CHOWANOC INDIANS IN NORTH CAROLINA

CHOWANOC MEANS PEOPLE OF THE SOUTH IN ALGONQUIN. THEY WERE ALLIED TO NORTH CAROLINA ALGONQUIANS. THESE FOLKS WERE THE LEADING TRIBE IN NORTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA IN 1584 - 85. IN 1663 THEY ENTERED INTO A TREATY WITH THE ENGLISH CROWN. THEY VIOLATED THIS IN 1675 AND HAD A YEAR OF WARFARE. THEY WERE COMPELLED TO CONFINE THEMSELVES TO A RESERVATION ON BENNETT'S CREEK AND IT WAS REDUCED TO 6 SQUARE MILES. IN 1723 A RESERVATION OF 53,000 ACRES WAS SET ASIDE FOR THEM. THEY WERE VISITED BY THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND MISSIONARIES. THEY DECLINED IN NUMBERS UNTIL 1755 WHEN THERE WERE ONLY 5 MEMBERS LEFT.

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