Record #:

16110

Author(s):

Jacobs, Janet Y.

Abstract:

By 1980, the state was home to the nation's fifth largest Native American population and the greatest east of the Mississippi. Five tribes made up the state's total population of approximately 50,000 Native Americans and included; Eastern Band of Cherokees, Lumbee, Coharie, Haliwa, and the Waccamaw-Siouan.

Source:

Tar Heel Junior Historian (NoCar F 251 T3x), Vol. 19 Issue 2, Winter 1980, p18-21, il

Subject(s):

Waccamaw-Siouan Indians--North Carolina