Thatched roofs and open sides : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society / Carrie Dilley ; foreword by Paul N. Backhouse.
Material type: TextPublisher: Gainesville : University Press of Florida, [2015]Copyright date: ©2015Description: 1 online resource : mapsContent type:- text
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- 9780813055602
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- Indian architecture -- Florida -- History
- Seminole Indians -- Florida -- History
- Seminole Indians -- Florida -- Social life and customs
- Indians of North America -- Florida -- History
- Séminoles (Indiens) -- Floride -- Histoire
- Séminoles (Indiens) -- Floride -- Mœurs et coutumes
- Indiens d'Amérique -- Floride -- Histoire
- HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- ARCHITECTURE / History / Prehistoric & Primitive
- Indian architecture
- Indians of North America
- Seminole Indians
- Seminole Indians -- Social life and customs
- Florida
- Gender & Ethnic Studies
- Social Sciences
- Ethnic & Race Studies
- 975.9004/973859 23
- E98.A63 D55 2015eb
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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.
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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