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“We all have fought the same fight. We all have shed the same blood to be called Seminoles.”
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“We all have fought the same fight. We all have shed the same blood to be called Seminoles.”

LeEtta Osborne-Sampson (lee-eh-tah ahz-born samp-sun), Seminole Freedmen Chief of the Caesar Bruner Band

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“Freedmen definitely deserve reparations... because we need to be repaired for the trauma that was suffered … whether it be physical, mental, generational, [or] emotional.”
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“Freedmen definitely deserve reparations... because we need to be repaired for the trauma that was suffered … whether it be physical, mental, generational, [or] emotional.”

Lamar Williams Jr. (lah-mar will-yumz), member of the Dosar Barkus Band

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“I believe our ancestors are urging us… to present a story that never really was presented before…It seems as though they might be restful after the story is really brought out.”
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“I believe our ancestors are urging us… to present a story that never really was presented before…It seems as though they might be restful after the story is really brought out.”

John Griffin (jahn grif-fin), re-enactor

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“For generations, we have been a forgotten tribe of people. Now we are no longer  a forgotten people. Now everyone is learning about who we are. That's a blessing.”
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“For generations, we have been a forgotten tribe of people. Now we are no longer a forgotten people. Now everyone is learning about who we are. That's a blessing.”

Sylvia Davis (sill-vee-yah day-vis), leader Dosar-Barkus Black Seminole band

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“The next level of Maroon-age is not only  do you win, but you get your adversaries  to put it in writing through a treaty  that you have won your freedom.”
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“The next level of Maroon-age is not only do you win, but you get your adversaries to put it in writing through a treaty that you have won your freedom.”

Phil Fixico (fill fix-eh-koh), Founder Semiroon Historical Society

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“The old people…would cook a little something and make sure that the neighbor or one of their cousins or somebody had some too.”
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“The old people…would cook a little something and make sure that the neighbor or one of their cousins or somebody had some too.”

William Warrior (will-yum war-ree-yore), President Seminole Negro Indian Scouts

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“All the women they would get together and take out the crops… We go from one field  to another until we get it done.”
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“All the women they would get together and take out the crops… We go from one field to another until we get it done.”

Alice Fay Lozano (ah-liss fay loh-zah-no), storyteller

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“For more than 200 years we kept our double  African and Indian heritage alive. Our language  and our way of life, our songs and dancing…  all remind us of our  distinctive roots.”
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“For more than 200 years we kept our double African and Indian heritage alive. Our language and our way of life, our songs and dancing… all remind us of our distinctive roots.”

Charles Emily Wilson (char-ells eh-mih-lee will-sun), leader Seminole Scout Association

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