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BL
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568447
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b397666
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Dilley, Carrie.
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| Title & Author
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Thatched roofs and open sides : the architecture of Chickees and their changing role in Seminole society /\ Carrie Dilley ; foreword by Paul N. Backhouse.
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| Publication Statement
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Gainesville :: University Press of Florida,, [2015]
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| ISBN
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9780813061535
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 171-178) and index.
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| Contents
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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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| Abstract
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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.
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Indian architecture-- Florida-- History.
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Seminole Indians-- Florida-- History.
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Seminole Indians-- Florida-- Social life and customs.
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Indians of North America-- Florida-- History.
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Backhouse, Paul N., (Paul Nathan)
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Project Muse.
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