Indigenous Carolinians : a history from original peoples to present-day tribes / David Rahahę·tih Webb.
| Author/creator | Webb, David Rahahę·tih author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2025] |
| Description | ix, 402 pages : illustrations, maps ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Methodologies -- I. ROOTS. The Lifeblood -- River Basins -- Ethnolinguistic Groups -- General Sound Chart -- The Algonquians -- The Algonquian Language Family -- Ranapéwak Cosmology -- Ranapéwak Lifeways -- The Tuscarora -- The Iroquoian Language Family -- The Tuscarora Genesis Account -- The Tuscarora in UhnawiyúɁkye -- The Siouans -- Yesą ́ Cosmology -- The Yesą ́ Confederation -- The Catawbans -- The Esaw World -- The Esaw Confederation -- Regional Cultures -- Community Roles -- Governance and Leadership -- Clothing and Adornment -- Dances and Ceremonies -- The Ancient World -- Town Creek -- The Domain of Cofitachequi -- II. RESISTANCE. -- First encounters -- Spanish Florida North -- A Short-Lived Effort -- Pakikineyo -- English Settlement -- Wingina, Manteo, and Wanchese -- Atenakómoko and James Fort -- Algonquian Reservations -- Carolina -- The Dissolution of Cofitachequi -- John Lederers Voyage -- John Lawsons Voyage -- The Tuscarora War -- The Yamasee War -- Opposing Currents -- The Indian Woods Reservation -- The Tuscarora Migration to Drowning Creek -- Christianna -- Give me your first born: Life at the Fort -- Conspiracy and Attack -- Life after the for: Čǫ kitą ́ Phasu -- III. RESILIENCE. -- Paper Genocide -- Virginia Reservations' Coalescence -- Traditions of Adoption and Assimilation -- The Coalesced Band -- The Tar River Community -- Catawba Nation Coalescence -- The French and Indian War (1754-1763) -- The Three Branches of the Pee Dee Nation -- The Pee Dee Town -- The Cheraw-Pee Dee -- The Settlement Indians -- Indian Traders -- Sample List of Indian Traders -- The Revolutionary War -- The Raccoon Company -- The Pee Dee River and Drowning Creek Communities -- Together, Yet Separate -- The Waccamaw Communities -- The Lowrie War -- The Croatans -- IV. REAWAKENING. The Original 22 and Their Legacy -- The Original—Familial Relationships and Approximate Birth Years -- Tuscarora Renaissance, Resistance, and Recognition -- The Name Game -- The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina -- North Carolina Contemporary Tribes -- The Coalesced Band in South Carolina -- South Carolina Contemporary Tribes -- V. RELATIVES. Coalesced Band General Timeline -- Core Families -- Conclusion -- Terminology. |
| Abstract | "Utilizing traditional academic and Indigenous research methodologies, this comprehensive work decolonizes our understanding of Carolina's Indigenous People of yesterday and today and presents the complete histories and cultures of the region's First Peoples. The author, enrolled Tuscarora citizen David Rahahetih Webb, shares the unique insights and perspective of an Indigenous author, historian, scientist, educator, artist, and community culture keeper as he examines the oral histories, languages, and cultures of four diverse ethnolinguistic groups. [The ancestors of today's tribal communities belonged to the pre-contact nations between the Rappahannock River of present- day Virginia and the Edisto River of South Carolina.] Although among the first to be colonized on this continent, rather than disappearing, these groups underwent ethnogenesis and adapted. They joined the newcomers in commerce, love, and war. They partnered with politicians, married traders, and other free people. They fought in wars beside and against the colonists and formed alliances that would divide ancient kinships. Throughout this time, they were disenfranchised, persecuted, and all but erased by the newcomers. Powerful and sophisticated societies found themselves as stateless diasporic refugees, coalesced into small bands where they spoke English. Except for the Catawba, Tuscarora, and remnants on a few reservations, their tribal identities faded, and they collectively referred to themselves as their race - Indian. After reorganizing their tribal governments in the twentieth century, they reawakened their identities and reclaimed their heritage. This is their complete journey"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2025017294 |
| ISBN | 9781476697277 |
| ISBN | 1476697272 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
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