Native+Americans

Alonquin Tribes The Alonquin people spoke several languages based off the the Alonquin language. The groups the Chowanoc and the Pasquotank lived north of the Albermarle Sound, who is namestake for a county. The Chowanoc Indian had over one thousand people in there tribe. The Waccamaw, which has the largest tribe, gave there name to the largest North Carolina bay. These groups mostly depended on fish from the sea and sounds. They also eat many fruits such as, melons, walnuts,cucumbers, gourdes, and pease, and divers root. The Tuscarora  The coastal plains were dominated by the Tuscarora. The tribe had fifteen large villages, each had about 300 to 500 people in them. There tribes were located near the Neuse River and the Tar River. The Tuscarora have the flat bodies. The children were laced to a board when they are a baby, to give them correct posture. One English Explorer said that their legs and feet were "the handsomest in the world.

The Catawba There are a dozen different groups living beyong the fall line. They got there name from when Juan Pardo thought he heard them say //ka pa tu,// which means "where the river divides." Many of the Catawba groups moved back and forth across the Piedmont in the 1500s. There languages sounded alot alike. They spoke different verisons of the Sioux language. At one the Sioux lived in the northern area of the United States. The Catawba, were distantly kin to the Sioux tribe. The Cherokee

The Cherokee are the famous tribe in North Carolina. They first settled in the deep mountains during height of the Woodland period. The word Cherokee comes from the Mississippian word for "people who live in cave". The Cherokee largest tribe was over 30,000 during the Woodland period. The Cherokee were also known for their pottery. They have made the most beautiful works of art in North Carolina.

