The Tampa Reservation is one of six
Seminole
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Indian reservations governed by the
federally recognized
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Seminole Tribe of Florida
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is a federally recognized Seminole tribe based in the U.S. state of Florida. Together with the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, it is one of three federally recognized ...
. It is located in
Hillsborough County, Florida.
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Economic development
The Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Tampa
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tampa is a gaming complex and hotel that opened in 2004. It is located on the Tampa Reservation off of Interstate 4, just east of Tampa, Florida. The 190,000 square foot casino has been expanded multiple times ...
is located on the reservation in Tampa, Florida
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, as well as the Hard Rock Cafe
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, Green Room, and a food court.
History
Tampa Reservation was founded in 1980 on nine acres of land. Ruby Tiger Osceola and 17 members of her family moved from Bradenton
Bradenton ( ) is a city in and the county seat of Manatee County, Florida, United States. As of the 2020 census, the city's population is 55,698.
History
Late 18th and early 19th centuries
A settlement established by Maroons or escaped sl ...
onto the reservation, at the urging of then-Chief James E. Billie.[
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Reservations
Other Seminole Tribe of Florida
The Seminole Tribe of Florida is a federally recognized Seminole tribe based in the U.S. state of Florida. Together with the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, it is one of three federally recognized ...
reservations are:
* Big Cypress Reservation, the largest territory, including 81.972 sq mi (212.306 km²), in Broward and Hendry Counties[Pritzker 392]
* Brighton Reservation, 57.090 sq mi (147.862 km²), Glades County[
* Hollywood Reservation (formerly called the Dania Reservation), acres,Daniel Chang, "Seminole Tribe to Close Park Near Hollywood"]
''Miami Herald'', 14 September 2012 Broward County[
*]Immokalee Reservation
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, Collier County
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*Fort Pierce Reservation
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, a site in St. Lucie County, taken into trust for the tribe in 1995 by the United States Department of the Interior
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Language
Most members of the tribe are bilingual, speaking the Mikasuki language
The Mikasuki, Hitchiti-Mikasuki, or Hitchiti language is a language or a pair of dialects or closely related languages that belong to the Muskogean languages family. Mikasuki was spoken by around 290 people in southern Florida. Along with the C ...
(which is also spoken by the Miccosukee Tribe) and English. Use of both Muskogean languages has declined among younger people.
See also
*Seminole music
Seminole music is the music of the Seminole people, an indigenous people of the Americas who formed in Florida in the 18th century. Today most live in Oklahoma, but a minority continue in Florida. They have three federally recognized tribes, and ...
Notes
References
* Pritzker, Barry M. ''A Native American Encyclopedia: History, Culture, and Peoples''. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. .
External links
Seminole Tribe of Florida
official website
{{Coord missing, Florida
Seminole Tribe of Florida
American Indian reservations in Florida
Populated places in Hillsborough County, Florida
1980 establishments in Florida
Populated places established in 1980