Seminole

The film Seminole (1953) by Budd Boetticher is set in Florida's Everglades and offers a pro-Native American perspective. It tells the story of a cavalry officer who unsuccessfully tries to aid his friend, Osceola, in resisting the U.S. Army's efforts to displace the Seminole people.1

The Seminole Wars were a series of three conflicts between the United States and the Seminole Indians in Florida, occurring from 1817 to 1858. These wars ultimately led to the seizure of Seminole lands for white settlement. The First Seminole War (1817-1818) was sparked by the U.S. attempt to recapture runaway slaves living with the Seminole. The Second Seminole War (1835-1842) involved fierce resistance by Seminole warriors, led by Osceola, against forced relocation west of the Mississippi River under the Indian Removal Act. The Third Seminole War (1855-1858) was a brief conflict that concluded with the remaining Seminoles agreeing to relocate.2