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Native American Tribes of North Carolina

The original inhabitants of the area that is now North Carolina included:

The Catawba tribe

The Cherokee tribe

The Creek tribe

The Croatan tribe

The Tuscarora tribe

The Tutelo and Saponi tribes

Various Carolina Siouan bands including the Cheraw, Chicora, and Waccamaw

See also our new Cherokee, Catawba, Tuscarora, Croatoan and Creek Facts for Kids pages!

There is one federally recognized Indian tribe in North Carolina today:

The Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians:
Qualla Boundary
Cherokee, NC 28719
http://www.nc-cherokee.com/

Other Indian tribes, bands and communities remaining in North Carolina today include:

Coharie Intra-Tribal Council:
Route 3, Box 340-E
Clinton, NC 28328

Haliwa-Saponi Tribe:
PO Box 99
Hollister, NC 27844
http://www.haliwa-saponitribe.com/

Lumbee Tribe:
PO Box 68
Pembroke, NC 28372
http://www.lumbee.org/

Meherrin Indian Tribe:
PO Box 508
Winton, NC 27986

Occaneechi Band of the Saponi Nation:
PO Box 356
Mebane, NC 27302
http://www.occaneechi-saponi.org/

Waccamaw-Siouan Tribe of North Carolina:
PO Box 221
Bolton, NC 28423

Other resources about American Indian history, culture and society in North Carolina state:

North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs: Online and printable resources from the North Carolina state government, including a calendar of Native American events.

Storytelling of the North Carolina Native Americans: Legends and stories from the Cherokee, Lumbee, and Occaneechi Saponi tribes.

Coastal Carolina Indian Center: Organization working to preserve Powhatan, Tuscarora, and Croatoan culture and traditions.

Recommended books about North Carolina Native Americans:

North Carolina Indians: Introducing North Carolina's Native American history and culture to kids.

Keeping the Circle: American Indian Identity in Eastern North Carolina: Book on the culture of contemporary North Carolina Indians.

Native Americans in the Carolina Borderlands: Interesting ethnography of the Carolina Siouan tribes.

The Only Land I Know: Oral history from a Lumbee Indian author.

Time before History: The Archaeology of North Carolina: Book on prehistoric Indian tribes of North Carolina.

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