 This was the probable origin of the term "Seminole".This name was eventually applied to the other groups in Florida, although the Indians still regarded themselves as members of different tribes.Other Native American groups in Florida during the Seminole Wars included the Choctaw, Yuchi or Spanish Indians, so called because it was believed that they were descended from Calusas; and "rancho Indians", who lived at Spanish/Cuban fishing camps (ranchos) on the Florida coast.