Saponi S Tribes, Nations and Bands Native Americans Indigenous The Americas

Saponi S Tribes, Nations and Bands Native Americans Indigenous The Americas

Saponi

The Saponi, Tutelo, and Monacan are closely related groups who all spoke the same language. They are eastern Siouan, related to the Cheraw, Catawba and Waccamaw in the Carolinas. The Occaneechi have a separate history from the rest, they were largely destroyed in a war with other Saponi and White settlers. Saponi descendants have become known as the Melungeons, Goinstown Indians and Person County Indians as well as the groups which keep the name Saponi, The Haliwa-Saponi and the Occaneechi. A large group of the Saponi who joined the Cherokee for protection are known as the (Southern) Blackfoot.

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- Historical information and forum for descendants of the Piedmont of Virginia and North Carolina: Saponi, Tutelo, Occaneechi, and others.

- Very brief description of this Indian tribe from a student organization, with a contact address.
- Article on Powwow held at Carrboro, NC, with many pictures.
- Refugees of the historic Saponi Nation of Virginia and North Carolina. In Howell, Douglas and Ozark Counties in Mo.
- A personal family history website with background information on the Occaneechi Saponi.
- This site is dedicated to Occaneechi-Saponi culture, language, and history, also with news and events.
- Description of the archeological finds of a North Carolina dig. Tells something of the Occaneechi Saponi. Mentions impact of disease on the Piedmont Native Americans.

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