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Native Americans have lived on what is now North Carolina around 12,000 years. The land was much different then--drier, cooler weather and different trees and plants. Porter discusses early contact with European explorers, including de Soto and Pardo. Nearly three dozen tribes have inhabited the state through the years. Today, North Carolina officially recognizes eight tribes.
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North Carolina has the largest American Indian population east of the Mississippi River. The 2000 U.S. Census counts 99,551 individuals who listed as American Indians. The state recognizes eight tribes: Eastern Band of the Cherokee; Coharie; Lumbee; Haliwa-Saponi; Sappony; Meherrin; Occaneechi Band of Saponi Nation; and Waccamaw-Siouan. The federal government officially recognizes one tribe--the Cherokee.
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3.The Indians In Eastern North Carolina by Hill, Ted Pamteco Tracings Vol. 39 Issue 2, December 2023
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43969
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The article provides a brief synopsis of native people living in eastern North Carolina in the 100 year period spanning 1584-1715. The Tuscarora became one of the most powerful and highly developed groups in eastern North Carolina. their greatest population was in the present-day Grifton area. the article goes on to confer about other settlement groups, languages, customs and hierarchy.
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