They distanced themselves increasingly from other Muscogee groups, and expanded and prospered owing to their thriving trade network during Florida's British and second Spanish periods (c.

The Seminole emerged in a process of ethnogenesis from various Native American groups who settled in Florida in the 18th century, primarily Muscogee from what is now northern Florida, Georgia and Alabama. The tribe requires members to have at least one-quarter Seminole blood quantum. A 2005 tribal audit said it took in $1.1 billion in revenues that year. These ventures, particularly the gaming operation, have generated significant revenues for education, welfare and economic development. In 1975, the Tribe established tax-free smoke shops and a high-stakes bingo operation that became one of the first tribal gaming endeavors in the United States. Today, it has six Indian reservations in Florida. Together with the Seminole Nation of Oklahoma and the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida, it is one of three federally recognized Seminole entities. The Seminole Tribe of Florida is a federally recognized Seminole tribe based in the U.S.

Seminole Nation of Oklahoma, Miccosukee, Muscogee people

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