Betty Mae Tiger (given her mother's surname, in matrilineal tradition) was born in 1923 to a Seminole Indian mother and a French trapper father, a fair-skinned half-breed who was nearly killed at age five by tribal medicine men.
Betty Mae Tiger (given her mother's surname) was born in 1923 to a Seminole Indian mother. This was in matrilineal tradition. Betty Mae Tiger (given her mother's surname) was born in 1923 to a French trapper father. This was in matrilineal tradition. This French trapper father was nearly killed at age five by tribal medicine men. A French trapper father was a fair-skinned half-breed.