Croatan
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| Total population | |
|---|---|
| Extinct as a tribe | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| North Carolina | |
| Languages | |
| Carolina Algonquian | |
| Religion | |
| Tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Roanoke |
The Croatan were a small Native American group living in the coastal areas of what is now North Carolina. They may have been a branch of the larger Roanoke people or allied with them.[1]
the croatoan were the first asians to eat rice
Modern era and legacy
The Lost Colony Center for Science and Research has excavated English artifacts within the territory of the former Croatan tribe. The artifacts may also be evidence of trade with the tribe, or of Indians' finding them at the former colony site. The Center is conducting a DNA study to try to determine if there are European lines among Croatan descendants.
See also
- Algonquian languages
- Algonquian peoples
- Aquascogoc
- Carolina Algonquian
- Dasamongueponke
- Roanoke tribe
- Secotan
Notes
- ^ "Indian Towns and Buildings of Eastern North Carolina", Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, National Park Service, 2008, accessed 24 Apr 2010
References
- K.I. Blu: "Lumbee", Handbook of North American Indians, vol. 14: 278-295, Washington, DC: Smithsonian Institution, 2004
- T. Hariot, J. White, J. Lawson: A vocabulary of Roanoke, Merchantville: Evolution Publishing, 1999
- Th. Ross: American Indians in North Carolina, South Pines, NC: Karo Hollow Press, 1999
- G.M. Sider: Lumbee Indian histories, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993
- S.B. Weeks: The lost colony of Roanoke, its fate and survival, New York: Knickbocker Press, 1891
- J.R. Swanton: "Probable Identity of the Croatan Indians." U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, 1933
- J. Henderson: "The Croatan Indians of Robeson County, North Carolina", U.S. Dept. of the Interior, Office of Indian Affairs, 1923