Harry A. Kersey Jr. is professor emeritus of history at Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of several books, including An Assumption of Sovereignty: Social and Political Transformation among the Florida Seminoles, 1953–1979 (Nebraska 1996) and The Florida Seminoles and the New Deal, 1933–1942.

• List of IllustrationsSeries Editors' IntroductionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Miccosukee Childhood2. My Beliefs3. Learning the White Man's Ways4. The Struggle for Recognition5. The Miccosukee Tribe6. Our Heritage, Our Life, Our FutureAfterword / The Importance of a LifeAppendix / Constructing a Life HistoryNotes Index

"An excellent example of the ideal blending of Native viewpoint with Western academic literary demands."—Choice "This book will make its way into the bookstores and into the syllabi of American Indian history courses. It also serves as a wonderful addition to the paucity of literature on Native people in Florida during the twentieth century. Readers will definitely enjoy learning about the life and times of Buffalo Tiger, and hopefully this collaborative effort will broaden our understanding of Native struggles for sovereignty and self-determination in an age of colonialism, ethnic strife, and environmental devastation."—Jeffrey P. Shepard, Studies in American Indian Literatures "An important book that is both suitable as a teaching resource and provocative enough to spur further research."—Nicolas Rosenthal, H-Net Reviews "This delightful autobiography opens a window into Miccosukee culture."—Native Peoples Magazine

Harry A. Kersey Jr. is professor emeritus of history at Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of several books, including An Assumption of Sovereignty: Social and Political Transformation among the Florida Seminoles, 1953–1979 (Nebraska 1996) and The Florida Seminoles and the New Deal, 1933–1942.

• List of IllustrationsSeries Editors' IntroductionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Miccosukee Childhood2. My Beliefs3. Learning the White Man's Ways4. The Struggle for Recognition5. The Miccosukee Tribe6. Our Heritage, Our Life, Our FutureAfterword / The Importance of a LifeAppendix / Constructing a Life HistoryNotes Index

"An excellent example of the ideal blending of Native viewpoint with Western academic literary demands."—Choice "This book will make its way into the bookstores and into the syllabi of American Indian history courses. It also serves as a wonderful addition to the paucity of literature on Native people in Florida during the twentieth century. Readers will definitely enjoy learning about the life and times of Buffalo Tiger, and hopefully this collaborative effort will broaden our understanding of Native struggles for sovereignty and self-determination in an age of colonialism, ethnic strife, and environmental devastation."—Jeffrey P. Shepard, Studies in American Indian Literatures "An important book that is both suitable as a teaching resource and provocative enough to spur further research."—Nicolas Rosenthal, H-Net Reviews "This delightful autobiography opens a window into Miccosukee culture."—Native Peoples Magazine

Harry A. Kersey Jr. is professor emeritus of history at Florida Atlantic University. He is the author of several books, including An Assumption of Sovereignty: Social and Political Transformation among the Florida Seminoles, 1953–1979 (Nebraska 1996) and The Florida Seminoles and the New Deal, 1933–1942.

• List of IllustrationsSeries Editors' IntroductionAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. A Miccosukee Childhood2. My Beliefs3. Learning the White Man's Ways4. The Struggle for Recognition5. The Miccosukee Tribe6. Our Heritage, Our Life, Our FutureAfterword / The Importance of a LifeAppendix / Constructing a Life HistoryNotes Index

"An excellent example of the ideal blending of Native viewpoint with Western academic literary demands."—Choice "This book will make its way into the bookstores and into the syllabi of American Indian history courses. It also serves as a wonderful addition to the paucity of literature on Native people in Florida during the twentieth century. Readers will definitely enjoy learning about the life and times of Buffalo Tiger, and hopefully this collaborative effort will broaden our understanding of Native struggles for sovereignty and self-determination in an age of colonialism, ethnic strife, and environmental devastation."—Jeffrey P. Shepard, Studies in American Indian Literatures "An important book that is both suitable as a teaching resource and provocative enough to spur further research."—Nicolas Rosenthal, H-Net Reviews "This delightful autobiography opens a window into Miccosukee culture."—Native Peoples Magazine