Songs of the Seminole Indians of Florida

Weakened by war and disease, Native peoples of Florida banded together with members of other tribes whom Europeans had forced southward from their homelands to form the Seminoles in the 18th century. Though a large number of Seminoles were relocated to Oklahoma, many stayed in Florida, especially in the Everglades. Dr. Frances Densmore (1867–1957) collected these recordings from 1931 to 1933 on repeat visits to two reservations in Florida. Densmore spent most of her life studying and recording American Indian music, an unlikely career path for a woman at a time when it was unheard of for a proper lady even to travel to “wild” areas.

Track Listing

101	Calusa Corn Dance Song	Billie Stewart	01:42
102	4 Cypress Swamp Hunting Dance Song	Charlie Billie	02:21
103	4 Cypress Swamp Buffalo Dance Songs	Panther, Josie Billie	03:02
104	4 Cypress Swamp Corn Dance Song	Panther, Josie Billie	01:42
105	Bird Dance Song / Turkey Dance Song / Alligator Dance Song (1-3) (medley)	Panther, Josie Billie	14:05
201	Snake Dance Songs	Panther, Josie Billie	04:07
202	Songs for the Story of the Opossum and Her Baby	Panther, Josie Billie	01:49
203	Buzzard Dance / Chicken Dance (medley)	Billie Stewart	04:00
204	Treatment of Lumbago / Song for the Dying / Song for Childbirth / Song for Sick Baby (medley)	Susie Tiger	08:05
205	Songs Concerning the Removal of the Seminole to Oklahoma	Susie Tiger	04:10