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| Volume XXIII Number 11 | August 16, 2002 |
E-Mail to the Editor
Editor:
Thanks to the Seminole Tribe for your Marketplace where people can purchase Seminole clothing. As a native Floridian, I'm so proud to wear my beautiful Seminole skirt which I purchased at your web site. The skirt is regarded with admiration and envy everywhere I go - from Sun valley, Idaho (where the picture was taken below) to Greenwich Village, N.Y., where just yesterday the fashion designer, Anna Sui, told me how beautiful it was. Many thanks.Mary Hilliard
mhilliard@icnt.net
Editor:
Hope you can help me or point me in the right direction! I'm a artist wanting to do original works, but to do this I need female models for this series of elders. I'm located in Cocoa Beach, Fla. You can see one of my pieces at (www.spacecoastartfestival.com). I also sell my art at Sundancer in Cocoa, (321) 631-0092 and Native Borders in Merritt Island, (321) 453-3055. The models would be photographed and I would paint from the photos. Their husband or parent is a must to be with them. I'm very serious and on the level. Do I have any hope!John 'Duke' Pointex
Cocoa Beach
Editor:
I am sending this message after viewing your website, which impressed me very much. I am Seminole descended, living in Oregon, which is far away from anyone who does patchwork. Could you put me in touch with someone who might be able to provide just the patchwork strips, and not finished clothing?Christine Durham
cdurham@lane.k12.or.us
You may try Jimmy and Marie Osceola, who reside on the Hollywood Reservation. They can be reached at (954) 964-0936.
Chief Billie:
Thanks a lot for your visit to Denmark. I hope I see you soon again. This is the Viking from Denmark. The big one.Soren Paulsen
Christianfield, Denmark
Editor:
Hi! Hope Chief Jim Billie and his band had a safe trip back home from Denmark. I really enjoyed singing with you guys. It was really something and, man, a great experience to me. Thank you again. Hope to see you in Jels next year to the Vikingespil. Lots of thoughts and all the best from Katrine of Denmark - the little red-haired girl who sang with the Chief in Jels. All the Vikings send their best.Katrine Lyhne
Rodding, Denmark
katrinelyhne@hotmail.com
Editor:
My husband and I own a small farm south of Bushnell off of Highway 301, that the former owners told us includes a part of the old Fort King Military Road. After visiting the Dade Battlefield, we realized our pasture might have been part of this road. The outlines of a road are easy to see (especially under heavy dew conditions or frost). Are there any maps or any outlines of what would have been Indian settlements, villages, etc., for this area? There is a creek south of us on Highway 301, north of Dade City. We thought we'd like to retrace the old military road as it runs through this area. Any ideas?Dianna Shuniak
Triple S Farm
cyclist@scia.net
The best advice would be to contact Barbara Roberts, Park Manager of the Dade Battlefield State Historic Site in Bushnell at (352) 793.4781. The Rangers are very versed on the history of that area, and should be able to help you. Good luck, and if you find any more information, please contact us and we'll do a story about your discoveries. Also, see our story on Fort Foster (page 4), which mentions this historic road.
Editor:
On behalf of Broward County, thank you for your enthusiastic response to our request for support in emphasizing the importance of Census 2000. I applaud your willingness to help spread the word that residents of Broward County will see meaningful financial benefits over the next decade by filling out and mailing back their U.S. Census forms.Ilene Lieberman
Broward County Commissioner
Chief Billie:
Although I am a lost Apache child , I have found my father who once was received by three Seminole men. His story is beautiful and he told of the privilege of taking pictures of the Chief and the Tribe in Florida. I do not remember their names but his name is Bruce O. Quannah Watson. He had a baby daughter with a wife.They left due to the baby girls' health.She is now grown and doing wonderful in Texas. Meeting him after being kidnapped and sold illegally was the highlight of my life. I since took my birth name legally and then married I carry my heritage with pride though I know so little. And yet I continue to search. I have thoroughly enjoyed your site. It helped to understand His love for your peoples. May God bless your endeavors and prosper all that you do. Thanks for a great site. It gives me hope.
Kate Watson-Harrison
Lincoln City, Or
kateharrison17@hotmail.com
Editor:
Hi! My name is Victoria Williams and I am a jingle dress dancer here in Louisiana. The reason why I am e-mailing you is because the organization my family and I are members of is going to be having its Second Annual Powwow in November. Is there any way that you can let the members of your tribe know about this event so the ones who are interested can attend? We really need more dancers.The event is the Black River Circle of Nations' Powwow, Nov. 3-5, at Cassidy Park in Bogalusa, LA. For more information call (504) 878-2051.
Victoria Williams
bailabaila16@yahoo.com
Editor:
What did Seminoles do to fight off mosquitoes?Paul Van
paula@ecg.csg.mot.com
Patsy West, author, historian and curator of the Seminole/Miccosukee Photo Archives replies:
Certainly something that could be considered ho-la wa-gus (dirty) to all peoples living in southern Florida was the mosquito. Bear grease was widely used in the place of today's popular insect repellents, Deep Woods Off or Avon Skin So Soft. Also Seminoles and pioneer families such as mine relied on smudges, nasty smelling containers of brush or oil soaked rags to keep mosquitoes away especially in the evenings.
Remember too, that mosquitoes were only one kind of bothersome bug in southern Florida. Another was horseflies, also found in swarms, that bit hard. Pioneer families had to put burlap sacks on the draft horses to keep them from going crazy from horsefly bites, and they often traveled at night to avoid these daytime pests.
Then there were "no-seeums" or sandflies, which were prevalent in coastal towns as late as the early 1960s.
Seminole families sat around the cookfires telling stories, again relying on smoke to ward off the insects. They also were known to be in bed rather early, safely tucked away under the mosquito netting which was hung over each bed. This provided yet another special time for the elders to relate clan history and folklore.
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