 North Carolina Indians Geography | |
| Total population | |
|---|---|
| 500 | |
| Regions with significant populations | |
| United States (North Carolina, South Carolina) | |
| Languages | |
| English, Siouan | |
| Related ethnic groups | |
| Catawba, Cheraw, Occaneechi, Tutelo, Saponi, Lumbee |
The Keyauwee Indians were a small North Carolina tribe, native to the area of present day Randolph County, North Carolina. The Keyauwee village was surrounded by palisades and cornfields about thirty miles northeast of the Yadkin River, near present day High Point, North Carolina.[1] The Keyauwee village was vulnerable to attack, so the Keyauwee constantly joined with other tribes for better protection.[2] They joined with the Tutelo, Saponi, Occaneechi, and the Shakori tribes, moving to the Albemarle Sound with the last two for a settlement that would later be foiled. The Keyauwee would move further southward along with the Cheraw and Peedee tribes, close along the border of the two Carolinas, where they conducted deerskin trade with Charleston traders and allied with the Indian neighbors in the Yamassee War. Eventually, their tribe name vanished from historical records, and with time, they were absorbed by the Catawba tribe.[3]
- ^ "Keyauwee Indians | NCpedia". www.ncpedia.org. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ "John Lawson, 1674-1711. A New Voyage to Carolina; Containing the Exact Description and Natural History of That Country: Together with the Present State Thereof. And a Journal of a Thousand Miles, Travel'd Thro' Several Nations of Indians. Giving a Particular Account of Their Customs, Manners, &c.: Electronic Edition". docsouth.unc.edu. Retrieved 2018-01-30.
- ^ Norman Heard, Joseph (1987). Handbook of the American Frontier: the Southeastern Woodlands. SCARECROW Press INC. pp. 206.