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NATIVE AMERICANS OF NORTH CAROLINAOctober 15, 2009

Objective3.01:Locate and describe people of diverse ethnic and religious cultures, past and present, in the United States.

TRIBES OF NORTH CAROLINA

Catawba (ka-ta-ba) Cherokee Creek Croatan Tuscarora Tutelo/Saponi Cheraw, Chicora,

Waccamaw

Coharie Haliwa-Saponi Lumbee Meherrin Occaneechi Band of

Saponi Nation Waccamaw Siouan Eastern Band of

Cherokee Sappony

Pre Colonist Today

NATIVE AMERICANS IN NORTH CAROLINA

North Carolina has largest American Indian population east of the Mississippi River.

Most Native American tribes are located around a body of water because Native American people lived off of the land. Like it is today for everyone, water was a necessity to the AI people.

Today we hold social gatherings called PowWows We perform traditional dances at the PowWows as drummers drum

and chant songs Styles of dance include: men’s and women’s traditional, men’s and

women’s fancy, jingle (women), and grass (men)

NATIVE AMERICANS IN NORTH CAROLINA

Facts you should know: Lumbee tribe has the largest AI poplulation E. of Mississippi River Cherokee tribe is found in NC and OK. In NC the Cherokee people

are referred to as the Eastern Band of Cherokee, in OK they are referred to as the Western Band of Cherokee

Haliwa-Saponi means “The red earth people” Waccamaw Siouan means “The fallen star people” Ms. Jacobs is a member of the Coharie Tribe, but is also

Waccamaw Siouan Ms. Jacobs met a guy once whose name name was Aaron, and he

was from the Meherrin tribe…we call him Aaron the Meherrin

MUSIC

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYc41cYDpPw