List of chiefs of the Seminoles - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of chiefs of the Seminole, which includes military and civic leaders of the Seminole people, who today are enrolled in the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, and Seminole Tribe of Florida.
Osceola - Wikipedia
WEBIn 1836, Osceola led a small group of warriors in the Seminole resistance during the Second Seminole War, when the United States tried to remove the tribe from their lands in Florida to Indian Territory west of the Mississippi River. He became an adviser to Micanopy, the principal chief of the Seminole from 1825 to 1849. [2]
Osceola | Seminole Chief, Warrior, Florida | Britannica
WEBOsceola was an American Indian leader during the Second Seminole War, which began in 1835 when the U.S. government attempted to force the Seminole off their traditional lands in Florida and into the Indian territory west of the Mississippi River.
Seminole Chief Osceola - Legends of America
WEBSeminole Chief Osceola. Osceola, the most well-known leader of the Seminole Indians, was born in 1804 in a Creek town near Tallassee, present-day Tuskegee, Alabama. His Creek mother, Polly Copinger, was married to Englishman William Powell.
John Jumper (Seminole chief) - Wikipedia
WEBJohn Jumper (c.1820 – September 21, 1896) or Heneha Mekko, was Principal Chief of the Seminole Nation from 1849 to 1865, and again from 1882 to 1885. [a] He was also a Baptist pastor. Jumper led those Seminole who supported the Confederacy, signing a treaty with the new government in the hope of gaining an Indian state if they were successful.
Seminole Chief Osceola, Billy Powell - Native Heritage Project
WEBMay 10, 2014 · Osceola was named Billy Powell at birth in 1804 in the Creek village of Talisi, now known as Tallassee, Alabama, in current Elmore County. “The people in the town of Tallassee…were mixed-blood Native American/English/Irish/Scottish, and some were black. Billy was all of these.”.
Osceola - U.S. National Park Service
WEBDuring the 1830s, Osceola, a Seminole warrior, led members of his tribe in Florida in a valiant attempt to resist the US Army’s efforts to forcibly deport them to a reservation west of the Mississippi River.
Seminole Leaders - Florida Department of State
WEBThis Seminole chief once saved a number of white men from being killed after they had been taken prisoner. When he supported the plan to move the Native Americans west he was killed by dissenting Seminoles.
Mike Osceola, Seminole Indians chief - Tampa Bay Times
WEBOct 11, 2005 · Mike Osceola, last chief of his branch of the Seminole Indians and a descendant of one of Florida's most colorful historical figures, died Monday (June 15, 1992) at his home, after a long...
Osceola: Famous Native American Indian Chief
WEBApr 19, 2016 · Summary: Chief Joseph (1804 - 1838) was a famous leader of the Seminole tribe, a branch of the Creek tribe, who were based in Florida. He led the Seminole resistance against efforts to remove them from Florida to Indian Territory in Oklahoma. Osceola was imprisoned by General Joseph Hernandez.