Who were the Timucua?

By Cole Davis Riverbend News Most Floridians are aware of the fact that the Seminole may be the most well-known Indian tribe native to the state. FSU football and John Anderson music probably haven’t hurt in this regard. We know about Andrew Jackson and the Seminole War. We know about their resilience and their stubbornness to remain “undefeated.” We Floridians know much less, off-hand, about the people who lived before the Seminole in the area that is today Suwannee and the surrounding counties. As many as 35 separate Indian tribes lived, fought over, conquered, and lost the land that is now Hamilton, Lafayette, and Suwannee counties. All of these groups contended for the are