 16th-century territories of the North Carolina Algonquian | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| extinct[2] (1820) | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| North Carolina | |
| Languages | |
| Algonquian | |
| Religion | |
| Tribal religion | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Coree, Machapunga, Weapemeoc[citation needed] |
The Chowanoc,[1] also Chowanoke, were an Algonquian-speaking Native American tribe who historically lived near the Chowan River in North Carolina.[2]
At the time of the first English contact in 1580s, they were a large and influential tribe and remained so through the mid-17th century.[2]
In 1677, after the Chowanoc War, English colonists set aside a reservation for the tribe near Bennett Creek. The Chowanoc suffered high mortality due to infectious disease, including a smallpox epidemic in 1696.
Descendants of the Chowanoc merged with the Tuscarora in the early 18th century.[2]
- ^ a b Roy F. Johnson (1991). "Menatonon". In Powell, William S. (ed.). Dictionary of North Carolina Biography: L–O. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press. p. 251. ISBN 0-8078-1806-2.
- ^ a b c d Heard, J. Norman (1987). Handbook of the American Frontier: The Southeastern Woodlands. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 101. ISBN 978-0-8108-1931-3. Retrieved 10 November 2023.