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Songs of the Seminole Indians of Florida

Various Artists
Songs of the Seminole Indians of Florida

Weakened by war and disease, Native peoples of Florida banded together with members of other tribes whom Europeans had forced southward from their homelands to form the Seminoles in the 18th century. Though a large number of Seminoles were relocated to Oklahoma, many stayed in Florida, especially in the Everglades. Dr. Frances Densmore (1867–1957) collected these recordings from 1931 to 1933 on repeat visits to two reservations in Florida. Densmore spent most of her life studying and recording American Indian music, an unlikely career path for a woman at a time when it was unheard of for a proper lady even to travel to “wild” areas.

Track Listing

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101
Billie Stewart
01:42
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102
Charlie Billie
02:21
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103
Josie Billie (Katcha Nokofti)
03:02
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104
Josie Billie (Katcha Nokofti)
01:42
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105
Josie Billie (Katcha Nokofti) and Billie Stewart
14:05
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201
Josie Billie (Katcha Nokofti)
04:07
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202
Josie Billie (Katcha Nokofti)
01:49
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203
Billie Stewart
04:00
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204
Susie Tiger
08:05
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205
Susie Tiger and Billie Stewart
04:10