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Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with students at Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation

Date: 1989-01
Description: Nine color slides. Images of teacher Nancy Billie with students from Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation. Billie, daughter of Lottie Shore of Brighton Seminole Reservation, was a teacher at Okeechobee High School, in Okeechobee, Florida. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History. An interview with Billie can be found in S 1595, box 2, tapes 3-4.
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Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with students at Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student

Date: 1989-01
Description: Sixteen color slides. Images of teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student at Okeechobee High School. Billie, daughter of Lottie Shore of Brighton Seminole Reservation, was a teacher at Okeechobee High School, in Okeechobee, Florida. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History. An interview with Billie can be found in S 1595, box 2, tapes 3-4.
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Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

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Description: One color slide. Nancy Billie, daughter of Lottie Shore of Brighton Seminole Reservation, was a teacher at Okeechobee High School, in Okeechobee, Florida. Similar images can be found in S 1577, v. 48 and v 49. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History. An interview with Billie can be found in S 1595, box 2, tapes 3-4.
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Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Date: 1989-01
Description: Seventeen color slides. Nancy Billie, daughter of Lottie Shore of Brighton Seminole Reservation, was a teacher at Okeechobee High School, in Okeechobee, Florida. Similar images can be found in S 1577, v. 48 and v 50. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History. An interview with Billie can be found in S 1595, box 2, tapes 3-4.
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Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Date: 1989-01
Description: Three color slides. Nancy Billie, daughter of Lottie Shore of Brighton Seminole Reservation, was a teacher at Okeechobee High School, in Okeechobee, Florida. Similar images can be found in S 1577, v. 49 and v 50. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History. An interview with Billie can be found in S 1595, box 2, tapes 3-4.
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Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole sweetgrass baskets

Date: 1989-01
Description: Three color slides. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History. Traditionally, Seminole baskets were shallow and woven from palmetto fronds. Circa 1930, sweetgrass baskets, inspired perhaps by African American arts, were designed to represent 'authentic' Seminole culture for the tourist trade. Over time, they became traditional.
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Seminole sweetgrass baskets

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Date: 1989-01
Description: Fifty-one color slides. The traditional stick ball game, played by many Southeastern indigenous peoples, dates back to Precolumbian times. The game consists of a small ball made of deer hide which is struck with sticks (similar to LaCrosse in Europe) to strike a pole -- or an object on top of the pole. The game often is embued with religious and political meanings. Similar images can be found in S 1577, v. 48 and v 50. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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Seminole children playing traditional stickball

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Description: Five color slides. The traditional stick ball game, played by many Southeastern indigenous peoples, dates back to Precolumbian times. The game consists of a small ball made of deer hide which is struck with sticks (similar to LaCrosse in Europe) to strike a pole -- or an object on top of the pole. The game often is embued with religious and political meanings. Similar images can be found in S 1577, v. 49 and v 48. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Date: 1989-01
Description: Twenty-eight color slides. The traditional stick ball game, played by many Southeastern indigenous peoples, dates back to Precolumbian times. The game consists of a small ball made of deer hide which is struck with sticks (similar to LaCrosse in Europe) to strike a pole -- or an object on top of the pole. The game often is embued with religious and political meanings. Similar images can be found in S 1577, v. 49 and v 50. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole chickees at Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation

Date: 1989-01
Description: Sixteen color slides. Images of chickees - traditional Seminole house structures -- at Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation. Chickees resemble a free-standing, covered porch, made of wood, usually cypress. Similar images can be found in S 1577, v.50, S89-377 - S89-384. The images were created in part for use in an exhibit on Seminole culture at the Museum of Florida History.
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Seminole chickees at Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation

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Seminole sweetgrass baskets	Seminole sweetgrass baskets	Still Image	Seminole Indians Native Americans Mikasuki Indians Indian reservations Baskets Basketry Basket work Sweetgrass baskets Containers Material culture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
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Seminole children playing traditional stickball	Seminole children playing traditional stickball	Still Image	Seminole Indians Mikasuki Indians Native Americans Games Leisure Indian reservations Contests Ball games Stick ball Play areas Play Entertainment Sports Children	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg
Seminole chickees at Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation	Seminole chickees at Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation	Still Image	Seminole Indians Native Americans Mikasuki Indians Indian reservations Dwellings Chickee Structures Architecture	/fpc/memory/omeka_images/thumbnails/catalog_photo.jpg

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Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with students at Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with students at Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole sweetgrass baskets

Seminole sweetgrass baskets

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole chickees at Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation

Seminole chickees at Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation

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Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with students at Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with students at Big Cypress Seminole Indian Reservation

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie with a mother of a student

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole teacher Nancy Billie

Seminole sweetgrass baskets

Seminole sweetgrass baskets

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole children playing traditional stickball

Seminole chickees at Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation

Seminole chickees at Brighton Seminole Indian Reservation