Abstract:
Native American tribes in North Carolina are divided into three regions; Eastern, Piedmont, and Mountains. Eastern tribes included Hatteras, Nottoways, Meherrins, Pasquotanks, Chowtanocs, Mahapunga, Pamlicos, and Tuscaroras. Catawba, Saponi, Keyauwee, and Ocaneechi tribes comprised the Piedmont area. Cherokee dominated the western part of the state.