User:Denisepoulsen/sandbox11

Native American Online Genealogy Records

Specific to Florida

 * Native Americans in Florida: Florida Department of State, Division of Library and Information Services, Native Americans in Florida. This bibliography lists some of the published works in the State Library on Native American history in Florida. It lists books, articles, and website.
 * Prehistoric Florida: Lists all the tribes that lived in Florida.
 * Florida of the Indians: This website lists the area which the Native Americans lived before the Europeans came.
 * Miami Dade College: Miami Dade College Learning Research has a list of Native American resources for different areas of Florida.
 * Teachers Guide: Florida Museum of Natural History, Teacher’s Guide to Florida’s Native People is a 97 page PFD that explains and teaches about the early Native People.
 * Florida Atlantic University Library: Florida Atlantic Universities Library. The Free Resource Florida Indians great information.

Tribes Recognized by the Federal Government

 * Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida
 * Seminole Tribe of Florida

Tribes Not Recognized or No longer are Active in Florida
There are no Tribes that are Recognized by the State of Florida. Many other tribes live there who are not recognized by the State or Federal government.

A list of American Indians who have, at different points in the past, lived in Florida was compiled by John R. Swanton in his The Indian Tribes of North America. Many of the tribes in this list may have had very limited contact with the area which became Florida. Some have become extinct or have been consolidated with other tribes. Some may simply be variant spellings.

 Acuera Aguacaleyquen, see Utina Ais Alabama Amacono (No online info) Amacapiras Apalachee Apalachicola</li> Calusa</li> Caparaz</li> Chatot</li> Chiaha</li> Chilucan (No online info)</li> Chine (No online info)</li> Creek</li> Agua Dulce or Agua Fresca (Freshwater) see Timucua people</li> Guacata</li> Guale</li> Hitchiti</li> Icafui</li> Jeaga</li> Koasati or Coushatta</li> Macapiras</li> <li>Amacapiras</li> <li>Miccosukee</li> <li>Muklasa</li> <li>Muskogee</li> <li>Ocale or Etocale</li> <li>Ocita (No online info)</li> <li>Oconee</li> <li>Onatheaqua</li> <li>Osochi</li> <li>Pawokti</li> <li>Pensacola</li> <li>Pohoy</li> <li>Pooy</li> <li>Potano</li> <li>Saturiwa</li> <li>Sawokli</li> <li>Seminole </li> <li>Surruque</li> <li>Tacatacuru</li> <li>Tawasa</li> <li>Tequesta</li> <li>Tocobaga</li> <li>Uzita or Ucita</li> <li>Utina</li> <li>Timucua</li> <li>Yamasee</li> <li>Yuchi</li> <li>Yufera</li> <li>Yui</li> <li>Yustaga</li> </ul>

Agencies and Subagencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs in Florida
Eastern Region Regional Office Indian Affairs 545 Marriott Drive Suite 700 Nashville, TN 37214

Agencies of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and sub agencies were created as administrative offices of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and its predecessors. Their purpose was (and is) to manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to enforce policies, and to assist in maintaining the peace. The names and location of these agencies may have changed, but their purpose remained basically the same. Many of the records of genealogical value were created by these offices.

===Addtional Agencies and Subagencies ===
 * Apalachicola Sub-agency
 * Miccosukee Agency
 * Seminole Agency 1824-1876
 * Florida Superintendency 1824-1853

==Reservations in Florida ==
 * Big Cypress Reservation, Florida: Seminole
 * Brighton Reservation, Florida: Seminole
 * Hollywood Reservation, Florida, Formerly the Dania Reservation: Seminole,
 * Miccosukee Reservation, Florida: Miccosukee
 * Florida Reservation (1839-1847)
 * Florida State Indian Reservation: Broward County, Tribes: Miccosukee and Seminole
 * Miccosukee Reservation: Tribe: Miccosukee
 * Seminole Reservation:Federal,under jurisdiction of Seminole Agency, Tribe: Wewokaof Oklahoma
 * Tampa Reservation

From the mid-1800s, the official policy of the United States government toward the American Indian was to confine each tribe to a specific parcel of land called a reservation. Agencies were established on or near each reservation. A government representative, usually called an agent (or superintendent) was assigned to each agency. Their duties included maintaining the peace, making payments to the Native Americans based on the stipulations of the treaties with each tribe, and providing a means of communication between the native population and the federal government.

Sometimes, a single agency had jurisdiction over more than one reservation. Sometimes, if the tribal population and land area required it, an agency may have included sub-agencies.

The boundaries of reservations, over time, have changed. Usually, that means the reservations have been reduced in size. Sometimes, especially during the later policy of "termination," the official status of reservations was ended altogether.

Maps of Indian Land
This map is of Creek Indian Land in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Records
The majority of records of individuals were those created by the agencies. Some records may be available to tribal members through the tribal headquarters.They were (and are) the local office of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and were charged with maintaining records of the activities of those under their responsibility. Among these records are:


 * Allotment records
 * Annuity rolls
 * Census records
 * Correspondence
 * Health records
 * Reports
 * School census and records
 * Vital records

For Further Reading
See also American Indian For Further Reading
 * Florida - History
 * Florida Military Records for a list of forts
 * Florida Native American Heritage

FamilySearch Catalog Florida Native Races