Indigenous Peoples of Florida

The word Florida originates with a Spanish word meaning "feast of flowers"

Tribes and Bands of Florida
The following list of tribes is compiled from:


 * Hodge, Frederick Webb. Handbook of American indians North of Mexico.  Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institution, Bureau of Ethnology, Bulletin #30 1907.
 * Swanton, John R. The Indian Tribes of North America. Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethnology, Bulletin #145.

Tribes and Bands
Acuera, Aguacaleyquen, Ais, Alabama, Amacono, Amacapiras, Apalachee, Apalachicola, Calusa, Caparaz, Chatot, Chiaha, Chilucan, Chine, Creeks, (Fresh Water Indians) Guacata, Guale, Hitchiti, Icafui, Jeaga, Koasati, Macapiras or Amacapiras, Mikasuki, Mococo or Mucoco, Muklasa, Muskogee, Ocale or Etocae, Ocita, Oconee, Onatheaqua, Osochi, Pawokti, Pensacola, Pohoi, Pooy or Posoy, Potano, Saturiwa, Sawokli, Seminole, Surruque, Tacatacuru, Tawasa, Tekesta or Tequesta, Tocoboga, Ucita, Utica or Timucua, Yamasee, Yuchi, Yufera, Yui, Yustaga

Miccasooky Seminole

Miccasooky Creek

Cow Creek

Reservations
Reservations were established as westward expansion and settlements occured. Tribes ceded land and were removed to restricted and reserved land. As identified in the National Atlas of the United States of America, the following reservation names in bold are current federally-recognized reservations:

Big Cypress Reservation (Federal, Tribe: Seminole)

Brighton Reservation (Federal, Tribe Seminole)

Creek Reservation

Dania Reservation

Florida Reservation (1839-1847)

Florida State Indian Reservation (State, Broward County, Tribes: Miccosukee and Seminole)

Hollywood Reservation (Federal, Tribe: Seminole)

Miccosukee Reservation (Federal, Tribe: Miccosukee)

Seminole Reservation (Federal,under jurisdiction of Seminole Agency, Tribe: Wewokaof Oklahoma)

Agencies
Agencies were created by the federal government of manage Indian affairs with the tribes, to assist in maintainning the peace and to enforce policies

Seminole Agency

See also:

Florida - History

Florida - Military