Section 4: 1950-1957--We Are Here

The mid-20th century witnessed a transitional period in the relationship between Florida’s Native population and the United States.  In the 1950s, the U.S. began an effort to end federal supervision of many tribes in favor of gradual assimilation into mainstream American society.  During this period, however, the Florida Indians took steps to redefine themselves politically, as they asserted their identities to the federal and Florida governments, as well as to one other.