Annie Tommie Camp 1920

Photograph

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History Fort Lauderdale

Annie Tommie centered holding child.: History Fort Lauderdale Photograph Collection
Annie Tommie centered holding child.

History Fort Lauderdale Photograph Collection

Name/Title

Annie Tommie Camp 1920

Entry/Object ID

5-972-16A

Tags

Annie Tommie, Seminoles, Women's History

Description

Annie Tommie Camp 1920

Photograph Details

Subject Person or Organization

Annie Tommie

Collection

Women's History, History Fort Lauderdale Photograph Collection

Cataloged By

Emeri Cejka

Category

photographs

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

General Notes

Note Type

Historical Note

Note

1. Annie Tommie 1856-1946 Born at Horsehead Hammock in North Miami during the Third Seminole War, Annie Tommie grew up in an era where the Seminoles lived in isolation, making infrequent contact with the small population of white settlers in the region. Around 1901 her mother, Mammy Tommie, relocated their camp to the outskirts of Fort Lauderdale on the north fork of the New River at Broward Boulevard. The camp where she lived was a hub of Seminole activity and her family had been close friends of the Stranahans since the days of the trading post in the 1890s. By the turn of the century, Annie had achieved a position of authority within her tribe. Her services as a medicine woman were in great demand for Seminoles both locally as well as those residing deep within the Everglades. One of her sons, Tony Tommie, was the first Seminole to attend public school. By 1926 the urban development of South Florida and drainage of the Everglades had disrupted the traditional lifestyle of the Seminoles. The U.S. Government had proposed a new reservation just west of Dania, and the citizens and the city government of Fort Lauderdale decided that the Tommie camp was a prime candidate to inhabit the new reservation. As a matrilineal society, it was Annie’s decision to follow the government ruling. With her standing as a medicine woman, Annie had a strong influence among the tribe and was viewed as a matriarch by non-Seminoles. The Tommie’s became the first family to move to the Dania reservation. Annie remained influential to the tribe for many years, and so, it is partly to her credit the reservation thrives today. Annie Tommie's Seminole Camp c.1920.

Created By

eandrews@historyfortlauderdale.org

Create Date

November 15, 2023

Updated By

eandrews@historyfortlauderdale.org

Update Date

November 15, 2023