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Modern Statue of Abiaka (Also Known as Sam Jones), a Miccosukee Leader, Located At Tree Tops Park in Broward County, Florida. He is Depicted Directing a Florida Indian Woman and Child to Safety
Abiaka––also known as Sam Jones––was a charismatic 19th century Mikasuki (Miccosukee) leader who inspired his people to resist white encroachment into Florida and forced removal of Indians from the state. He and his band of warriors fought a number…
Trail of Tears Historical Marker in Cherokee County, Oklahoma.
During the course of the 1830s and 1840s, the federal government forcibly relocated Southeastern American Indian communities—including large segments of the Cherokee, Choctaw, Creek, Chickasaw, and Seminole Tribes––from their traditional homelands by…