The Constitution and Charter Committee of the Seminole Tribe, 1957

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Title

The Constitution and Charter Committee of the Seminole Tribe, 1957

Description

The Seminole Constitution was the first of the two Florida tribes' constitutions to be officially recognized by the U.S. government. The leadership expected this to be a major step toward the federal government's eventual acceptance of Seminole self-governance on the reservations.

From left to right are Jimmy Osceola, John Henry Gopher, Rex Quinn, Bill Osceola, Frank Billie, Billy Osceola, Jackie Willie, Mike Osceola, and Kenneth A. Marmon.

Creator

William D. Boehmer

Source

Catalog Number 2009.34.751, Boehmer Collection, Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum.

http://www.ahtahthiki.com/Online-Collections-Seminole-Tribe-FL-Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki-Museum.html

Publisher

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum

Date

March 1957

Rights

Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Seminole Indian Museum

Format

Photograph

Files

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Date Added
March 1, 2015
Collection
Photographs
Citation
William D. Boehmer, “The Constitution and Charter Committee of the Seminole Tribe, 1957,” Creating Tribes in Florida: How Autonomous Camps Became the Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes , accessed May 5, 2024, https://seminolemiccosukeepolitics.omeka.net/items/show/78.