the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society /
First Statement of Responsibility
Carrie Dilley ; foreword by Paul N. Backhouse.
.PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC
Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.
Gainesville :
Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.
University Press of Florida,
Date of Publication, Distribution, etc.
[2015]
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178) and index.
CONTENTS NOTE
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An introduction to Native American architecture -- What is a Chickee? -- The architecture of Chickees -- Seminole architectural roots -- A century of evolution, 1840-1940 -- Seminole camps -- The transitional period, 1930s-1970s -- The Big Cypress Chickee survey -- Chickees today and beyond.
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SUMMARY OR ABSTRACT
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By examining the past, present, and future of chickees, chickee builders, and their role in tribal life, this architectural and cultural history reveals the relationship between the transformation of these structures and the cultural evolution of the Seminole Tribe.
TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Indian architecture-- Florida-- History.
Indians of North America-- Florida-- History.
Seminole Indians-- Florida-- History.
Seminole Indians-- Florida-- Social life and customs.