When the Neighborhood Went to Hell: The Seminole Perspective of a U.S. Military Fort
Author(s): Shawn P Keyte
Year: 2020
Summary
This is a poster submission presented at the 2020 annual meeting of the Society for Historical Archaeology.
In order to remove them from their lands, the U.S. Government waged a campaign of intimidation and force against Native Americans throughout the 19th Century that resulted in the placement of forts on native ancestral lands. One example, Fort Shackelford, was investigated by the Seminole Tribe of Florida THPO, not only for its archaeological content, but also to discover what it means to the Seminole communities today. While the archaeology of the fort tells a story, hearing it from a native voice provides a perspective typically not recorded as part of military history. This presentation focuses on not only the discovery of Fort Shackelford, but the folklore and mystery surrounding the fort, as told by the Seminoles who live there.
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When the Neighborhood Went to Hell: The Seminole Perspective of a U.S. Military Fort. Shawn P Keyte. 2020 ( tDAR id: 457376)
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Keywords
General
Florida
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Military
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Seminole
Geographic Keywords
United States of America
Temporal Keywords
MID 19TH CENTURY
Spatial Coverage
min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;
Individual & Institutional Roles
Contact(s): Society for Historical Archaeology
Record Identifiers
PaperId(s): 392