Seminole and Miccosukee Tribes of Florida have a multitude of perspectives:

Seminoles and Miccosukees share material culture and most of their historical

background, but identify their groups by the different languages spoken, and the groups

have separate reservations. The Seminoles reside on six reservations that span both

coasts of the Florida peninsula as well as the Everglades. Within each Seminole

Reservation there are Members who embrace traditional practices more fundamentally,

and there are others who have adopted Christianity and hold different viewpoints on

how objects related to traditional cultural ceremonies should be addressed. For the

objects on the wiki, this means that one Seminole contributor may deem certain objects

as inappropriate to display to the public on the museum website. Simultaneously,

another contributor could comment that the same object needs to be displayed to

understand the past. If I came across this situation on the wiki, I would err on the side of

caution and respect, so would remove the object from display and note the comment in

the object's file. This multiplicity of perspective and voice is both a challenge and a

benefit to the wiki project. The challenge lies in recruiting participants and including

voices from each Tribe and each separate Reservation location. I chose to recruit

through The Seminole Tribune (Figure B-1), which is circulated on all Seminole

Reservations, and I also advertised through the Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum's Facebook

page. Additionally, I made a second visit to Big Cypress during the annual American

Indian Arts Celebration, where I spoke with Seminole Tribal members about the project.

I was met with mixed responses at this event. Individuals under 35 seemed to be more

receptive to the project than Tribal members over 35. This is not surprising because the