Miccosukee
/ˌmɪkəˈsuːki/noun
A Native American people of southern Florida and the name of their Muskogean language and federally recognized tribe.
Did you know?“Miccosukee” is an English spelling variant of “Mikasuki,” and the language remains one of the few Indigenous languages still spoken in South Florida.
Etymological Timeline
Pre-European contact
Muskogean
Mikasuki
“An Indigenous place and community name; its deeper internal meaning is not securely established in surviving documentation.”
18th Century
English records
Mikasuki
“The name recorded for a Hitchiti-speaking Indigenous community and settlement associated with the southeastern Native American world.”
19th Century
English
Miccosukee
“An English spelling variant that became associated with Indigenous people connected with the Mikasuki tradition.”
20th Century
English
Miccosukee
“A common name for the Florida-based people, language, and cultural identity.”
1962
English
Miccosukee Tribe
“The Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida received federal recognition.”
Modern English
English
Miccosukee
“A proper noun referring to the people, their language, culture, or federally recognized tribal government.”