Abe Partan. Her grandmother Mary Tiger picked her Seminole ...
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Billy Osceola
Billy Osceola, (July 4, 1920 – August 1, 1974) was the first elected chief of the Seminole Tribe of Florida. He became an ordained minister and was extremely influential in shifting the Seminole Tribe of Florida from traditional spiritual practices to the Baptist faith. He was the first elected chairman of the tribe after their 1957 reorganization. Early life Billy Osceola was born 4 July 1920 in the Everglades to Jimmy and Nancy Osceola. He grew up in the area that would become the Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation, Brighton Reservation. His mother died soon after he was born and his father returned to his clan who lived near Big Cypress Indian Reservation, Big Cypress, but the children remained in Brighton with their grandmother. Billy's native tongue was the Muscogee language (though his father spoke Mikasuki language, Mikasuki) and Billy did not learn to speak English until he started school in 1938 at the age of 18. Homes were not permanent, but rather camps of chickee ...
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Enoch Kelly Haney
Enoch Kelly Haney (November 12, 1940 – April 23, 2022) was an American politician and internationally recognized Seminole/Muscogee artist from Oklahoma, He served as principal chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma from 2005 until 2009 and previously served as a member of both houses of the Oklahoma Legislature.Seminole Nation Executive Branch-Principal Chief Enoch Kelly Haney
He created a bronze statue that sits atop the Oklahoma State Capitol, called ''The Guardian''. Another statue he created is located at the Chickasaw Nation headquarters in Ada, Oklahoma. Haney was also a candidate for the office of Governor of Oklahoma in the 2002 Oklahoma gubernatorial election, 2002 election.


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Alice Brown Davis
Alice Brown Davis (September 10, 1852 – June 21, 1935) was the first female Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and served from 1922–1935, appointed by President Warren G. Harding.Waldowski, Paula"Alice Brown Davis: A Leader Of Her People."''Seminole Nation, Indian Territory History and Genealogy.'' 4 Aug 2009 (retrieved 25 Nov 2009) She was of Seminole (Tiger Clan) and Scots descent. Her older brother John Frippo Brown had served as chief of the tribe and their brother Andrew Jackson Brown as treasurer. Early life and education Alice Brown was born on September 10, 1852, in the Cherokee town of Park Hill, Indian Territory and grew up near Fort Gibson. Her father, Dr. John Frippo Brown, was from Scotland and a graduate of the University of Edinburgh. He accompanied the Seminole as a military surgeon during their forced removal from Florida. During this journey, he married Lucy Redbeard, a Seminole from ''Katcvlke'' or the Tiger Clan.
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John Brown (Seminole Chief)
John Frippo Brown (October 23, 1842October 21, 1919) was a Confederate States Army officer during the American Civil War. He was elected by the tribal council as the last principal chief of the Seminole Nation, serving 1885–1901 and 1905–1906. Early life and education John Brown was born into the Tiger Clan of his Seminole mother, Lucy Nancy Greybeard, on October 23, 1842, near Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. He was of mixed race and was the eldest child of seven; their father was Dr. John Frippo Brown, Sr., a physician from Scotland. He had six siblings, including Alice Brown Davis, who in 1922 was appointed as the Seminoles' first woman chief.May, Jon D."Brown, John Frippo." ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.'' Accessed 25 Sept 2009. A brother was Andrew Jackson Brown, who later served the tribe as treasurer.Bates, Rechenda Davis, ''Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History & Culture,'' Accessed 25 Sept 2009. They were raised in both their parents' cultures but lived among and id ...
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John Chupco
John Chupco (ca. 1821–1881) was a leader of the ''Hvteyievlke'', or Newcomer, Band of the Seminole during the time of their forced relocation to Indian Territory.May, Jon D"Chupco, John (ca. 1821–1881)." ''Oklahoma Historical Society's Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture.'' Retrieved 29 Jan 2012. They were the last group to move from Florida to Indian Territory. From 1861 to 1866, Chupco served as chief of the Seminole who supported the Union (American Civil War), Union; they removed to Kansas for safety. There was great bitterness when the tribe divided over their loyalties during the war, with many supporting the Confederate States of America, Confederacy. Afterward Chupco and his band returned to Indian Territory, working to rebuild the tribe. Early life and education John Chupco was born into a Seminole family in Florida. He grew up in traditional ways. Career By the time of the Seminole forced relocation, Chupco was chief of the Hvteyievlke Band, which he led fro ...
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