The Seams, an occasional NPR series on clothing as culture, has been reporting a series about Florida Seminole Indian patchwork and its heritage and use in tribal life. Read the first installment in ...

Tammy Billie works on a personal garment using her two favorite colors in the Art and Culture Center on July, 24, 2015 at Seminole Tribe of Florida headquarters in Hollywood. There are many patchwork ...

The clothing that Polk County pioneers would have recognized on area Seminoles is a far cry from the "traditional" clothing most Florida Seminoles wear today. The men's long calico shirts have given ...

Native American symbols have long caught the eye of non-Native designers, who are inspired by the bold graphics of artisanal Native American patterns. Imitation and inspiration, though, raise the ...

TAMPA — Justin Motlow didn't begin to understand the history of his Seminole ancestors until he was 12 or 13, when he would watch the elders sewing patchwork and shooting arrows like they used to on ...