The Calusa native tribe inhabited southwestern Florida. They were the first people that the Spanish explorers wrote about in 1513. Learn about their daily life, customs, economic base, and what caused them to disappear by the late 1700's.

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"the shell indians", calusa, calusa tribe distribution map, fcat express, native americans in florida, southeast woodland cultures

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