After watching the two Untold Stories about Immokalee I felt like I had really learned a lot of interesting facts about Immokalee and more about the history of the people I have lived and grew up around my entire life. Ever since I was a little kid I always found the Seminole Indians a topic of interest, so naturally I found these two videos rather intriguing. I especially found the first video, "Outpost of Opportunity" the most interesting. The Seminoles early regular lives relied on the alligators in the swamps of Immokalee, which many preferred to call "My Home". Later when the swamps were drained they began a new era of agriculture. Hispanics and Europeans traveled from numerous locations to work on the growing farms once the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad traveled through Immokalee in 1921. Things continued to change and the city began to grow in between the two World Wars. Not long after World War II the economy of Immokalee took an even greater turn as oil was discovered and the Seminole Indian Casino was built.
Times for the native Seminole Indians sure have changed over the years but they have adapted very well to make the best out of what is given to them. In one of the videos a man spoke of how thankful he was for his job and while looking back after a hard days work on the farm he felt a great sense of accomplishment. I am not sure what is in store for Immokalee as it becomes more known and industrialized, but one thing I feel confident about is that the people living there will continue working hard and will find a way to adjust to the new things to come just as they have in the past.
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The Seminole Indians of Immokalee do have a strong history to their people and I too am interested in their culture. They were one of the first people to inhabit land around the everglades and when settled in Immokalee, they really made Immokalee stand out to other communities.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that the people there will continue to work hard and will find a way to adjust. I've lived there my whole life and have seen how people back when I was a kid worked and I see that the people nowadays continue to work hard with everything that has changed there. I also learned some facts about Immokalee which I had never heard about it was intresting to learn of Immokalee history.
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